Jennie Degen's Blog – November 2011 Archive (3)

     I, for one, have horrible posture and not-so-great body mechanics.  I found some information about how massage can improve posture and I'm hoping this will help me as well as my clients :)

Body positions are vital to your health.  Becoming aware of how you're sitting or standing is the first step in taking care of yourself.  And it's important to realize that postural problems, over the years, can lessen your quality of life and, if ignored, are likely to worsen as you…

I love this article so much that I decided to share it with you! This information is taken from Massage Today, one of the leading Massage Therapy magazines in the industry.  It discusses a study conducted on the "Benefits of Massage - Myofascial Release Therapy on Pain, Anxiety, Quality of Sleep, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia".



     This article, authored by Castro-Sanchez and colleagues,…

I'm trying to educate my clients about all the benefits that massage has to offer.  And I'm also trying to direct them to my blog, because I feel that it will help spread the word.  This is taken from my Healing Hands blog:

Lots of people have received massage, but many are not educated about all the benefits that it has to offer. But we can all agree that there’s absolutely no denying the power of…