Rotator Cuff Injuries and How Massage Therapy Can Help

 I am sure most of you have heard of the rotator cuff.  You may equate the rotator cuff with baseball.  But most clients I have seen with rotator cuff injuries don't play baseball, or sports at all, and many are sitting at a computer all day.  There is a reason for this. What Are Rotator Cuff Injuries? This is a back view of the shoulder The rotator cuff is actually a group of 4 small muscles.  The function of the rotator cuff is to stabilize the arm into the shoulder socket.  Stabilization of the arm into the shoulder socket is required for all movements of the arm and shoulder and the rotator cuff is subject to muscle strains and tendinitis. The most commonly injured rotator cuff muscles are the [...]

Disc Problems and How Massage Therapy Can Help

Back in 2007 my first week working in a Rehabilitation office was intense.  There were 2 cases of disc herniation in my first day and I remember them well.  Both cases had severe pain and were on the verge of tears.  It was pain that they had never experienced before and this was their last resort before surgery.  I really wasn't sure if they would get better because of the amount of pain they had but each treatment they had they felt improvement.  After 4 weeks they were much better and it was such a transformation in their personalities from the first day I met them from being depressed and hopeless to pretty much being how they probably were before I met them.  That was seven years ago and I [...]

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