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Who Can Benefit From Clinical Massage
Therapy?
If you suffer from any of the following disorders, you may benefit by
clinical massage:
- Any chronic muscle or joint pain.
- A known condition of referred pain, such as "when my neck gets tense
I get a headache. "
- Any recurring symptoms that seem to accompany or are precipitated by
muscle lightness.
- Tight muscles that are limiting the mobility of a joint.
- Chronically fatigued muscles.
- Low energy level, especially when accompanied by muscle aches and pains.
- A recent muscle injury that generates pain or dysfunction in areas not
seemingly involved in the injury
- Any visceral dysfunction that tests negative for conventional causes.
- Muscle pain that recurs in an area with no apparent new cause.
- A tendency for pain to spread to other muscles whenever a simple strain or
injury occurs
People find that therapeutic massage can help with a wide range of medical
conditions, including:
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Arthritis (both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)
- Asthma and bronchitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic and acute pain
- Circulatory problems
- Depression
- Digestive disorders, including spastic colon, constipation and diarrhea
- Headache, especially when due to muscle tension
- Gastrointestinal disorders (including spastic colon, colic and
constipation)
- Headache
- Immune function disorders
- Insomnia
- Myofascial pain (a condition of the tissue connecting the muscles)
- Premature infants
- Reduced range of motion
- Sinusitis
- Sports injuries (including pulled or strained muscles and sprained
ligaments)
- Stress
- Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction