Holiday Stress Tips to Stay On Top     Originally published in Massage Bodywork magazine, October/November 2000. Copyright since 2000. Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. All rights reserved. Here "it" comes -- holiday stress. As families negotiate where to spend Thanksgiving, and millions of us are making the empty promise...

Massage 101: Ten Tips to Getting the Best Massage Posted: 10/07/2014 When you make a commitment to routine massage therapy sessions, you’re committing to a lifestyle that is focused on overall health and wellness. To make sure that you’re getting the best massage every time, Elements Massage suggests adopting the following top ten tips to enhance your massage...

Five Tips to Continue Feeling Great After Your Massage:

Receiving a great massage that relaxes your mind, relieves tension from your muscles and rejuvenates your soul can have a lasting effect on your mind and body’s well-being. But, to continue getting the most out of your great massage experience well beyond your session, it can be helpful to adopt some of the following post-massage healthy habits. 

Wellness News Sciatica Symptoms, Causes, Treatments Posted: 08/26/2014 Back pain is one of the most common conditions that people suffer from today. But, when you’re talking about experiencing sciatica pain that shoots from your lower back into your glute area and legs, it can be difficult to sit, stand and move around to accomplish your daily tasks. Sciatica...

Aging Gracefully: Tips to Keeping Your Mind, Body Young Posted: 09/09/2014 As you watch your children or grandchildren grow and begin a new grade at school this year, it’s only natural to start thinking of how you’ve aged over the years and what your future holds as you and your family progress in life. To help slow down some of the effects that naturally...

Incorporating massage into your summer golfing routine can help you play like the pros, while enjoying many games this season of 18 holes.

One of the most popular summer pastimes is to head into nature to camp, hike & enjoy the great outdoors.  In addition to priceless memories, you might also return home with nagging soreness & pain from hauling firewood, hiking uneven trails & sleeping on a hard surface.

In the world of sports, swimming is known for its low impact total body workout & benefits. But, when you regularly swim continuous laps throughout the pool, low impact can quickly turn to high stress & strain. Incorporating regular massage into your pool routine helps maintain muscle movement & flexibility, as well as restore mental strength & aptitude.

Tennis can be a grueling physical activity that stresses your upper body from constant swinging motions and pounds your lower body as you take quick forward, backward and side-to-side steps to chase the ball across the court. Massage can be an excellent tool to help relieve the strain and pain of sore muscles from playing tennis, but it also can be an effective strategy for elevating your game on and off the court.

You often don’t think about your muscles until you feel a sharp pain radiate from them or you wake up feeling stiff and sore. Your muscles, though, are active living tissues that need to be cared for and maintained on a routine basis to ensure overall health and wellness.