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   Getting Deep into Your Fascia You might have heard your massage therapist talking about working on your fascia and connective tissues – ever wondered what they were talking about? Fascia is another name for the fibrous connective tissues all over your body. There are three main types of fascia; superficial fascia, which is mainly found in the skin. Deep fascia surrounds your muscles, bones, nerves, and blood vessels, and visceral fascia is mainly associated with the internal organs. We’re dealing with your deep fascia – the connective tissue surrounding your muscles and muscle groups for massage purposes. What Does Muscle Fascia Do? It’s the connective tissue responsible for holding muscles together and keeping them where they should be. It also helps to separate individual muscles within their groups so that they can work independently, and it provides a lubricated surface that allows the muscles to move smoothly against each other. Suppose you’re inactive for ...

  Could M assage with O il H elp T reat R estless L eg S yndrome? Restless legs syndrome, or RLS, is a condition that affects many Americans – in fact, it’s estimated that RLS affects approximately 10 percent of US adults. Despite being common, researchers think it’s often misdiagnosed, usually as insomnia or other neurological, muscular, or orthopedic conditions. It’s thought that around 2 percent of children get it, according to a study of more than 10,000 families in the US and UK. Also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, RLS is an unpleasant sleep-related movement disorder that causes an overwhelming and often unpleasant urge to move your legs while resting or trying to sleep. The syndrome has no known cure, although some medications may relieve symptoms. A study has shown that there could be relief at hand – literally - for the one in ten Americans who suffer from RLS. Massaging legs with oil has been proven to provide benefits for the condition, according to the survey’s findings...

 Hello, it’s nice to meet you! Welcome to our very first blog. Here I will share some tips, research, or education.  So without further ado. Let’s get right into it.  10 Massage Fun Facts Massage has been around for a very long time and is enjoyed by many people, but there are always new things to learn. Here are a few things you might not realize about your favorite massage therapy! 1. Bob Hope got a massage every day and lived to be 100 If that isn’t a reason to immediately get your next massage session in your planner, we don’t know what is! 2. The longest-ever massage chain’ involved 1600 people A massage chain is defined as three or more people arranged in a line, each person giving the next in line a massage. The longest massage chain ever recorded was 1,600 people long at an event organized by The Philippine Association of Licensed Massage Therapists (Philippines) in Boracay, Malay Aklan, Philippines, on 16 May 2014. The chain went along the beach in Boracay. ...