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Physical Therapist Shows How to Walk Correctly

2012

It is recommended that we should walk about 10,000 steps (roughly 3-4 miles) a day to reap the benefits of an active life. With so many steps, it becomes counterproductive to continue with an inefficient walking pattern, which could lead to potential problems down the road. See more...

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An Introduction to Massage

Massage is the targeted manipulation of the body’s soft tissue through techniques such as kneading, rubbing, tapping, and stroking, either by hand or with the aid of massage tools. Depending on the style of massage, it can be done on a table, in a chair, on the floor, or even in water.

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Massage, Rolfing, and Other Bodywork for Fibromyalgia

Will treatments like massage, Rolfing, the Bowen Technique, and Reiki help you with fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) symptoms? That all depends both on the form of bodywork as well as your specific symptoms.

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Bodywork and Manual Therapy

Bodywork and manual therapy are general terms that refer to body manipulation therapies used for relaxation and pain relief. Massage is a well-known form of manual therapy.

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Deep Tissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques (Revised Edition)

Featuring more than 250 photographs and 50 anatomical drawings, this revised edition of Deep Tissue Massage is the standard guide to the essentials of touch, biomechanics, and positioning options for a multitude of strategies to treat all major conditions encountered in a bodywork practice.

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Job’s Body: A Handbook for Bodywork

Possibly the most famous and widely used resource in therapeutic bodywork, this beautifully written, detailed, and reader-friendly picture of how and why the body responds to touch is both scientifically reliable and inspiring.

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