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Massage and Blood Pressure

                          Prehypertension is elevated normal blood pressure. A study from University Isfahan in Iran with 50 prehypertensive women during a six month period showed the mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure to be significantly lower after 10 weekly sessions of 15 minutes.  The […]

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Shin Splints

                              Shin Splints are mainly caused by overuse and constant strain on your legs. This is caused by forward posture, as more body weight is placed through your feet, creating more pronation and strain on the shins, especially the leg that […]

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More Benefits of Massage

                          Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles revealed that massages prompt significant physical changes in your body, including boosting your immune system, your body’s key defence against illness and disease.  Other massage benefits included lower levels of       inflammatory cytokines, cortisol (a […]

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Sitting Predisposes Dementia

                Prolonged periods of sitting in middle age is tied to brain  atrophy, new research shows. Using MRI, investigators found sedentary behavior is a significant predictor of medial temporal lobe (MTL) thinning and its substructures and that physical   activity, even at high levels, does not offset the harmful […]

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Do you have heel pain?

                The British Journal of Sports Medicine states, “Plantar heel pain is one of the most common foot  ailments, accounting for about 15% of foot symptoms requiring medical attention and 10% of running injuries”. Many doctors   recommend shoe inserts to ease this pain by supporting the arches and […]

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NSAIDs

                A new study[1] looked at dosing patterns of 1300 ibuprofen users to better understand how they take NSAIDs. The study showed that 90% took over-the-counter ibuprofen. Also, 37% of  participants took another NSAID during that week (eg, aspirin or naproxen), and most didn’t realize that they were […]

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Varicose and Thread Veins

                  Adults with varicose veins are five times more likely to develop deep   venous thrombosis (DVT), a large retrospective cohort study has found. Among adults diagnosed with varicose veins, there was a significantly increased risk of incident Deep Vein Thrombosis ; the findings for Pulmonary Embolism and […]

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Beat Depression By Having Massage

                One of the best-known benefits of massage therapy is its ability to enhance feelings of well-being. Massage produces chemical changes in the brain that result in a  feeling of relaxation and calm. It also reduces levels of stress  hormones.   Massage therapy  lowers levels of stress hormone […]

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Adductor Tendinopathy

                Adductor tendinopathy is a common source of groin pain. The main function of these adductor muscles is to pull the legs together. Causes and risk factors-Most tendon injuries are the result of gradual wear and tear to the tendon from the person being twisted in their pelvis, […]

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Improve digestion to beat depression

                Many of you that come into our clinic are on Antidepressants, so I thought it was important to teach you all how you can beat depression, by improving your digestion. Digestive dysfunction is one of the biggest presenters in my  office. Digestion can be improved by the […]

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