Posted October 8th, 2008
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The abdominal area holds many important organs. The most powerful energy centre in the body is located two fingers’ width down from the navel. This is the place the first cell of body is formed. According to this philosophy, unprocessed emotions get stored in the abdominal area.
Chi Nei Tsang, a Tao healing art based on the principles of an ancient Chinese medicine, is a massage of series of points around vital areas of the body. This increases the energy flow to specific organs.
There are some stories Chi Nei Tsang to remove for example many years lasted chronic backache. True or not - massaging the intestines helps digestion and eliminate constipation.
Tags: abdomen, healing Posted in Health
Posted September 15th, 2008
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The function of massage has been seen as a way to relax in the past. However, nowadays many Americans also use massage therapy for medical reasons and pain relief.
Statistics show that every fourth person in the United States had experienced joint pain, aching or stiffness, low-back pain, migraine and/or severe headache lasting a day or more in the past month. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, 2006) Massage therapy has been shown to give considerable relief from many types of pain, and is well known for relieving stress and promoting relaxation.
Relaxing massage can be had in the comfort of one’s own home, and there are many products on the market designed for that purpose. Massage also has been shown to provide a number of health and performance benefits for athletes. The benefits of massage include improved focus on the specific muscle groups used in each sports activity, improving range of motion and muscle flexibility, reducing injury risk, and shortening recovery time between workouts.
Tags: Health, massage therapy Posted in Health, Statistics