Posted January 1st, 2009
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The police in Sussex, UK, has been receiving criticism since it made the decision to spend thousands of pounds for massage services for the staff working at the call centre. The Sussex Police has about four hundred employees at its call centres.
The police force says the massage relieves stress and it has been used since the year 2005. The old three-year contract was coming to end and the department took a new contract worth of ten thousand British pounds.
Although the amount of money used for massage services sounds high, it may be worth it, since the employees will be more relaxed and alert doing their job. At least the Sussex police has a strong confidence on the effects of massage.
Tags: massage, police Posted in News
Posted December 12th, 2008
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Watermark Spa has launched a new massage service - facial massage. Facial massage is based on the theory of reflexology. There are various pressure points in the face and scalp, that are related with different body organs.
The service benefits people suffering from allergies, sinus congestion, headaches, insomnia, depression, and even people who suffer from migraine have felt relief. Facial massage has its own tricks that the massage therapist must know.
To maximize the benefits of facial massage the therapist first applies pressure on the point, then waits for the release, and after that drains the excess fluid away from the pressure point and down the face.
Tags: facial, massage Posted in Info, News
Posted November 16th, 2008
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The Woods Spa has recently added a new service to its list. They are now offering massage therapy for the man’s best friends - dogs. The massage is designed to relax and calm the animal as well as provide relief for arthritis or backache.
“The basic premise behind canine massage is just to pamper, to protect and to promote wellness. Any kind of muscle soreness, whether the result of injury, overstretching, misuse or even arthritis, a dog can really feel that.”
A separate room was reserved for the new service. The spa hopes that dog owners would also be interested in massage therapy while they bring their dog to a massage. “The basic idea of it is to bring together man and man’s best friend.” the owner of the spa tells.
Tags: dog, massage Posted in News
Posted October 25th, 2008
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f you are too fed up with the traditional massage an Israeli health and beauty spa has a solution for you - a snake massage. Ada Barak’s spa in northern Israel is offering a special massage in which six non-venomous snakes are let to slither on their aching muscles and joints.
Barak uses California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes in her treatments, which she said were inspired by her belief that once people get over any initial misgivings, they find physical contact with the creatures to be soothing.
Large reptiles are told to be good for deep tissue massage while their smaller counterparts are said to be ideal for delicate areas such as face. The spa treats clients with snakes to relax aching muscles and joints for about $70.
Tags: massage, snake, spa Posted in Facilities
Posted September 25th, 2008
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Some woman find mammography - breast cancer screening - a stressful and uncomfortable procedure. A new study made in Wausau suggest that massage could reduce anxieties and improve test results for women who are about to undergo this process.
Tags: mammography, massage Posted in Studies
Posted September 7th, 2008
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We all know massage feels good. But that’s not all, massage also holds therapeutic advantages. Massage may boost immunity and help people with a range of conditions from premenstrual syndrome to high blood pressure. It also seems to help soothe pain from arthritis, burns and even surgery. Newsweek listed five surprising facts about massage from the research findings at TRI and elsewhere:
Tags: massage, TRI Posted in Tips
Posted September 3rd, 2008
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It was noticed by a licensed massage teacher who also worked as massage teacher that many of her students completed their training successfully, but had no idea what to do once they became licensed. Now she employs many of her former students. Stepping Stones Massage Clinic offers an ability for graduated students to practise their massaging skills by working at them.
Tags: massage, therapist Posted in Facilities