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News Update: November 7, 2016

Prevention vs. Intervention Why intervention can be the quality of life choice. By Dale G. Alexander, LMT, MA, PhD Pain is one way we learn. Most recently, the pain of my wife's fractured big toe led us to seek out a foot doctor. During conversation with him, I learned that the progression of immobility within the first MTP can be a significant contributor leading toward an eventual knee replacement. Read Full Article

Multivitamins May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence Enhancing positivie health effects of diet and exercise. By James P. Meschino, DC, MS There is a great deal of controversy regarding the value of multiple vitamin supplements in cancer prevention. Read Full Article

It's About Health By Ralph Stephens, BS, LMT, NCTMB I went shopping for sheets the other day. I learned a new term, "cotton-rich." It is becoming hard to find what percentage of cotton vs. plastic is in the sheet fabric. Read Full Article

TDR Massage: The Trigger Finger By Linda LePelley, RN, NMT Trigger Finger (TF) is a dysfunctional condition of the hand in which symptoms of the affected finger or thumb advance from movement hesitance with noticeable clicking, to painful snaps or clicks, eventually progressing to a state of immobilized flexion. Read Full Article

Beyond Lavender By Nyssa Hanger, MA, LMT, RYT In my last article on using aromatherapy to help our clients sleep, I mentioned one of the most universal essential oils out there: lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). One would need to search far and wide to find an aromatherapist that doesn't include lavender among their favorite oils. Read Full Article

Newly Identified Self-Repair Methods Implications for manual therapists. By Leon Chaitow, ND, DO In this issue, I will describe important new evidence of fascia's ability to self-regulate, maintain and repair itself, as it performs its' multiple vital tasks – with the stabilizing contribution of water, forming part of the process. Read Full Article

Thai Massage Effective in Relieving Chronic Pain New research sheds additional light on this treatment option. By Massage Therapy Foundation Contributor - Derek R. Austin, PT, DPT, MS, BCTMB, CSCS; April Neufeld, BS, LMT, BCTMB; S. Pualani Gillespie, LMT, MSN, RN, BCMTB Traditional Thai Massage (TTM) is an ancient healing art that has been researched in several high-quality studies. Read Full Article

Devaluation of Massage And of Massage Therapists By Ron McKnight, Dpl.Ac. LMT In the beginning, massage was massage was massage, but that simplicity has changed. Over the years, massage has greatly advanced and has become a sophisticated means to perform therapy. Read Full Article

The Anatomy of a Clinical Research Article By Martha Brown Menard, PhD, LMT Just as the practice of the health care professions requires a working knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, critical examination of a research article requires identification and study of its various components. Read Full Article

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