There is A TON of research surround pain science and the psychology of pain. Finally, research is catching up with what most of us have known for a long time: pain affects the mind, will and emotions. It infiltrates every area of life and even rewires our brain. I don’t pretend to be an expert …
You’ve been doing Olympic lifts. Or doing push-ups. Or cheerleading and throwing your partners overhead. Everything was great! Until suddenly, it wasn’t. Ice and ibuprofen didn’t quite do the trick, so you visited the doctor. And lo and behold, you’ve got a rotator cuff injury and two questions: How did this happen?and What do I …
You may have heard that it’s necessary to drink water after a massage because some massage therapists claim that getting a massage releases toxins directly into the bloodstream, and that the best way to flush them out is to drink plenty of water to encourage your kidneys and the rest of your digestive system to …
“This project is such a headache!” They’re so common that the term has become synonymous with an annoyance, but what are headaches, really? And can massage therapy really help? Different types, different causes. Headaches are pretty easily defined, and we all know one when we feel it: it’s a pain in the head. But …