Texas Massage Academy Blog

Education you KNEAD

Pain

The Healing Power of Massage: Reducing Pain and Enhancing Quality of Life

Are you looking for effective pain relief and an improved quality of life? Explore the transformative benefits of massage therapy. Discover different techniques, learn how it can address chronic pain, enhance well-being, and uplift your overall quality of life.

The Benefits of Massage Therapy for Athletes: Improve Performance and Reduce Injury

As an athlete, you’re always looking for ways to improve your performance and reduce the risk of injury. While there are many different tools and techniques that can help you achieve these goals, one that is often overlooked is massage therapy. Massage therapy can provide a wide range of benefits for athletes, from improving flexibility and range of motion to reducing muscle soreness and stress. Whether you’re a professional athlete or just starting out, incorporating massage therapy into your training regimen can help you reach your full potential.

Massage for Pain Reduction: Improving Your Quality of Life

Learn how massage therapy can help reduce chronic pain and improve your quality of life. Whether you’re dealing with back pain, headaches, or other ailments, discover the benefits of regular massage sessions and start feeling better today.

How Massage Can Help With Knee Pain

Knee pain is a very common problem, affecting people of all ages. There are many causes of knee pain, including arthritis, injuries, and inflammation. Knee pain can make it difficult to move and perform everyday tasks. However, massage therapy may be able to help. Massage has been shown to improve joint function, reduce inflammation, and ease pain.

Frozen Shoulder and Massage: Ways to Relieve Pain

We all know that massage therapy can be a great way to relieve pain and tension, but a frozen shoulder is actually one of the best reasons you should go for a regular session. Frozen shoulder happens when your rotator cuff muscles tighten up and cause an inflammation of the joint capsule. Many people don’t realize they have frozen shoulder until it’s too late because there are no symptoms at first or they mistake them for something else like arthritis. This blog post will help you learn more about frozen shoulder and what massage therapy can do to help!

The Benefits of Massage After a Rotator Cuff Injury

When an injury occurs it is important to treat the area correctly to avoid further damage and to allow for proper healing of the injured area. Massage can be a way to do this as well as help with scar tissue build-up around the rotator cuff. If done properly massage can reduce pain, stiffness, and inflammation.

Got Shoulder Pains?

Shoulder pain is a complex issue that can stem from several different factors, but the most common are muscular injuries caused by stress or overuse. Massage can help with these issues in two ways: 1) By increasing blood flow it eases strained muscles and encourages healing, and 2) It helps release tension in the body which ultimately decreases pain.

How Massage Can Help With Shoulder Impingement Syndrome.

prolonged arm positioning. This condition can go undiagnosed if the pain isn’t bad enough; however, if left untreated, this can lead to more severe issues such as rotator cuff tears, tendonitis, and reduced range of motion (Fisher-Wellman et al., 2013).

CBD for Chronic Pain

CBD has been a hot topic lately. With claims that CBD can help with everything from anxiety to seizures it seems to be a natural alternative for many ailments. Many are turning to CBD for to help manage their chronic pain and to replace over the counter medicines and addictive prescription opioids. While there are still skeptics, CBD may very well be at least one answer to the opioid crisis many are facing. Here’s how… 

Massage & Cancer

A cancer diagnosis is scary. There’s no other way to say it. And the treatments can sometimes be as scary as the disease itself. Chemo, radiation, and surgeries can have intense side effects, some that last a lifetime. Many cancer…