If you’ve ever been in to Michigan Massage and Wellness for a bodywork session or a class, there’s a pretty good chance that me or one of my other therapists has introduced you to the Yoga Tune Up® therapy balls. And on more than one occasion, they’ve been referred to as “magic”. In fact, take…
Happy September everyone! I don’t know about you but I can’t believe that summer is quickly coming to an end here in Michigan (although with it still being 90 degrees, I don’t think anyone wants the table warmer on when they come to Michigan Massage and Wellness for their massage!) We’ve had a pretty busy…
What is magnesium and how can it help me? Many don’t realize how important magnesium is for one’s health. Few are eating foods rich in this mineral and fewer are taking supplements. Magnesium is an essential mineral for the human body. The role it plays is so critical that “after air, water, and food,” it…
And no, we’re not talking about vegetarians versus carnivores. There’s a hot debate going on when it comes to injury recovery concerning the well-known method of RICE and the newer, lesser known method of MEAT. So let’s quickly go over what these are and then we can look at which is best and when. RICE…
While many people think of massage as just a feel-good sort of luxury, (although if you’ve visited Michigan Massage and Wellness before you know we don’t do ‘luxury’ as much as we do ‘necessity’ work) there are actually numerous health benefits, one of the many being post-workout recovery. Massage therapy has long been used as…
Here at Michigan Massage and Wellness we are trying to put more emphasis on the whole “wellness” portion. That doesn’t mean that the massage is going anywhere, but a huge reason of why I moved into our amazing new space a year ago was for the space to teach movement classes in house. And while…
Sometimes stretching isn’t the best option When your back is hurting, it’s common practice to stretch it. That usually means bending forward at the hips and allowing the low back muscles to stretch a bit. This can also help to stretch out the hamstrings, calves, and with the right arm position, the shoulders and upper…
5 conditions that can be helped with massage While many consider massage therapy to be a luxury or simply for relaxation purposes, you might be surprised to know that massage has many more benefits beyond that. Massage therapy has been shown to improve a wide variety of medical conditions, and here’s 5 that you may…
Do massage and cancer work well together? 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 patients experience nausea fatigue pain anxiety depression poor…
Does deep tissue massage have to hurt? To give a short answer, no, deep tissue massage does not have to hurt. There’s a common misconception that massage, especially Deep Tissue, has to be painful in order to be effective. So many of us live in the “no pain, no gain” mentality that we think that…
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