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Did you know....
| That "Nia" (in NiaMassage) is Swahili for "Purpose", one of the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa? It's definition is "To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness." |
| Massage Therapy Side-Effects A recent study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine examined the side effects of massage therapy on 100 clients. The study was conducted at a health clinic at National University of Health Sciences and questioned 100 new and returning massage therapy clients, of which 91 completed all of the survey questions. According to researchers, the purpose of the study was to determine the amount and type of negative side-effects and positive or unexpected side-effects experienced after a massage session. The study found that overall, 10 percent of the massage clients experienced some minor discomfort after the massage session. However, 23 percent experienced unexpected, nonmusculoskeletal positive side-effects. The majority of the negative symptoms started less than 12 hours after the massage and lasted for 36 hours or less. The majority of positive benefits began immediately after the massage and lasted more than 48 hours. According to researchers, no major side-effects occurred during this study. This study appears to be the first to define the rate of side-effects after massage therapy treatment. This data is important to risk-benefit analyses of massage care, however, larger studies are needed to verify the data and to assess the effects of different massage types and durations. |
Guys, This Is What Women Really Want! What many women want more than anything else is...a massage. Call it the gift of relaxation. For some women, a visit to a spa is the ultimate kind of pampering. For others, it's an absolute necessity. Either way, the pampering business is big--a $12.5 billion dollar industry that is still growing. According to The Christian Science Monitor, fully 71 percent of the 160 million spa-goers are women. The number of spas in the United States has doubled every four years since 1995 with a total of 10,000 spas today. (Netscape) Editor's Note: Guys.... Hint, Hint |
| Stress manifests physically (i.e. tight neck and shoulders, pounding heart, headaches, high blood pressure, upset stomach, fatigue, eyestrain and rashes) and emotionally (i.e. depression, anger, irritability, low self-esteem and morale, apathy, impatience and negativity). Other stress-related behaviors include overeating, increased smoking and alcohol intake, changes in sleep habits, forgetfulness and reckless driving. |
| The average back and neck pain case costs business and industry $24,000 annually. Up to 80% of industrial accidents are due to stress. Over 50% of lost work days are stress-related. ["Employee Burnout:America's Newest Epidemic" (Northwestern National Life); "Job Stress: The 20th Century Disease" (UN International Labor Organization); "Mitchum Report on Stress in the "90"s."] |
| Recent statistics from the Wellness Councils of America relate that: • 70% of workers say that job stress causes frequent health problems. • The top three prescription drugs are used for stress-related, preventable conditions. • 75-90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related disorders. • Each Workers' Compensation case costs employers and insurers an average of $73,270 in disability payments. • Preventable illness accounts for approximately 980,000 deaths annually and 70% of the burden of illness; they also account for the six leading causes of death - heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, liver cirrhosis and suicide. |
| A study in the International Journal of Neuroscience reported that adults who received two 15-minute massages each week showed signs of marked relaxation and increased speed and accuracy in math computations over the controlled group, that didn't receive massages. |
This section was last updated on 2007-12-17.
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