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Massage
therapy is the systematic and scientific manipulation of body tissue
for the purpose of affecting the nervous, muscular, visceral,
circulatory, digestive,
facial
and connective systems.
Massage therapy also
encompasses, "deep tissue" therapy, postural integration, neuromuscular therapy,
structural integration, reflexology and others.
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Mr.
Feldman, a Nationally Certified Licensed Massage Therapist, is a
member of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association- where he
served as Secretary in 1996 and the Associated Bodyworks and Massage
Professionals. As a member of the 1996 and 2002 Olympic Games Sports
Medicine Team, he provided Massage therapy to athletes from all over
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Research has verified
that:
- Office workers
massaged regularly were more alert,
performed better and were less stressed than
those who weren't massaged.
- Massage therapy
decreased the effects of anxiety, tension,
depression, pain, and itching in burn
patients.
- Abdominal surgery
patients recovered more quickly after
massage.
- Premature infants
who were massaged gained more weight and
fared better than those who weren't.
- Autistic children
showed less erratic behavior after massage
therapy.
According AMTA, massage
helps both physically and mentally. |
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