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Watsu:
Floating in the Tranquil Zone
Watsu
is a relaxing aquatic therapy that combines gentle stretching
and acupressure while the receiver floats in a warm pool.
Under such freeing conditions, the mind can cease its relentless
activity and enter a tranquil zone where heightened sensitivity
and consciousness are as boundless as the swirling waters.
Here, learn how spas are offering Watsu—and how the
technique can be adapted to a private massage practice.
by Kamala Thiagarajan
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Structural
Energetic Therapy
This
technique integrates soft-tissue, cranial/structural and energetic
releases. Follow its evolution as the author explains SET’s
purpose and application, and the education needed to perform
this rehabilitative technique.
by Don McCann |
PRACTICE BUILDING
How
to Hire - And Stay Out of Trouble While You're Doing It
Spa
Massage News
Canyon
Ranch Pairing Puts Health Care First
Caribbean-Style Health Care
Spa Finder Launches in Japan, Europe
Medical Spas in Florida Face Oversight
Results of Spa MTs’ Salary Survey Are In
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|  The
Best of Both Worlds
Can Integrative Medicine
Transform the U.S. Health-Care System?
Medical schools now offer courses on complementary health
care. Hospitals increasingly provide massage and other holistic
therapies. Physicians’ knowledge of therapies like massage,
acupressure and meditation is growing. These trends point
to the integration of Western medicine with complementary
therapies—but how will this affect our health-care system?
by Chris Cunningham |
RESEARCH
MATTERS
The
North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative
Medicine.
Research
Reports
- Shantala
Massage Affects Cortisol Levels in Infants
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Hand Massage Enhances Nursing-Home Residents’ Comfort
and Satisfaction with Care
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Spa Bathing Relieves Stress
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|  Massage
Keeps Rock Climbers at Their Peak
In
2005, 9.2 million people went rock climbing. Find out how
to address this athletic population’s aches and pains,
and how to market to rock climbers.
by Jennifer Warren |
Seeds
of Success
How
to end a therapeutic relationship; what is considered full-time
in the massage field.
by Charlotte Versagi |
| Challenge
and Perseverance in the Face of Scleroderma
 Scleroderma
is a chronic, noncontagious, connective-tissue disease affecting
more than 300,000 Americans. Learn how massage benefits these
patients by providing pain relief, relaxation and increased
flexibility.
by Courtney Mather |
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