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Massage is the practice of applying structured pressure, tension, motion or vibration — manually or with mechanical aids — to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, joints and lymphatic vessels, to achieve a beneficial response. A form of therapy, massage can be appl... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Fibromyalgia | 182 |
99% |
| Chronic Pain | 68 |
94% |
| Back Pain | 54 |
96% |
| Psoriasis | 32 |
78% |
| Migraine Headaches | 28 |
100% |
Overall, 96% (600
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Massage Reviews
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just to be touched is so nice and affirming
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this helps alot. your body needs pampering when you are in hell.
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Great.
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I lost my masseuse she got very ill. Am currently in a lot of pain as she and I were in the midst of some serious work. Knots in my upper back shoulders and neck lead to migraines if not careful.
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Helps relieverelax nerve pain until later time so I can get to sleepKindof how adrenalin helps you to not notice the pain in a fight!
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relaxes me more than anything else gets endorphines flowing for better circulation? have to use pain gel with though and that just masks the real pain until later but it still puts me to sleep which I have a big problem with because of pain....
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My Bowen Massage lady has done wonders, she sees improvement each time & I would highly reccomend Bowen
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I love my massage therapistshe knows how to take care of my sciatic pain
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It helps reduce pain and reduce tightness and knots.
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If I could afford a massage once or twice a week I'm all for it because that's the best treatment for my lower and upper back pain. But it's $70 an h... [More] -
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The benefit of massage on back pain, depends on the cause of the back pain. If someone has tight muscles, stiff muscles, or muscle spasms, then massa... [More] -
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I've gotten several massages since I brike my back, and massages always make the pain worse in the end. It helps during the massage and about 15 minut... [More] -
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Massage CAN be wonderful, IF the therapist is knowledgeable about fibro, myofascial syndrome, etc. As you found out, too hard is terrible. Pammyann is... [More] -
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Massage is wonderful for me. I go for a monthly massage and my masseuse does a combination of swedish relaxation and deep tissue on spots that I need ... [More]
