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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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Lymph massage helps me a great deal. Contracted muscles dont allow for lymph to move.
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Works great if you can afford it!
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Ever since I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy, I have been massaging the side of my face with oil. It makes me feel a bit better.
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Seems to be helping with the chronic pain and ridgity
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Mom loves this relaxes the big muscles around the joint.
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Helpful but costs much
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I find that my neck and upper back get extremely tense and cause a lot of pain while I have my Migraines. If I have someone around to give a nice soothing massage it eases that part of the pain. It doesnt get rid of the Migraine though just the shoulder blade pain.
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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]
