Tara Duque is new to the Dimensional Family Wellness Group. She graduated from The Soma Institute of Clinical Massage Therapy in Chicago, IL in 2004. Tara comes from a family of bodyworkers and healers including Chiropractic, Naprapathy, Acupuncture, and Shiatsu. Tara uses a variety of massage modalities to work in a synergistic process with chiropractic care. Trigger point therapy, positional release, and structural integration are usually part of a customized session of therapy. By working hand in hand, massage and chiropractic aid the body in releasing tension and maintaining new improved postural changes.
Please find current information on the benefits of massage therapy below. Call us today to have your opportunity of experiencing synergistic benefits of chiropractic and massage or book online....
This is an excerpt from The National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
NCCAM Publication No. D327
"...research supports the general conclusion that massage therapy is effective. The studies included in the analysis suggest that a single session of massage therapy can reduce "state anxiety" (a reaction to a particular situation), blood pressure, and heart rate, and multiple sessions can reduce "trait anxiety" (general anxiety-proneness), depression, and pain. In addition, recent studies suggest that massage may benefit certain conditions, for example:
- A 2008 review of 13 clinical trials found evidence that massage might be useful for chronic low-back pain. Clinical practice guidelines issued in 2007 by the American Pain Society and the American College of Physicians recommend that physicians consider using certain CAM therapies, including massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, progressive relaxation, and yoga), when patients with chronic low-back pain do not respond to conventional treatment.
- A multisite study of more than 300 hospice patients with advanced cancer concluded that massage may help to relieve pain and improve mood for these patients.
- A study of 64 patients with chronic neck pain found that therapeutic massage was more beneficial than a self-care book, in terms of improving function and relieving symptoms.
There are numerous theories about how massage therapy may affect the body. For example, the "gate control theory" suggests that massage may provide stimulation that helps to block pain signals sent to the brain. Other theories suggest that massage might stimulate the release of certain chemicals in the body, such as serotonin or endorphins, or cause beneficial mechanical changes in the body."
Find more research and articles at http://nccam.nih.gov/health/massage/