SIMPLE PAIN RELIEF with Kathryn Merrow, the Pain Relief Coach

Massage therapy is very beneficial for all ages.
I have had many senior citizen clients who have had heart surgeries (even an artificial heart!) and with asthma or other breathing problems.  We have been privileged to serve clients in their 90’s.
Every massage therapist is different.  Ask friends and relatives for their recommendations.  If someone you know [...]

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Muscle pain always has a cause.  Sometimes the cause is a crooked body.  This can happen from an injury, poor standing or sitting habits or bones that are not equal in length.
Bodies are really logical.  And smart, too!  But sometimes they need a little help.  From you, of course.
If you have muscle pain in your [...]

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Muscles respond very well to heat and ice therapy.  Why is this?
Applications of heat fill the tissues with blood and increase circulation.  Short applications of ice also increase circulation.  This is all good!
Longer applications of cold by itself reduce the flow of blood to the area so keep application of cold in an area to [...]

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I had a great time talking with muscle expert and author Gini Maddocks at PainReliefRadio.com Gini always has a lot of excellent input to help listeners get rid of their pain and today was no exception.
We talked about your hip, how it moves and why you have hip pain.  Gini told us about her super-dooper [...]

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Readers ask a lot of questions about  knots in their backs.  I’m going to give you several links to articles that I wrote which will give you a lot of insight into the causes of pain in the shoulder and upper back.
Usually people have shoulder and shoulder blade pain on the side of their dominant [...]

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If you have pain or numbness in your hands and in your feet, it’s a good idea to see your doctor to rule out any serious medical condition like diabetes.
Although some people are more prone to get diabetes than others, it is largely a disorder caused by lifestyle and what we eat.  Some doctors will [...]

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When your back hurts you might think you will have back pain forever.  Not so!
You have a smart body.  Your back pain is a message.  Your body is telling you that it is not happy about something that is happening.
There are a lot of causes for back pain but most involve your muscles.  Muscles move [...]

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If you have muscle or joint pain, your immune system can be involved.  The immune system is part of your endocrine system.  The “endo” system are the glands who run the whole show; when they’re happy and functioning well, so are you.  When they are not happy, you aren’t feeling so well either.
Here’s an interesting [...]

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Knee pain can be caused by strains and tears to ligaments, injuries to the structure of the knee, or by soft tissues.  Soft tissues means everything that is not bone.  That includes muscles.
You may have to see a doctor if you have an injury which requires repair.  But for knee pain which has come on [...]

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There are many causes for knee pain.  Sometimes painful knees may have several causes working at the same time.  The good news is that most of the causes involve muscles and soft tissues (not bone) and can be easily “fixed.”
Sometimes knee pain is caused by an accident or injury to the bones and ligiments.  And, [...]

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