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		<title>Chair Massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a video about the history of chair massage. It is surprisingly fascinating! Thanks to Mark at www.chairmassagecanada.com. Mark also alerted me to this little tidbit: FEASABILITY STUDY The effect of chair massage on stress perception of hospital bedside nurses Conclusion? Incorporating chair massage into a nurse&#8217;s hospital shift is feasible and a 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Types of Therapeutic Massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I posted a blog on the definition of massage and outlined what I thought to be the three overall categories of therapeutic massage based on desired outcome.  Well, after seeing Dara Torres with her trainers I had to create a new category. So here is the new list: Four Types of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dara Torres Rocks!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow! The Olympics are so much fun to watch. I&#8217;m especially interested in the career of Dara Torres as she and I are the same age. The difference is that she has an exquisitely sculpted body. While I don&#8217;t. NBC aired a feature of Dara Torres receiving a massage and stretching routine from two trainers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is massage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, now that is a GOOD question.  The short answer is that massage is the &#8220;manual manipulation of soft tissue.&#8221;  Soft tissue includes skin, muscle, tendon, fascia, and ligaments.  The manipulation can be performed with hands, feet, knees, elbows, or massage tools.  And you can do it to yourself or have someone else do it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Shiatsu?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shiatsu is a traditional Japanese healing method. Shiatsu means &#8220;finger pressure.&#8221; Working through your clothing, I use palms, fingers, thumbs, knuckles, elbows, knees and my feet to work on acupuncture points and energy channels. It is a safe and effective therapy to balance the flow of Yin and Yang as they travel through your body. [...]]]></description>
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