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Why am I having MORE symptoms after starting treatment?
All healthcare providers sometimes have to field questions from patients who are having aggravations in their symptoms despite being in treatment. Sometimes, an initial treatment is not working as planned. Other times, treatment seemed to progress well and there is a sudden downturn. There are many reasons symptoms may become aggravated, and depending on the…
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The long, frustrating road to healing chronic disease
“Am I ever going to feel better?” If you’ve struggled with a long-term illness, you may have asked yourself this question. Maybe you’ve suffered with chronic pain, or a challenging digestive disorder, or a recurrent skin problem or some other ailment for so long, you’ve forgotten what it feels like to be well. To be…
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New to Massage at Watershed Wellness in Astoria?
Looking for a massage therapist in Astoria, OR? Finding the right massage therapist can be a frustrating process. There are only so many to go around! Maybe you used to have someone that you really loved that you no longer are able to see. Yep – we know how it is – you feel that…
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Massage for Stress Relief – It’s a Real Thing
Earlier this year, I realized that I needed a change in my life. I was realizing that the busy-ness, the daily stress, was having a cumulative effect on my body. In essence, I was shorting out. My nervous system couldn’t calm down and I’d developed an eye twitch. In my daily practices of yoga and…
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How to Get a Great Massage
I’ve had a couple of conversations with friends and colleagues about recent massages that they’ve received. Some of the feedback I heard about their massages with other practitioners was problematic, if not a little alarming. A few things that I consistently hear about massages that weren’t the best include: the massage therapist talked too much…
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10 Years In: What I’ve Learned from Massage
This November celebrates the official 10 year anniversary of my career as a massage therapist. I am so grateful to be able to sustain this practice that I love in a way that works for me. Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, talks about achieving mastery. He posits that it takes about 10,000 hours of practicing…
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Massage : luxurious – but much more than a luxury
Most people can count on one hand how many times they have received a professional massage People look toward massage only with serious trauma (such as a car accident) or when “every day” aches and pains become so severe that daily functioning is no longer possible. The only other common use of massage is on…
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Does Getting Naked Make You Nervous? A Massage Therapy Primer.
Taking off your clothes for a massage is, at best, slightly unnerving. Did I remember to shave my legs? Is my deodorant working? Should I leave my underwear on or off? What happens if I fart? I feel so old/fat/wrinkly/fill in the blank, who would ever want to touch me? Painful stuff! I know that…
