Massage Tips and Trivia: After intense exercise, massage can keep muscles from getting too sore
After intense exercise or activity, massage can keep muscles from getting overly sore
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Dec 1
Massage Tips and Trivia: When babies are massaged, they fall asleep faster and sleep better
When babies are massaged instead of rocked, they fall asleep faster and stay asleep better when the parent leaves
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Nov 24
Massage Tips and Trivia: More Americans get massage for health issues than only relaxation
43% of Americans report getting a massage to help with pain management health issues, while only 29% say their massage was for relaxation
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Nov 17
Massage Tips and Trivia: Women who assisted surgeons by giving massages were called "rubbers"
In 17th Century America, women who assisted surgeons by giving massages to patients were referred to as "rubbers"
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Nov 10
Massage Tips and Trivia: Many major airports offer massage for travelers
Many major airports around the world contain spas that offer massage for travelers
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Nov 3
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage Therapy can speed healing and reduce the risk of re-injury
Massage Therapy can help speed the healing of tissues, rehabilitate and reduce restrictions thus reducing the risk of re-injury
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Oct 27
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage can decrease headaches, sleep disturbances and distress symptoms
Massage can decrease the occurrence of headaches, sleep disturbances and distress symptoms such as indigestion and stomach problems.
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Oct 20
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage can help enhance focus, mental clarity, and more
Massage can help enhance attentiveness, focus, mental clarity, and emotional balance
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Oct 13
Massage Tips and Trivia: Stress is responsible for 80-90% of illness
Stress is responsible for 80-90% of illness
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Oct 6
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage may alleviate some postpartum depression symptoms
There are a lot of factors that can cause postpartum depression, but postnatal massage can help alleviate some of the symptoms
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Sep 29
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage helps employee satisfaction and productivity
Employees who receive massage during the work day are more productive, less stressed, and have overall greater job satisfaction
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Sep 22
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage doesn't have to be long or deep to be effective
Massage doesn't have to be long or deep to be effective
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Sep 15
Massage Tips and Trivia: Pain in one spot, doesn't mean that spot's the problem
Just because you have pain in one spot, doesn't necessarily mean that is the spot that needs massage help
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Sep 8
Massage Tips and Trivia: The skin is the body's largest organ
The skin is the body's largest organ.
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Sep 1
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage Therapists receive hundreds of hours of training
Massage Therapists go to school and receive hundreds of hours of training to do what they do. Many states also require therapists take ...
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Aug 25
Massage Tips and Trivia: In some states you must give written consent for every massage
In some states, you must give written consent before receiving a massage - every time. Without written consent, the massage therapist could
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Aug 18
Massage Tips and Trivia: If you drink alcohol after a massage, you might get drunk faster
If you drink alcohol after a massage, you might get drunk faster
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Aug 11
Massage Tips and Trivia: Your muscles are actually bundles of muscle fibers
Your muscles are actually bundles of muscle fibers that range in size and quantity depending on how those muscles or body parts are used
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Aug 8
Pregnancy and Massage: 3rd Trimester
A few things to expect in the third trimester of pregnancy, and how massage can help.
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Aug 4
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage can release the body's natural painkillers - endorphins
Massage can release the body's natural painkillers - endorphins
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Jul 28
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage Therapists do not care if you have funky-looking feet
Massage Therapists do not care if you have funky-looking feet
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Jul 21
Massage Tips and Trivia: The best compliment you can give your Massage Therapist is a referral
The best compliment you can give your Massage Therapist is a referral
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Jul 14
Massage Tips and Trivia: Massage is one of the oldest forms of healing in history
Massage is one of the oldest forms of healing in history.
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Karen Stoner, LMT
- Jul 12
About My Aches: Hammertoe
Hammertoe: What is it? What does it feel like? What causes it? Can Massage help? What can I do on my own? Learn more about this ache.
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