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		<title>Recent studies prove the beneficial effects of manual lymphatic drainage massage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Ibach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study published in the International Journal of Neuroscience shows the positive effects of manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) massage on the sympathetic nervous system.  This new study could possibly lead to MLD being used as a treatment for post traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, and other conditions in which the sympathetic nervous system is involved in the disorder.
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		<title>Studies conclusively show massage therapy reduces stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massage therapy is a proven, non invasive way to reduce chronic stress levels in the body.  Dozens of studies have shown the effectiveness of massage therapy in reducing stress and millions of people avail themselves to the services of massage therapists to treat stress. ]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix, Arizona area resident with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is helped with medical massage therapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical massage therapy is a proven complementary therapy that can reduce the chronic pain experienced by suffers of Elhers-Danlos Syndrome.  Massage affects the parasympathetic nervous system and reduces the overall sensation of pain in the body.  Additionally, medical massage techniques can help release chronically tightened muscles that are under continuous stress in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients as their muscles try to compensate for ligaments that have reduced effectiveness.]]></description>
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		<title>Tingling in the hands can be caused by tight neck muscles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Medical massages: Treating chronic pain, stress, back aches, fibromyalgia, sciatica, leg cramps, neck tension, more</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Ibach</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical Massage Therapy is the focused use of advanced massage techniques to treat a specific condition and achieve a specific outcome. In some cases the condition treated is first diagnosed by the patient’s physician.  In other cases the medical massage therapist simply treats the patient based on the patient’s subjective description of his symptoms following a thorough assessment of the patient’s muscles, posture, etc. 
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