Hiking can put a lot of pressure on your knees. Give them a good stretch before and after a long or strenuous hike.
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Tennis Requires Core Strength
Tennis uses most of your core muscles, and puts particular strain on your elbows and shoulders. A good stretch before and after you play will help keep you from injury. If you’re still stiff and sore, come in for a good neuromuscular massage. #MarktheSpotMassage
Maintain Hydration as the Weather Cools
As the weather becomes cooler it’s important to keep your hydration levels up. It’s easy to backslide after a long summer of outdoor sports
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Stretch before You Fish
Fall is the perfect time for a little fly fishing. Give your elbows and shoulders a good stretch before you cast your line.
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Stretch before You Climb
Climbing is another activity that requires strong, flexible ankles. Give your ankles a good stretch before and after you begin a climb. #MarktheSpotMassage
Take Care of Your Ankles on the BBall Court
Ankle injuries are common in basketball. Even if you’re only playing a pickup game, give your ankles a good stretch before and after you play. And if you sustain an injury or soreness that lasts for more than a day, come in for a good neuromuscular massage.
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Stretching benefits Your Golf Game
If you’re planning to hit the links this summer, keeping your back, shoulders and hips in good shape will mean fewer stiff mornings afterward. Stretching regularly will help. If you find yourself stiff and sore after those first few rounds of golf, come on in. A good neuromuscular massage will relieve pain and restore range of motion.
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Strengthen Your Core
Strengthening your core muscles helps out with every day, ordinary activities as well as organized sports. The stronger your core, the better you’ll feel after exertion. If you experience stiffness or soreness, a good neuromuscular massage will have you feeling better in no time.
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Massage is Good for Myasthenia Gravis
Because massage increases blood flow to the tissues, and help to repair injury and restore range of motion, it has been used successfully with many different movement disorders.
Myasthenia Gravis is caused by the body’s immune system attacking the receptors where the muscles and nerves connect. This makes it difficult for the muscles to contract and leads to fatigue and weakness. Neuromuscular massage can help increase blood flow to the muscles and is also helpful in stress reduction. Stress is a common complaint of MG patients due to their inability to plan for when their muscle weakness will happen or for how long.
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Massage is Good for Huntington’s Disease
Because massage increases blood flow to the tissues, and help to repair injury and restore range of motion, it has been used successfully with many different movement disorders.
Huntingtons is a hereditary degenerative brain disorder that causes involuntary movements and slowly disminishes the person’s ability to walk and move effectively. While there is no cure for Huntington’s Disease, massage can help relieve muscle rigidity or loss of range of motion caused by the repetitiveness of the involuntary movements.
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