Insights on Therapy & Wellness

The TENS commandments

Since the first modern, patient-wearable TENS machine was patented in the United States in 1974, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation has been a hugely popular way of reducing pain in a variety of circumstances. Yet, although the concept seems relatively new, the idea of using electrical stimulation to control pain has actually been around for at least two thousand years.

Don't be dozy - 8 Reasons to get some sleep!

Sleep – there’s good news and there’s bad news….

Wonky learns to walk again & brings a tear to our eyes!

We thought we'd share this lovely story with you to show how Physiotherapy can really work wonders .. this time one of our four legged-friends gets a helping hand!

A little puppy who had been dumped on the streets during the harsh winter weather, really looked in desperate need of help.  She was nicknamed 'Wonky' by the staff at the Dogs Trust facility in Leeds in the UK because of the condition in her front legs and the way it made her walk.  

 

ONE Concept American Massage & Chiropractic Conference School Rally

 

Before the guests arrive - look at all those gift baskets!

Earlier this week, we were thrilled to host the ONE Concept American Massage & Chiropractic Conference School Rally.  We opened up our doors to a wonderful crowd of professionals all looking to get the most out of discussing their needs as practitioners.  It was a fabulous day with informative presentations from the guest speakers and lots of enthusiastic discussions.

We'd like to share some of our photographs from the day with you.

Massage Therapy Licence Bill Causes Concern in Utah

 

If you're a Massage Therapist in Utah then you may well have heard about the commotion a proposed new bill is making.

Cancer Patients feel less pain with Massage Therapy

 

 

The advantages of massage therapy have been highlighted in a clinical review featured in the British Medical Journal.  

Understanding the problems that pain causes cancer patients is of particular use when trying to manage treatment.  The clinical review, written by Andrew Vickers and Catherine Zollman, acknowledged the potential for massage therapy to improve the immune system and found that gentle massage therapy helped to eleviate the pain felt by cancer patients.  

Massage Therapy & Lightning Strikes affect Migraine

If you're one of the 36 million men, women and children in the United States that suffer with migraine, you'll be all too familiar with the symptoms.  The figures are startling; more people appear to suffer from migraine than diabetes and asthma combined!

Symptoms can include some or all of the following:

• Pre-headache/warning phase 
• Intense throbbing pain, usually to one side of the head
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Visual & sensory disturbances (Aura)
• Severe sensitivity to light and sound

There are a number of medications that can help to prevent and treat an attack including drugs such as anti-emetics (anti-sickness) which can be useful during a migraine episode. However, additional therapies are being used with more frequency and more confidence by 'migraineurs'.  Massage Therapy, Osteopathy & Chiropractic, from trained professionals, should be considered alongside conventional medicines.

7 Top Tips for Massage Therapists to Prevent Sore Thumbs

As a Massage Therapist, your fingers and thumbs are important.  They work hard for you and provide your client's tense, knotted muscles with much 'kneaded' (sorry about the pun) release of tension.  However, one of the problems a successful Massage Therapist will encounter is sore thumbs.  The repetitive action of massage can cause sore thumbs and can be a real problem for some therapists.  

However, there are some simple but very effective solutions that will prevent this problem.

Physical Therapy Professionals gather in San Diego

No sooner are the festive holidays over than several of our 3B Scientific Therapy team members are off on their travels.  

The annual American Physical Therapy Association CSM will be held in San Diego, CA, and Zach and Colin will be there to demonstrate products and answer all your questions.

Take a look at just a few of the hundreds of products that they'll be showcasing at our Booth #1124 in the exhibit hall.

 

 

5 Massage Therapy Myths Debunked

Massage Therapy has many wonderful and therapeutic benefits but sometimes the advice or cautions that we hear can be a little misleading.  So, we thought we'd become Mythbusters today and see just what's real and what's not.

Let us know if you have your own favorite Massage Therapy Myth.