Easing Pain and Anxiety While massage isn’t meant as a replace- ment for regular medical care, it is being increasingly used in the allopathic com- munity to help manage chronic pain. The results of a study by the Royal Col- lege of Nursing Research Institute, at the University of Warwick, in the UK, dem- onstrated that massage provides effective short-term relief for moderate to severe chronic pain. Patients receiving mas- sage therapy reported significantly less pain immediately as well as one hour after treatment. They also experienced a significantly reduced level of anxiety. Six years ago, when integrative family physician Fred Morgan discov- ered that massage helped to alleviate the back pain he had suffered from for 11 years, he began recommending it to his patients. “The first time I went to a mas- sage therapist, the pain went away for a week,” says the co-owner of Pleasanton Family Wellness Center, in California, which combines allopathic, comple- mentary and alternative medicine.
Stroking Blood Pressure
in the Right Direction Not only does massage help to lower blood pressure, it also helps ease stress levels. One study published in Heart and Lung: the Journal of Acute and Critical Care noted that patients that had massage after heart surgery showed a lower level of postoperative blood pressure. Another study of patients that underwent twice weekly, 30-minute massage sessions demonstrated decreases in blood pressure and cortisol (a stress hormone), as well as depression, anxiety and hostility.
More is Better
Who wouldn’t want to have a massage twice a week? The ongoing research of Dr. Maria Hernandez-Reif, of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami, and Tiffany Field, Ph.D., the in- stitute’s director, demonstrates that while an individual can benefit from even small doses of massage (15 minutes of chair massage or a half-hour table session), longer bodywork, performed two to three times a week, compounds the positive effects.
Linda Sechrist is a senior writer and editor for Natural Awakenings.
LOCAL MASSAGE RESOURCES W
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Kara Bartoy, Kara’s All Natural Skincare Studio, 6306 Trail Blvd. N., Naples 34108. 239-262-5110.
KaraSkinCare.com.
Christina Carlin, Ayurveda Massage & Yoga Institute, 848 1st Ave. N., Naples 34102. 239-450-6903.
Elements Therapeutic Massage, The Collection at Vanderbilt, 2355 Vander- bilt Beach Rd., Ste. 146, Naples 34109. 239-514-2211.
ETMNaples.com.
Florida Academy of Massage & Skin Care, Colonial Center, 4387 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers 33966. 239-489- 2282.
FAMSC.com.
Denise Grinnan, Sacred Passages, 4547 Pine Island Rd., Unit C, Matlacha 33993. 239-898-6446.
Tony Hansen, Therapy on the Gulf, 814 Anchor Rode Dr., Naples 34103. 239-262-8722.
Healing Arts Center, 971 Michigan Ave., Naples 34103. 239-262-6828.
Health and Harmony, 15951 McGregor Blvd., Fort Myers 33908. 239-433-5995.
HealthAndHarmonyOnline.com.
Janice Jackson, 5051 Castello Dr., Ste. 250, Naples 34103. 239-272-8539.
Massage of Naples, 871 102nd Ave. N., Naples 34108. 239-919-6573.
MassageOfNaples.com.
Merrill and Linda Lund, 1044 Cas- tello Dr., Ste. 213, Naples 34103. 239- 649-7700.
SeriousPainRelief.com.
Christina Mitchell, 1000 Tamiami Trail N., Ste. 501, Naples 34102. 239- 293-0960.
BestBodyMassage.com.
Tamara Nixon, Tamara’s Skincare & Massage, 1044 Castello Dr., Ste. 102-B, Naples. 239-692-8994.
Sheila Panegasser, Bonita Springs and Naples locations. 239-431-0269.
Spanegasser@gmail.com.
Purely You Spa, 3066 Tamiami Trail N., Ste. 302, Naples 34103. 239-331- 8266.
PurelyYouSpa.com.
Alvina Quatrano, Holistic Healing Arts, 3323 Olympic Dr., #722, Naples 34105. 732-266-5276. TheArtOf
HolisticMassage.com.
Brittany Snyder, Cambridge Square, 3467 Pine Ridge Rd., Ste. 102, Naples 34106. 239-248-5535.
Frederick Stahlman, Inner Connec- tions Physical Therapy, 5633 Strand Blvd., Ste. 310, Naples 34110. Ad- ditional location in Estero. 239-398- 3154.
InnerConnectionsPT.com.
Trim & Tone Spa, 1201 Piper Blvd., Ste. 20, Naples 34110. 239-596-5522.
TrimAndToneSpa.com.
Paula Terry, 670 Orchid Dr., Naples 34102. 239-821-3088.
Ultimate Relaxation, Coastland Cen- ter Mall, Naples 34102. 239-793-8888.
MyUltimateRelaxation.com.
Warm Mineral Springs, 12200 San Servando Ave., North Port 34287. 941- 426-1692.
WarmMineralSprings.com.
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hether you seek massage therapy to ease pain, anxiety and stress levels, help promote better sleep, lower blood pressure or simply relax, you’ll find experienced practitioners that offer every variety of this healthful, healing bodywork here in Southwest Florida.
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