Integrating Chinese medicine with holistic healing practices to provide a multifaceted program to take back your health.


Focus on the body, mind, and spirit connection. Specializing in helping chronic pain and illness conditions.


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that pain in your upper body. The direct muscular effects of sitting for prolonged periods are shoulder, neck, and jaw tight- ness, which can lead to headaches, nerve impingements, and sciatica. Your back, legs, and hips are greatly affected by that stationary position, as well.


Massage therapy, in particular deep tissue massage, targets the affected muscles to relieve tension and pain. Cupping and MediCupping™ also provide a myofascial release, resulting in the release of tight areas and muscle “knots.” Regular massage can be part of your preventative therapy as a way to stop aches and pains from developing into anything more serious. Other conditions that respond very well to massage are headaches, TMJ disorder, fibromyalgia, and plantar fasci- itis, as well as some digestive issues.


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• Women's Health • Depression and Anxiety • Children and Families • Hormone and Gut Imbalances • Chronic Disease Support • Tick-Borne Illnesses


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How often should you get a massage? That depends. For general relaxation or minor aches and pains, at least once-per-month sessions are typically recommended. For someone who regularly feels stressed, who sits or drives all day for work, or who is managing a chronic pain condition, sessions are recommended once a week or twice per month. Muscle knots do not develop overnight, so it should not be expected that they will be eradicated in just a few sessions. It is important that your massage therapist discusses their recom- mendations for your individual situation with you, in terms of frequency of massage sessions and type of massage.


Receiving regular massage can be an important part of your self-care and help pre- vent certain health conditions from progress- ing. And in the long run, it could save you money on doctor’s visits, pain medication, or even surgery. Feeling better—both mentally and physically, improving sleep quality and immunity, and living with decreased pain—is not a luxury. It is a necessity.


Kristina Mozzicato is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Board Certified by NCBTMB. She is a 2009 graduate of the Connecti- cut Center for Massage Therapy. Kristina is also certified in Cup-


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ping and ACE MediCupping™. Kristina is the owner of Abundant Health Massage Therapy & Wellness in Farmington, CT and was named a Natural Nutmeg Magazine 10Best Award recipient in the category of Massage and Bodywork. For more information and convenient online booking, please visit: abundanthealthct.com or call 860.778.0315. See ad on page 8.


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