This guide will be your road map for success with regards to homecare. Learn what specific variables you can change with any of your stretches; as well as find resources to provide a deeper understanding of stretching or homecare as a whole.
With terms constantly being thrown around such as ligaments and tendons it is easy to overlook the fact that much of the soft tissue of our body is connected by a vast network known as fascia. We have learned much about fascia in the last few years, but with all that we currently know about it it is still a criminally understudied field. Researchers and other individuals are coming forward all the time with new studies / information to show just how involved fascia is in so many voluntary and involuntary processes of our body.
There is a considerable bulk of research-backed benefits for massage therapy, but there are also claims for what massage can help with that do not have any backing as well. We are going to list the research proven benefits in here.
Swedish massage techniques have been around since the late 18th century, but it wasn’t until the 19th century that our modern form of Swedish massage was born (think around the 1850’s)! This type of massage is so popular that it is the baseline for most massage treatments here in North America today. Chances are that you already know basic forms of it without any formal training too!