East Malvern Massage Group

17/06/2022

Oncology massage is not new and has long been available in many cancer centres. The use of massage is supported by a large body of evidence demonstrating its efficacy. Notable centres include the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and many others.

✅ Oncology massage is not a cure for cancer, but studies and real-life experience indicate that it does help oncology patients cope with their treatments and conditions, both physically and emotionally

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13/06/2022

13–19 June is Men’s Health Week. The theme of Men's Health Week 2022 is Building Healthy Environments for Men and Boys – focusing on creating physically, mentally and emotionally healthy environments in the home, workplace and in social settings.

To learn more about Men’s Health Week, visit: www.westernsydney.edu.au/mens-health-week

09/06/2022

Massage therapists, remedial massage therapists and myotherapists (massage therapist or therapist), often fill the gap when patients seek alternatives to medications and other therapies because they feel that massage therapy provides a level of relief that is appropriate to their needs.

✅ Finding a professional, qualified therapist that you have confidence in, because they have the appropriate training, experience and skills needed, will assist in developing a treatment plan that suits you best!

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01/06/2022

Contrary to what many people believe, anecdotal and clinical evidence show that massage is safe during and after pregnancy when administered by a trained professional.

✅ Anxiety, depression and lower back pain are common during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Non-pharmacologic treatments for these mental health symptoms are critically important during these periods. As a secondary effect to these improvements, massage has also been shown to reduce premature birth and low birthweight!

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19/05/2022

Massage therapy can play a role in effective management of stress, depression, and anxiety. One in five people will experience mental ill health in any year and one in eight visits to a General Practitioner are related to mental health.

✅ Massage therapy has been shown to significantly reduce psychological stress levels, as well as alleviate the symptoms of depression and anxiety. It has also been shown to improve emotional well-being, relaxation, vitality and quality of sleep!

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15/05/2022

Today is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.

Did you know that massage therapy has been found to benefit pain, anxiety and depression in fibromyalgia patients?

This 2014 review showed that 5+ weeks of massage therapy had a positive outcome https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3930706/

This 2010 review suggests that 1-2 massage sessions per week are beneficial with painless massage and intensity being increased gradually in line with patients symptom picture https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20306046/

This small 2020 study found that manual therapy for 15 minutes on the posterior cervical muscles decreased the perception of pain, muscle fatigue, and anxiety https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/12/4611/htm

Do you have any fibromyalgia success stories from your clinic?

13/05/2022

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2018 the total burden of musculoskeletal conditions was higher among women compared to men and generally increased with age to be highest among people aged 60–64.

✅ Massage therapy has shown to be efficacious in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, another of the ten most common general practice presentations, with participants showing significant improvements in the mean global WOMAC scores (Osteoarthritis Index), pain, stiffness and physical function domains, and in the visual analogue scale of pain assessment, range of motion in degrees, and time to walk 50 ft in seconds!

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05/05/2022

Massage therapists, remedial massage therapists and myotherapists (massage therapist or therapist), often fill the gap when patients seek alternatives to medications and other therapies because they feel that massage therapy provides a level of relief that is appropriate to their needs.

🩺 Click on the link to "learn more" from our Fact Sheet #2 which provides information to General Practitioners and other registered health professionals when seeking a professional massage therapist - https://bit.ly/3scUKND.

👉 As with all health-related therapies, no two people respond in the same way and no two therapists can provide a massage in the same way. Understand the training, skills and specialisations of massage therapists will help you find and refer patients to an appropriate professional therapist!

03/05/2022

The Ottawa guidelines indicate that massage therapy is effective at providing pain relief and improving functional status in lower back pain as well as in providing short term improvement of sub-acute and chronic lower back pain symptoms and decreased disability immediately post treatment.

✅ Studies have found massage to be effective for persistent back pain and preliminary evidence suggests that massage may reduce the cost of care after an initial course of treatment.

👉 An RCT of 262 patients aged 20 to 70 with persistent back pain showed massage to provide long-lasting benefits, reduce medication use and lower the cost of subsequent care.

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20/04/2022

Massage therapy and myotherapy are associated with reductions in pain and depression that is often present as comorbidities in patients who experience long-term chronic pain.

The integration of massage therapy into patient care has been shown to help prevent the transition from acute to chronic pain.

✅ An emerging body of evidence supports the effectiveness of massage therapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain, post-surgical pain, acute pain and is a recommended pain management response.

👉 Learn more about Massage Therapy & Pain Management from Fact Sheet #5 in our Knowledge Centre - https://bit.ly/3LJBKNZ.

14/04/2022

Massage therapy has been shown to aid in the treatment of acute pain and prevention and management of chronic pain.

⭐ Pain management is critical for patients after surgery and massage therapy has been shown to improve post-operative pain and anxiety!

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09/04/2022

We have a new therapist starting in May, welcome Kana Tajima. Kana comes to us with many years of experience in the spa industry and is now keen to turn her hand to Remedial and Sports massage. I'm excited to have her onboard and start offering some new modalities that Kana has, Shiatsu and Reflexology. As a welcome offer, all appointments with Kana in May are discounted 20%.

01/04/2022

The RACGP recommend the use of massage, suggesting it can improve pain, depression and sleep while the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) guidelines recommend considering it in the management of osteoarthritis and low back pain. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

With the growing use of remedial massage therapy and myotherapy (massage) in multidisciplinary and patient-centred care, general practitioners have highlighted a need for more research information to improve communication with patients about its use.

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14/03/2022

We're Hiring!

East Malvern Massage Group in Malvern East has a vacancy for 1 permanent part time position for a Myotherapist or Remedial Massage therapist. A well established client base is ready for you to share & expand with the owner. We have been operating in Malvern East for 7+ years servicing the South East...

01/03/2022

🤱 Massage therapy is a viable non-pharmacological treatment option to reduce pain and anxiety throughout pregnant and post-partum periods.

It has been shown to effectively reduce lower back pain while also reducing anxiety, depression and cortisol levels.

👉Massage therapy is safe during and after pregnancy! For more detailed information, click on this link & subscribe to our knowledge centre - https://bit.ly/3psg2oO

06/12/2021

What fun facts do you know about massage?

14/11/2021

"DOES THIS HELP?"
*please answer "Y" or "N" to help my page.

TRUTH: We have to get away from thinking that muscles work ALONE.

Movement is created by muscles working together in groups and in predictable orders. You can use this understanding to help us explain why an exercise is creating pain/tension in places we don't expect it to.

For example, to propel us forward when running we need to extend from our back hip. This should be a movement DOMINATED by our glute maximus. Unfortunately, many runners have weak glutes.

Your brain doesn't just say, "OH WELL...I GUESS WE WON"T BE RUNNING TODAY."

No, instead it follows a predictable pattern of asking friendly neighbor muscles to take on the role the glute.

PROBLEM: These muscles were not designed to take this job on!

When this happens, you start having conversations about LOW BACK PAIN, GLUTE PAIN AND HAMSTRING STRAINS.

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28/10/2021