Hands on Health - massage

04/30/2026

Read your food labels!!

Ribo Rash - an extremely itchy, irritable rash
From ribonucleotides which are food additives like MSG (monosodium glutamate or #621); often used in combination.

Look for these names and numbers on food labels:
Ribonucleotides #635 - E635
Disodium Guanylate #627 - E627
Disodium Inosinate #631 - E631

Examples of foods with these chemicals:
Instant noodles
Flavored potato chips
Doritos
Pringles
Flavored rice crackers
Canned soups/soup stocks
Packet soups/stock cubes
Hot dogs/sausages
Meatpies
Some instant mashed potato
"Fresh" supermarket chicken
Frozen turkey
Instant sauces, gravies, meals
Salad dressing
Mac & cheese and pasta meals
Marinated meats
Wasabi sauces and wasabi flavored food
All KFC foods
Other fast food like chicken, French fries, fish batters
Veggie burger from BUrger King

I am showing you what to look for...read labels

04/30/2026

MPS (Myofascial Pain Syndrome) indicates MASSAGE and myofascial release. Scraping or cupping and Massage can interrupt the pain spasm cycle and help flush out the metabolic waste that builds up around TRIGGER POINTS!

04/28/2026

Check out Gillian Pacheco’s post.

04/28/2026

MPS (Myofascial Pain Syndrome) indicates MASSAGE. Massage can interrupt the pain spasm cycle and help flush out the metabolic waste that builds up around TRIGGER POINTS!
FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME: 85% of the diagnosed patients are women. Patients can benefit from massage, but manual pressure on tender areas will exacerbate pain.

04/26/2026

When a new client has past loved ones who feel an urgent need to get a message to him: as soon as I did a compression of the thoracic vertebrae, I had a sense that there were past loved ones surrounding him with loving and protective energy. As soon as I applied heat packs to targeted areas, I heard “isolation “ and it flowed. Me: “Have you been isolating yourself lately?”
Client: “Yes”
Me: “Well, stop doing that. People need to see you. You need to get out. I’m hearing ‘same old bullsh*t’ over and over. You have outgrown your old friends. You have elevated. Time to find a new set of friends with your new values and ideals. Time to stop hiding. Does that make sense to you?”
Client: “Um…whoa…yea…..definitely…”
And my client took an appreciative deep breath and said softly “wow”.

04/23/2026

Arthritis in the knee???
The largest of our buttock muscles is Gluteus Maximus. In order for this usually strong muscle to contract fully the lower spine must be in extension i.e. following it's natural curves. If the Glutes are allowed to fully contract there will be less stress placed on the hips, knees and ankles. So...if the lower back is tight and the arch is forced out of it's natural alignment the gluteal muscle will be unable to contract fully causing anterior joint stress to the knee which is thought to be the most common cause of degenerative arthritis of the knee.
Massage, cupping, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, acupuncture pen therapy and Shock Vitalize can help! I have the tools to make you feel better!

04/22/2026

Grab a gift certificate! Make Mom happy and healthy!!🙏❤️🪬

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

Shoulder stretch!!!
---in a squatting position, facing something that will support your body weight, hold tightly with one hand and lean away backwards, slowly. Allow your body weight to do the work! Let your scapulae open, relaxing and rounding shoulder blades.

MUSCLES that will STRETCH:

Primary muscles: Trapezius. Rhomboids. Latissimus dorsi. Posterior deltoid.
Secondary: Teres minor

USEFUL for the following:

Neck muscle strain
Whiplash (neck sprain)
Cervical nerve stretch syndrome Wry neck (acute torticollis)
Upper back muscle strain
Upper back ligament sprain Impingement syndrome
Rotator cuff tendonitis
Shoulder bursitis
Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis). Deb Juraci Ribeiro Capataz Danielle Renee

04/19/2026

studies have highlighted the frequency of shoulder problems in the ‘healthy’ normal population.

2011 - ultrasound study on 51 men aged between 40-70 who had no shoulder pain symptoms, concluded that 96% of asymptomatic males have some degree of moderate to severe shoulder pathology. The most common pathologies visualised issues were:

· Sub acromial thickening - 78%

· Acromio-clavicular joint degeneration - 65%

· Rotator cuff tendon pathology - 39%,

· Subscapularis tendon pathology - 25%,

· Partial thickness tear - 22%

· Cartilage pathology in the ball socket - 14%.

What's your best option? Seek advice from your manual therapist. Find out how manual therapy can help keep your shoulders healthy and avoid the development of serious injury.
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