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Massage & Bodywork Burned Calories Count?
Massage & Bodywork and be strenuous work. I know I can really work up a sweat. Do/should these calories burned count in the exercise record? I did three massages consecutively and have used the calorie calculator from the SELF.com website. www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators. This website compared with a few…
How are you doing?
I'm trying to decide what Continuing Ed. I want to do. Recert at the end of the year. I finally found a great therapist to do trades with. I feel so pampered. Couldn't have come at a better time. Been dealing with some stress lately and have turned to sweets. But I think things are starting to look up and I'm getting that…
Parkinson's and Chair Massage
Working on the "Parkinson's Stoop". Client prefers the chair to the table due to the extreme curvature in the C/T spine. Extremely limited ROM. Any suggestions for stretching this type of client?
Massage, Bodywork and more Calorie Calculators
I looked up massage calorie calculators and came across these links. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/caloriesburned/aerobics/result?weightPounds=165&duration=60&activity=&met=5.0&submit= http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/reload.pl Hope this…
Injuries keeping you down?
Throughout my life time I've sustained my fair share of injuries. Broken bones, lacerations, torn meniscus, car accident related injuries: whip lash and soft tissue damage just to name a few. (Boy I sure could use a massage right about now.) Becoming active has helped strengthen my body and alleviate most of my pains, but…