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| − | <p>How To Find Professional Massage Therapists</p>
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| − | <p>The term "massage therapy" encompasses many different techniques, but in general this practice involves pressing, rubbing, and manipulating massage and other soft tissues of the body with the use of hands and fingers, and for some modalities, elbows and feet. Massage has existed since antiquity. Hippocrates even referred to massage as "the art of rubbing." These days, there are more than 80 modalities of therapeutic massage and these can help one's health in a number of ways. </p>
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| − | <p> For one, massage is said to be an effective way of managing pain, relax worn out muscles, decrease anxiety, and aid in the rehabilitation of sports-related injuries. Massage therapy is often considered part of complementary and alternative medicine, but it is increasingly common to see mainstream physicians including this in a patient’s treatment plan as well. There is limited evidence that can explain how massage exactly brings about the aforementioned benefits, but many believe this has something to do with the pain receptors being blocked, the release of endorphins and serotonin into the blood stream following the stimulation of the parasympathetic system and the enhanced flow of the lymph.</p>
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| − | <p> In the United Kingdom, you can see massage therapists in a variety of settings, including private offices, hospitals, nursing homes, studios, and sport and fitness facilities. If you are looking for [http://london-massage-therapy.co.uk London massage]therapist, the Internet is a good place to start. If you do not know the actual URL of the massage clinic, you can run a query online using a search engine. Alternatively, you may use the “Find a Therapist” tool on the websites maintained by the General Council for Massage Therapies and their member organizations. Through these websites’ “Find a Therapist” tool, you can find London massage therapists that have received adequate training, and follows the industry’s best standards as well as strict ethical protocols. </p>
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| − | <p> Massage therapists are more adept in a particular modality than others. So when you’re looking for one, consider what modalities they specialize on. For example, if you have a sports-related injury, then go to a practitioner of [http://london-massage-therapy.co.uk/en/show/29-sports-massage sports massage London]. By the same token, the techniques used by a therapist specializing in sports massage in London, may not be the best ones to use on elderly clients.</p>
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| − | <p>Massage therapists work by appointment. You can either give them a call or make reservations online hours or a day before so you don’t have to wait for long periods at the clinic. You can also hire a practitioner who offers visiting massage London. In this set up, the professional doing visiting massage in London will go to your house or hotel to perform the therapeutic massage.</p>
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| − | <p> If you are getting complementary and alternative therapies such as massage on a regular basis to treat an injury or other health condition, don't forget to tell your doctor about it. This will prompt your doctor to make changes to your care to make certain that there are no conflicting or redundant treatments.</p>
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