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More About Graston Technique Therapy

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontJune 14, 2021703Views 0Likes 0Comments

More About Graston Technique Therapy A Graston technique therapy is a manual therapy that is effective in improving and treating soft tissue conditions. Patients experiencing chronic pain, acute, or post-surgical conditions can greatly benefit from GT therapy. Stainless steel tools are used in Graston technique therapy. They are usually concave and convex shapes with rounded edges…

Massage Therapy For Runners and Athletes

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontJuly 12, 2020815Views 0Likes 0Comments

Massage Therapy For Runners and Athletes Whether you run for fun, competition, or stress relief, there are ways massage therapy can significantly improve your running potential. Reduced Muscle Pain and Fatigue When you have started a new training program, increased the intensity of your training, or are simply just running more mileage, massage therapy…

Wellness at Home Webinar- Brilliant!

Blogs on Skin, Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontMay 15, 2020757Views 0Likes 0Comments

Well-weekend with four 20-minute presentations, each of which will teach, demonstrate, and guide a different approach to at-home wellness. Each presentation will leave you with a variety of tangible exercises, tools, and resources that you can choose from and try out at home to improve and develop your personal wellness. Topics to be covered will include: -…

Tui Na- Chinese Medicinal Deep Tissue Massage

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontMay 18, 2019965Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tui Na- Chinese Medicinal Deep Tissue Massage It is a form of deep tissue work. I also blend well with other massage styles. TuiNa is a type of massage that is becoming more and more popular for both practitioners and clients is Tui Na massage or Tuina massage. Pronounced “twee-Nah,” Tui Na massage is…

What Is Facial Cupping? Will It Leave Marks?

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontMarch 18, 20191KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Facial Cupping Can be Added to Your Massage This is an example of Cupping Facial- a treatment on it's own. I however offer facial cupping, as an add-on to a full body massage. Facial cupping is the same as Cupping facial in terms of cupping technique itself and benefits, it is just done in a…

Can You Use Your Health Savings Acc for A Massage? Yes!

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontJanuary 22, 20191KViews 0Likes 0Comments

HSAs, HRAs, FSAs in Vermont Due to limited reimbursement of massage therapy in VT and most US states and thus inability to bill most insurances, we would like to remind that we can take Health savings account payments with a referral from your doctor stating that massage is beneficial to your treatment/wellness plan. Health Savings Accounts (HSA),…

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Massage + Graston M2 Technique Helps Soft Tissue Dysfunction

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontDecember 5, 20182KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Massage Incorporating Tools Soft Tissue Mobilization After completing Graston M1 Basic Tools training and purchasing Graston Tools, (which were not cheap!) I decided to complete final level Graston M2 Technique Training and take the preferred provider test. It was truly a great class. What impressed me the most was how diaphragmatic breathing can improve range of motion. Not…

What is Graston Technique? And How Does It Help?

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontSeptember 30, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Brilliant Massage Therapy is now officially certified provider of Graston Technique a form of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization. Graston Technique is often performed by Physical Therapists, Massage therapists, Chiropractors, Occupational Therapists. Performing Graston Technique is fun because stainless steal instruments amplifies tissue fibrosis to therapists hands the way fingers sometimes can't. In other words its…

What Is Fascia? Myofascial Massage, It’s Fascianating!

Massage Burlington VermontAugust 19, 20181KViews 0Likes 0Comments

What is Fascia? Thoracolumbar fascia A fascia (/ˈfæʃ(i)ə/; plural fasciae /ˈfæʃii/; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. The fascial network is a beautiful, crystal like, three-dimensional, spider’s web structure that is ever-flowing and uninterrupted. It encompasses the…

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Simple Ways How To Have Less Upper and Lower Back Pain

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontFebruary 22, 2018668Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you have been suffering from back pain, there are things you can do live as pain free as possible with little changes. If you do not have any bulging or herniated disks or any other damage with these little steps you might be able to keep it that way until the old age! It's…

Many Benefits of a PostNatal and PreNatal Massage

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontOctober 12, 2017765Views 0Likes 0Comments

Pre and Post Natal Massage Prenatal massage is therapeutic bodywork that focuses on the special needs of the mother-to-be as her body goes through the dramatic changes of pregnancy. It enhances the function of muscles and joints, improves circulation and general body tone, and relieves mental and physical fatigue. The gentle, noninvasive approach of prenatal massage…

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What’s a Fascia Release aka Myofascial release? Focus Neck and Back Pain

Main blogs, Massage Burlington VermontSeptember 29, 20171KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Fascia Release Recently I have attended a class (2017 September) on back and neck injuries with Dr. Ben Benjamin in Concord, CT. This professional has been doing massage over 40 years now, since he was 20 years old. He taught us new techniques on advanced Fascia work for neck and back pain. Also how important…

More About Graston Technique Therapy

Massage Therapy For Runners and Athletes

Wellness at Home Webinar- Brilliant!

Tui Na- Chinese Medicinal Deep Tissue Massage

What Is Facial Cupping? Will It Leave Marks?

Can You Use Your Health Savings Acc for A Massage? Yes!

Massage + Graston M2 Technique Helps Soft Tissue Dysfunction

What is Graston Technique? And How Does It Help?

What Is Fascia? Myofascial Massage, It’s Fascianating!

Simple Ways How To Have Less Upper and Lower Back Pain

Many Benefits of a PostNatal and PreNatal Massage

What’s a Fascia Release aka Myofascial release? Focus Neck and Back Pain

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