The Massage Message: Beijing Wrap-up

3 September 2008 No Comment

The Massage Message: September 10th, 2008

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News: Massage and Bodywork at the Olympics

Michael Phelps

“I have been getting two massages a day and ice baths.”

Lolo Jones

“A businessman needs a laptop. Athletes need massages and the right diet.”

Dara Torres

“…and the two proceeded to massage Torres’s shoulders and legs with their feet so their hands wouldn’t tire and they could apply more force…”

Click here to see what other Olympic athletes have to say about the benefits of massage and bodywork…

Events: World’s Greatest Massage Workshop at Yoga Soup

Date: Sunday, September 14th
Time: 12:30pm - 3:30pm

Self Help Center

Headaches / Migraines

Causes

The muscles most commonly associated with causing headaches are the trapezius - usually, the upper trapezius.

Self-Treatment

Upper Trapezius 1

Get a tennis ball and hold it in the groove of a doorjamb.
Keeping hold of the ball, bend over and press the top of the opposite trapezius (the muscle between the shoulder and the neck) into the ball.