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Spring 2010 Newsletter Now Available - “To Your Health”

Posted in General Health, Lymph Drainage, Medical Massage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage, Structural Integration, TMJ, Therapeutic Massage on 03/12/2010 06:26 am by AMMA

The newest edition of our semiannual newsletter, “To Your Health” Spring 2010, is hot off the presses!

Featured articles include:

~ “The Benefits of Lymphatic Massage” - Cathy Ulrich
~ “No Pain, No Gain?” - Cathy Ulrich
~ “Massage for Seniors”

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You may download the newsletter or view it as an Adobe PDF file. The latest version of Adobe Reader is available for free download at http://get.adobe.com/reader/.

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Tiny Touches Make A Big Difference. . .

Posted in Lymph Drainage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage, Structural Integration, TMJ, Therapeutic Massage on 02/26/2010 06:30 am by AMMA

Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much, a recent New York Times article by Benedict Carey, encourages more fist bumps, shoulder pats, hugs, and high fives. So do we!

 

Flex Accounts and HSAs pay for Massage

Posted in Lymph Drainage, Medical Massage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage, Structural Integration, TMJ, Therapeutic Massage on 11/13/2009 09:38 am by AMMA

2009 is almost over. . . . Are you wondering how to best use the money in your Flex Account? A brief workshop will be held discussing how Flex Spending Accounts and HSAs can be used to pay for certain kinds of massage therapy treatments. This 30-minute workshop will be held at 6:00pm on Thursday, November 19th at our office at 317 Cherokee Street in downtown Kingsport. Massage and other manual therapies can play an important role in helping you attain short and long term goals of better health and performance. This workshop is perfect for human resources personnel of large or small corporations, or for individuals with key health challenges they’d like to address.

This short workshop will also provide in depth and often surprising ways in which massage and other manual therapies can help with a variety of health challenges. Some conditions that respond particularly well to treatment include chronic and acute pain, neck and back pain, generalized joint pain, headaches, migraines, TMJD/jaw pain, postural problems, pregnancy, carpal tunnel syndrome, and sciatica. It is also great for detoxification. Join us for an evening of education and discussion.

Amber and Paul Vachon are Nationally Certified Massage Therapists, with advanced training in several forms of bodywork as well as medical massage. To reserve a seat, please send an email to paul@ammatn.com or call us at 423-288-2662.

 

Massage Increases Weight Gain in Pre-Term Infants

Posted in Medical Massage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage on 05/09/2009 06:23 pm by AMMA

This month’s Journal of Perinatology published an interesting study by the Department of Neonatology at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. The study found that massage with is a relatively simple and inexpensive intervention that can improve weight gain in selected preterm infants.

None of us would want to be the any of the babies in the control group! (The ones not receiving massage.)

Read more at PubMed.com:
“Massage with kinesthetic stimulation improves weight gain in preterm infants.” Journal of Perinatology: official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2009 May;29(5):352-7. PMID: 19148112

 

Announcing New Client Stimulus Program!

Posted in Favorite Causes, Kingsport, TN, Lymph Drainage, Medical Massage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage, Structural Integration, Therapeutic Massage on 04/10/2009 04:38 pm by AMMA

We love our clients and we want more clients like YOU! Effective immediately, for every new client you refer to us, AMMA will thank you with a $20 gift certificate to the DownTown Kingsport restaurant or retailer of your choice. There is no limit to the amount of gift certificates you can earn!

Some of those include “Divine Cafe,” “Stir Fry Cafe,” “Kaffe Blue,” “Finer Things for Her,” “Kingsport Grocery Co.,” “Barefoot Chameleon,” “Copper Creek,” “Anglen Photography,” “Mary’s Kitchen,” “T.K.’s Big Dogs,” “Bone Fire,” “Fiddlesticks,” “Bubba’s Book Swap,” “Happy Hostess,” “Carriage House,” “The Courtyard,” “River Mountain Antiques,” “Cafe N’Orleans,” “Guilded Nest,” “The Paper Tree,” “Rainbow’s End Floral,” “Chef’s,” “Nooks & Crannies,” “Annie’s Room,” “YaYa’s Chocolates,” and “Variety Printing.” Just let us know where . . . . There are so many more!

Everyone wins! Your friend gets a great massage. You get $20 to spend as you wish. DownTown businesses get more customers. We get more clients like YOU. . . Sounds like a great deal, huh? Just make sure that your friends let us know that you referred them!

There are exciting things going on in DownTown Kingsport. Check out www.exploredowntownkingsport.com to find out what’s going on and make your wish list for gift certificates!

(Due to conlict of interest concerns, we can’t honor this if you are a licensed healthcare professional. Even so, if you know someone who could benefit, please let us know!)

 

Massage Reduces Hospital Stay in Pre-Term Babies

Posted in Medical Massage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage on 01/09/2009 09:21 pm by AMMA

The December edition of the Journal of Perinatology published a great research study performed at a nursing school in Brazil. The study found that in the case of premature babies born at 32 weeks or less, those who received massage were released from the hospital an average of 7 days before their non-massaged counterparts. Neonatal sepsis was also greatly reduced in this group.

No big surprise there. Read more at PubMed.com:
“Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates.” Journal of Perinatology: official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2008 Dec;28(12):815-20. PMID: 18633421

 

Practice Yoga For Back Pain

Posted in Pre-Natal and Infant Massage on 06/10/2008 07:05 pm by AMMA

By Asheesh Mani

Pregnancy is a joyful period for a couple; however, a nagging back pain can convert this blissful tenure into an uncomfortable experience. In recent times, yoga to relieve back pain has emerged as a popular option amongst pregnant women.

A pregnant woman can benefit immensely by practicing yoga. Some of the benefits include a boost to the energy level that is highly required during labor, respite from back problems, weight control that helps reduce pressure on the spine and of course, release of stress. Pregnancy yoga consists of very low-impact exercises that gently relax the muscles and improve blood circulation. In the long term, it prepares you for the final day when you require extra energy to deliver the little one. Read the rest of this entry »

 

Infant Massage and Your Baby

Posted in Pre-Natal and Infant Massage on 05/17/2008 07:05 pm by AMMA

Written by Andrew Stratton

There is a growing trend towards infant massage. Some mothers are learning these special techniques, or taking their children to baby classes where they can learn the proper movements.

There is actually proof that these rubdown techniques not only relax your baby, but more importantly, aid in their development into intelligent, happy children who are fully aware of the world around them.

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An Email of Thanks

Posted in Lymph Drainage, Medical Massage, Pre-Natal and Infant Massage, Structural Integration, Therapeutic Massage on 05/13/2008 06:12 am by AMMA

We recently received this email from a woman with whom Paul worked when we lived in Asheville, NC. It was the highlight of our day. Thanks, Beverly!

Beverly asked some good questions regarding what to look for in a therapist. Keep reading to see our answers.

See our Testimonial section for more letters like this.

All of our testimonials are reprinted with permission. If you would like to make your story available to others, please let us know. Contact us at amma@ammatn.com or send us a letter the old-fashioned way.

Answers to her questions.