The hazy days of summer are here
As you are out enjoying the summer, keep your health in mind please. Do remember to stay hydrated especially on those humid days. Enjoy the bounty of summer of local produce. And, whatever your choice of outdoor activity, be sure that you don't overdo it, that you stretch and that you enjoy!
Call us if you need help with muscle aches and pains. We're here for you ... summer, fall, winter and spring!
Why have multiple massages in a
short time period?
Thanks
to massage therapist, Penny Edmison, for writing this article for us.
Muscles fibers, when healthy, are like a weave of a fabric: smooth, parallel and evenly woven. A chronic, or old and reoccuring, injury is when the muscle fibers have healed too quickly and/or too often over time. This quick healing causes fibrosis, commonly known as knots, which causes decreased blood flow and pain to the injured muscle.
The reason we often recommend
three
consecutive appointments that are 48 hours apart for these old injuries
is that
it gives
the massage therapist three opportunities to break up the "knots,"
allowing
just enough healing time before the next treatment to keep the muscle(s)
injured.
By the end treatment, the healing process has been
slowed
down and the fibers of the muscle are healthy and smooth, allowing
increased
blood flow, less pain and increased range of motion. Stretching
after
exercise is highly recommended because stretching too helps slow down
the healing
of the injured muscle.
And of course, regular massage is a great way to maintain the health of active muscles...or because of foreshortening (a muscle that is in the same position repeatedly shortens to be more efficient) inactive muscles too!
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We
now have 150 people who like us on Facebook! We appreciate all of
you! When we reach 200 fans, we'll be giving away another one hour
massage. If you haven't checked us out yet, please do. We're at
facebook.com/harborhealth. If you have friend whom you think would be
interested in tips on natural living, organics, muscle fitness and
overall wellness, please suggest they like us too. We'd love to get to
know them too!
Summertime products
Don't
forget we have Bug Bands, natural insect repellant with no chemicals.
And, we've been using them and carrying them for three years now, so we
know they work! We can give you a number of great testimonials. We also have high quality sunscreen that ranks well on the ewg.org/sunscreen list and doesn't contain any of the chemicals that Dr. Mercola says are harmful. Not only that, we've been testing that out a lot this summer too! We now have two outdoor festivals on bright, hot, sunny weekends under our belts with no sunburns! Not to mention trips to the beach and general outside play using it too. Stop in when you're downtown and check out what we have available.
