The Body Matrix Massage

07/14/2024

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PUBLISHES LARGEST STUDY EVER ON MASSAGE THERAPY USE

July 2024

"Many people receive massage therapy and for many reasons. But according to a new study – the largest and most comprehensive ever conducted on the subject – the prevalence of visits to massage therapists is higher than one might have imagined and the reasons may be surprising."

“What our study shows is that it’s probably not helpful any longer to label massage as an ‘alternative’ therapy, with all of the marginality that the term conveys.”

“Licensed massage therapists ought to be respected as mainstream practitioners, whose profession provides a therapeutic approach not just to address pain and functional challenges but to foster wellness and overall well-being, physical and emotional.

Everyone can benefit from working with a skilled massage therapist. They’re the hidden gems in the healthcare system.” - Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H., University Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health. (Robert Rogers/Baylor University)

Study Link: Journal of Science & Healing
Prevalence & Determinants of Massage Therapy Use in the US
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830724000958

06/06/2022

Learn how to do 10 simple shoulder exercises to relieve pain and tightness, increase your range of motion, and bring greater comfort and ease to all your movements. We also include home remedies for shoulder pain and tips to help prevent it.

05/19/2022

Learn step-by-step instructions on how to perform 4 simple stretches to help alleviate your neck and shoulder pain.

04/19/2022

01/18/2022

L-Lysine: Pathogen Inhibitor

This amino acid enters the liver and acts as a smokescreen to all of the pathogens that are responsible for liver disease and autoimmune disorders. Pathogens, especially those in the herpetic family such as Epstein-Barr, shingles, HHV-6, HHV-7, and the undiscovered HHV-10, HHV-11, HHV-12, HHV13, HHV-14, HHV-15, and HHV-16, hate lysine. It’s like the powder that comes out of a fire extinguisher—a retardant that deters these bugs from proliferating.

By inhibiting and reducing pathogen load, L-lysine acts as an anti-inflammatory to the entire nervous system, especially the central nervous system and the vagus and phrenic nerves, which get targeted by neurotoxins produced by EBV, shingles, and other bugs.

L-lysine strengthens the immune system and aids in some of the liver’s most important functions. It helps with autoimmune disorders, liver disease, TMJ, bell’s palsy, sciatica, Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, eczema, fatigue, ringing in the ears, balance issues, migraines, thyroid problems, nodules, cysts, PCOS, endometriosis, RA, lupus, MS, TMJ, shingles, cold sores, neuropathy, eye floaters, fibroids, canker sores, mouth and tongue sores and ulcers, and more.

When you take L-Lysine year-round, you have less chance of getting a bad flu or for a pathogen such as EBV or shingles–whether it’s one that you already have or it’s a new strain that you pick up–to proliferate and cause new symptoms or a worsening of existing symptoms.

For more information on how to use L-lysine and other supplements, including suggested dosages, you can refer to Cleanse To Heal (51% off today on Amazon!).

11/18/2021

The Bridge - a great exercise for low back pain.

Technique:
To improve core strength of several muscles in combination, try a bridge;
• Lie on your back with your knees bent. Keep your back in a neutral position, not arched and not pressed into the floor. Avoid tilting your hips. Tighten your abdominal muscles
• Raise your hips off the floor until your hips are aligned with your knees and shoulders. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds
• Return to the start position and repeat

How Often?
30 times, twice daily

11/17/2021

The Birddog. Great exercise for low back pain.

Technique:
Begin on all fours, hands directly under your shoulders and knees directly under your hips.
Keep head aligned with spine (to help avoid tilting head, look at floor)
Keep buttocks and abdomen tight. Do not arch the back.
Lift one arm up and forward until it is level with torso; simultaneously lift the opposite leg in the same manner.
Keep arm, spine, and opposite leg aligned as if they are forming a tabletop.
Balance yourself for 10-15 seconds then slowly return to starting position.
Switch sides and repeat.
Remember to breathe.

How Often?
Do 10 repetitions each side, twice daily.