What You Need To Know About Massage Therapy

By Levi Eckert

Have you ever wondered what's so good about massage therapy?

 

What You Need To Know About Massage Therapy can help anyone new or familiar to the world of massage. It explains how massage works, why it helps, when it should help, and what it should avoid as well as what types of therapy there are. 

 

Book Features:

 

What to expect before, during, and after a massage

Body Awareness

Tension Chart

Body Math

Tips from a veteran massage therapist

FAQ

 

This book is perfect for people that want to understand why they should get massage therapy. It's time you found out how massage therapy can help you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mythic Pen Press
• Release date: Dec 12, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223383321

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What You Need To Know About Massage Therapy

A Helpful Book For Every Human Being

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Levi G. Eckert

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© 2023 Levi G. Eckert. All Rights Reserved.

Published by Mythic Pen, Greenville, SC.

Cover and formatting © Autumn’s End Designs.

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About This Book:

Have you ever wondered what’s so good about massage therapy?

What You Need To Know About Massage Therapy can help anyone new or familiar to the world of massage. It explains how massage works, why it helps, when it should help, and what it should avoid as well as what types of therapy there are.

Book Features:

●  What to expect before, during, and after a massage

●  Body Awareness

●  Tension Chart

●  Body Math

●  Tips from a veteran massage therapist

●  FAQ

This book is perfect for people that want to understand why they should get massage therapy. It’s time you found out how massage therapy can help you.

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Disclaimer: This book is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, and those seeking personal medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you read in this book. If you think you may have a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room immediately. No physician-patient relationship is created by purchasing, licensing, borrowing, or reading this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Massage Therapy: An Overview

Section 1.1: Massage Benefits

Section 1.2: What can be massaged?

Section 1.3: Health Conditions

Section 1.4: Medications

Section 1.5: Trauma and Massage

Section 1.6: When NOT to get a massage

Section 1.7: Minors and Massage Therapy

Section 1.8: Elderly and Massage Therapy

Section 1.9: Physical Limitations

Chapter Two: Finding a Massage Therapist

Section 2.1: Massage Styles

Section 2.2: How to Maximize Your Deep Tissue Results

Section 2.3: Other Massage Styles

Section 2.4: Choose the Right Method for You

Section 2.5: How to Find a Massage Therapist

Section 2.6: Settings for Massage Therapy

Section 2.7: Before Your First Massage

Section 2.8: What to Expect in a Massage Session

Chapter Three: Muscles

Section 3.1: Muscle Help

Section 3.2: The World of Tension

Section 3.3: Tension Chart

Section 3.4: Why do we get tense?

Section 3.5: Advanced Muscular Tension

Section 3.6: Inflammation

Section 3.7: How Massage Relates to Inflammation

Section 3.8: Scar Tissue

Section 3.9: Injury Zone

Section 3.10: Pain

Section 3.11: High Pain Tolerance

Chapter Four: Body Awareness

Section 4.1: The Whys of Posture

Section 4.2: Equipment

Section 4.3: Long-Term Bad Posture

Section 4.4: Core Importance

Section 4.5: Holding Positions

Section 4.6: Muscular Stiffness

Section 4.7: Relaxation

Section 4.8: Body Math

Section 4.9: Body Math Calendar

Chapter Five: Final Thoughts

Afterword

Appendix A: Treasure Trove of Tips

Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions

Glossary

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Introduction

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In 2006, I had a life changing work accident: a thirty-foot fall from a high storage rack in a warehouse stockroom all the way down to the cement floor.

The impact with the concrete ground damaged my entire left side. Left hip, left wrist, and left head. A small sinus bone broke in the left side of my head, as well as my left wrist. The wrist break needed surgery, requiring a metal plate to heal the bone correctly. My spine, face, and right foot received nerve damage. Living was filled with pain and dysfunction for several years after the disabling injury.

I had to go to doctor and lawyer visits due to the injury happening at work. Physical therapy was critical in my wrist’s recovery. My lawyer requested for me to get an MRI, but my doctor refused to do one. Without receiving a measurement of the damage to my spine, it wasn’t taken care of properly. To this day, I have unmeasured nerve damage in my spine.

Damage sustained in the fall affected my memory, speech, and mobility. From that moment on I couldn’t speak without stuttering and my memory felt like it was in a fog I couldn’t see through. Scar tissue in my left wrist fused to some of the mechanical parts of my first two fingers and thumb.

My left hand had some dysfunction, my back caused electrical shock pains periodically, and headaches ruled my life. It took me a few weeks to be able to walk correctly and a few years to feel almost normal again.

Then it happened, after years of intense pain mixed with mental, emotional, and physical challenges, a friend introduced me to chiropractic care and massage therapy. I was shy, nervous, hesitant, and uncomfortable about being touched by others, but I needed something to change.

Thanks to the chiropractor and massage therapist duo, my suffering decreased over time. It worked amazingly well together. The physical care truly blew my mind. Years of pain and disability began to lessen. Pain had been a part of my every day and almost every motion.

My health journey taught me a lot and it made me want to do something that I swore I would never do: go to school.

I’ve been an introvert my entire life. Being in school, being in public, public speaking, none of it came easy, but I had a feeling inside of me. I just knew I could help others the way I had been helped, so I built up my courage and pushed forward.

Next, I signed up for the massage therapy course at Greenville Tech. There I became one of the managers