Category: Massage therapy for people with cancer
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Can Massage Help Neuropathy?
Oftentimes people will ask, “Can massage help with this . . .?” Some of the more common questions are about headaches, back pain, & stress. But my clients also want help with issues like Peripheral Neuropathy. Peripheral Neuropathy refers to damage to the nerves and peripheral nervous system. (That’s the network of nerves that branch…
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Helping My Clients Cope with Anxiety & Stress from Cancer
When you are going through a course of cancer treatment, many people find that their stress and anxiety levels can go up exponentially. You may be experiencing some or all of these things: Physical symptoms such as back pain, tight shoulders, or headaches that feel connected to your stress Emotional symptoms such as depression, feeling…
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“Are you certified in Oncology Massage?”
Good question. The short answer is, I’m Licensed in therapeutic massage by the Virginia nursing board (because we don’t have our own dedicated massage therapy Board in the Department of Health Professions.) And as a Preferred Provider from the Society for Oncology Massage (s4om.org), I have taken advanced training classes to learn about safely adapting…