Quiet Strength Massage Therapy, LLC | Virginia Beach
Linda Boyer, LMT | Virginia Beach, VA
Myth: You can’t get a massage if you weigh too little, or too much. There are so many variations of this misconception. And the myths sound like they were made up by the MeanGirls. "Skinny people don’t have enough “meat on their bones” to get a massage, they’ll just bruise." "Overweight people can’t get a …
Sometimes getting a full night’s sleep seems impossible to achieve. No matter the cause -- stress? pain? your work schedule? or some other reason -- if you are not receiving regular quality sleep, it can lead to other health problems. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says, “Insufficient sleep is associated with a number of …
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 …
(1) Got a Headache? Tension headaches (often called stress headaches) are the most common type of headaches among adults. Pain or pressure in your forehead, or on the top or sides of your head? Could be a tension headache. It's especially likely if you've been hunching over a desk, spent a lot of time in a car, or …
Sometimes when I meet somebody and tell them I'm a massage therapist, they tell me they have been meaning to get a massage. They mention tension in their shoulders, or they feel stressed out because of their job, or they have pain in their back that never seems to go away. Oftentimes, they had a massage before… but it's …
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(This is a guest post by Barry Hatfield, a massage therapist & blogger who practices in Ohio. Shared with you by permission.) Body image. Almost everybody has something about their body that they don’t like. For many people it’s a minor issue, no big deal. But some people have a major issue with their body image. It affects how …
If you have low back pain, you're in good company... Here are some ways I can help you...