Researchers testing something athletes have known, probably since the first Olympics, that a good massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage.
The scientists have determined that immediate cyclic compression of muscles after intense exercise reduced swelling and muscle damage.  The study used animals.
“There is potential [...]

 American Cancer Society study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors
A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of other methods, such as biofeedback, homeopathy, and acupressure, are relatively uncommon. The [...]

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) refers to a variety of conditions that primarily affect the arteries of the body, with the exception of the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. A main clinical symptom is intermittent claudication, is pain in the legs caused by atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) of the lower extremities. It [...]