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Can Massage Help When I Am in Acute Low-Back Pain?

Posted on April 26, 2018 Written by Larry Swanson Leave a Comment

When you are in acute low-back pain – when your back is locked down and your pain level is a 9 out of 10 – can massage help? The short answer: Yes. Massage can definitely help. I have many clients who benefit greatly from regular massage to help keep their backs healthy and from treatment […]

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The Self-Healing Mind Trick for Low-Back Pain

Posted on January 27, 2018 Written by Larry Swanson Leave a Comment

woman grimacing from low-back pain

Low-back pain sucks! Its insidious persistence annoys you. The way it saps your vitality is disheartening. You just want to get back to your normal, pain-free life. It frustrates your doctor, who can offer only pain medications and educated guesses as to when it might pass. The very nature of low-back pain can lock your […]

Filed Under: Self-Care Tagged With: low-back pain, self-healing

Lessons from a Low-Back Pain Episode

Posted on January 26, 2018 Written by Larry Swanson Leave a Comment

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My path to a massage career began with recurring bouts of severe low-back pain many years ago. I would routinely get clobbered by episodes of pain that would put me in bed for days at a time. One of the reasons I ended up in bed is because that’s what my doctor recommended. Back then, […]

Filed Under: Self-Care Tagged With: low-back pain, self-healing

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  • Office Fitness Best Practices
  • Can Massage Help When I Am in Acute Low-Back Pain?
  • The Self-Healing Mind Trick for Low-Back Pain
  • Lessons from a Low-Back Pain Episode

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AMTA-transProfessional Member
American Massage Therapy Association

Board Certified by
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB), 1998-2018

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Certified in Orthopedic Massage by
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Graduate of Brian Utting School of Massage

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