http://musclematters.com.au/ Muscle Matters Articles http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3776 http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3776 Epsom salts Many of you who we have come to with specific problems and received deep tissue work have heard me recommend a nice, hot bath in Epsom Salts that evening. Well, there is a good reason for it. With the creation of new tonics, balms, sprays, soaks and other aids, many people have lost sight of the fact that before all of the fancier products came along, the old-fashioned products were what worked for most people. The newer products... http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3400 http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3400 Health is a very ill defined term. In the Western world, many people see health as a black and white concept. You are healthy unless you have a disease. Many people even go to a doctor with some conditions that the doctor canrsquo;t identify as a disease and the doctor will send them away saying, ldquo;You look healthy to me.rdquo; In my opinion, it is far more useful to look at health as a grayscale of say 1 to 100. 1 being almost dead and... http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3814 http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3814 Oil has been an integral part of massage therapy since time immemorial. The rationale of using oil in a massage is to facilitate ease in gliding over the massage receivers skin. Today one comes across many types of massage oil that help in healing various ailments. These various oils contain ingredients for specific or all skin types to purify and nourish the skin. One of the most popular carrier massage oil is Sweet Almond Oil. A form of... http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3782 http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3782 Full body massage can produce multiple benefits for your health. These benefits go far beyond an hour spent in relaxing quietly, escaping the day. An increasing amount of evidence indicates that stress and tension form the root causes of many diseases and illnesses. Hence, if you able to find ways to alleviate or relieve your stress, you are preventing health problems from emerging or becoming worse. Going for a full body massage on a regular... http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3704 http://musclematters.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=3704 nbsp;Every person has hundreds of bursa scattered throughout the body. The function of a bursa is to decrease friction between two surfaces that move in different directions. Imagine a bursa as being a small balloon containing a little oil with the air removed. The action of rubbing this small balloon between your hands would be smooth and effortless, this would replicate what a bursa does between tendon and bone. You tend to find a bursa at...