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The exTraordinary
BenefiTs Daily Massage
habits drive your destiny
EXECUIVE SUMMARYbyDR. SCO DONKIN
i Dont neeD to see achiropractor. iM fine,
saiD the husbanD of one
of My patients.
Ellen had been my patient ormany years and was eager or herhusband to come in. A riend
reerred her to me, and Ellen was sopleased with her results, she wantedher husband to have the same pain-ree experience.
But Ellens husband, James, was atough customer.
She spent months asking, When
are you going to see Dr. Donkin.More to appease his wie than to assesshis nonexistent health issues, Jamesmade an appointment and reluctantlycame to my oce. He made sure thesta and I knew he was there only to
placate his wie and that he did notneed to be adjusted. Tere wasnt
anything wrong with him.
During his initial exam, I asked
him the customary questions about
his health history. He told me about
high blood pressure and indigestion,
so I was not surprised when he
revealed that he was working in a
high-stress high-tech position made
worse by tough economic times.
But still, he assured me he was
just ne.
It was dicult or me to get Jamesto relax. Even though he insisted he
was relaxed, his shoulders were tense
and hard. Surely he was carrying the
weight o his work on his shoulders,
as many o my patients do.
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Ater some exercises, I was nally
able to get James to relax. He was
astonished at the act that he had
never elt his body so at ease. Hehad never experienced such a relaxed
state o mind and body because he
had nothing to compare it to.
For years, he had been walking
around on edgehis muscles knotted
and tense. A ast-ood lunch between
clients, the constant pings o emailson his BlackBerry, a laptop lled with
work brought home at night let no
time or even a leisurely meal or walk
in the evening.
We discussed a treatment plan
that included regular chiropracticadjustments, progressive rehabilita-
tion, and massage therapy.
Massage therapy? he questioned.Whats the point o that?
I knew he would be convinced
once he elt the dramatic eectso regular massage therapy. Acustomized plan or massage therapy
helped him get in touch with theeects his high-stress job and poorliestyle choices were having on his
body.
Our rst win with massage wasimproved sleeping. Once unableto get to sleep and sleep through
the night, James was now relaxedenough to all asleep and stay asleep,awaking at an appropriate timeeeling rereshed.
One win leads to another, and hebegan changing his eating habits bymaking healthier choices. He liked
Making the casefor healthy lifestyle choices
Unhealthy liestyle is the primary contributor to the six leading causes o death in the
U.S.heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, accidents, and diabeteswhich collectively account or over 70 percent o all deaths.People with healthier liestyles live an average o 6 to 9 years longer, postponedisability by 9 years, and compress disability into ewer years at the end o lie.Unhealthy liestyle has a major economic impact. Liestyle-related chronic diseasesaccount or an estimated 70% o the nations medical care costs.Some 40% o all deaths in the U.S. are prematureat least 900,000 deaths annuallydue to unhealthy liestyle choices such as tobacco use, poor diet, sedentary liestyle,
misuse o alcohol and drugs, and accidents.Unhealthy habits contribute to premature aging. People who practiced such habitsas smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, and insucient exercise atage 60 had the same risks or death and disease as people age 74 who made healthierliestyle choices.
Sources: National Center or Health Statistics, CDC,New England Journal o Medicine, Journal o the American Medical Association, Health Afairs,
University o Cambridge (complete citations are in the ull report)
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how he elt. Now he approaches his
day-to-day activities with renewed
vigor and makes time or himsel
and his health.James leveraged his new-ound
knowledge and understanding o
his body to improve his liestyle,
which took him o his path toward
cardiovascular disease with its out-
look o diminished quality and
quantity o lie and onto a path o
health and well-being.
He continues to see me or regular
adjustments as well as requent
massages at the oce. James is just
one patient o many who recognizes
the benets o massage and how,when supplemented with a healthy
liestyle, massage can make a
tremendous dierence in the way he
lives his lie.
life-saving habitsof healthy people
Maintaining a healthy weight
Daily exercise
Not smoking
Smart eating
Consuming moderate amounts
o alcohol (i choosing to drinkat all)
Sucient quantity
and quality o sleep
Eective stress management
Ample water intake
benefits of Massage
for everyone every Day
Reduces stress (reduces negative
and tensing eects o stress)Improves blood
and lymphatic circulation
Improves exibilityIncreases range o motionImproves quality o sleepElevates moodImproves body awareness
(proprioception)Aids in recovery rom injury(neuromusculoskeletal)
Reduces painEnhances quantity o relaxationPrevents injuryReduces severity o injury
basic types of Massage
effleurage
Efeurage is a gliding stroke done
with the palm, whole hand, ngers,
or even your arm. Tis stroke is used
to open the tissue and to get itready or other massage movements.
It can be used alone, i you desire.
kneaDing
Te liting and rolling o tissues
and muscles with a rm touch.
Benets:Increases exibilityand range o motion
Speeds recovery timerom injuries and illness
Reduces tension headachesPhysically relaxes the body
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coMpression
Rhythmic compression into
muscles is used to create a high level
o blood ow and sotening eect in
the tissues. It is generally used as awarm-up or deeper, more specic
massage work.
Benets:Warms up the muscles
Increases circulation
percussion (tapoteMent)Percussion is a simple and repeated
stroke that improves circulation
by stimulating blood ow and
eliminating waste. Te massage
term or this technique is the French
word tapotementmeaning to tap or
pat. Te technique is perormed inthe middle o a massage, when the
patient receives the most benet.
Benets:Increases blood ow
Improves circulation
stretch
Te massaging o the muscles
helps to warm up and elongate those
muscles, increasing their blood ow
and improving their circulation.
Benets:Increases blood ow
Assists in the removal
o metabolic waste
Improves circulation
hawaiianLomi lomi is a common and
popular orm o massage throughout
the world, especially in Hawaii,
Japan, and Europe. Lomi lomi is
a holistic healing tradition beyond
simple massage. Practitioners use the
palms, orearm, ngers, knuckles,
elbows, knees, eet, even sticks and
stones.
Benets:
Helps digestion
what is chronic Disease?
A chronic disease lasts 3 months or more. Chronic diseases generally cannot beprevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear. Eighty-eight
percent o Americans over 65 have at least one chronic health condition and oten more.Health-damaging behaviorsparticularly tobacco use, lack o physical activity, and pooreating habitsare major contributors causing long-term illness and disability.
Here are some o the leading liestyle-related chronic diseases that can be helped withliestyle change: diabetes, cancer, heart disease, depression, anxiety, bromyalgia, highblood pressure, job stress, back pain and other specic areas o pain, sleep problems, andarthritis.
Massage just isnt or someone with sore, aching muscles, long-term pain, or a chronichealth condition. People who are generally healthy can benet rom daily massage as a
way to stay tuned in to overall well-being and delay those chronic health conditions tothe end o lie or avoid them entirely.
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reflexology
More than a basic oot massage,reexology triggers pressure pointsin the eet, ankles, ears, and handsthat correspond to organs and bodysystems. It is believed that pressureapplied to these areas can improve thehealth o the corresponding organsthrough pathways o energy in thebody. Reexology uses kneading,rolling, and grasping techniques.
whats the Difference?
Massage: the act or art o treatingthe body by rubbing, kneading,patting, or the like to stimulatecirculation, increase suppleness,
relieve tension, etc.Massage therapy: the manipu-
lation o sot tissue o the bodyto normalize those tissues and
includes manual and/or mechanical
techniques, such as applying xed,
removable pressure, holding, and
releasing.Massage therapist: a person who
applies a single or combination o
massage methods or an intended
result.
Massage chair type 1: a chair that
resembles a recliner and containsinternal electronic motors and gears
designed to perorm various types
o massage methods set at dierent
levels o intensity and speed.
Massage chair type 2: an
ergonomically-designed chair orpositioning a person who will be
receiving a massage by a massage
therapist.
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Massage techniQues
anD benefits
Most Americans think o massage
therapy as a service ound in luxuryspas and resorts. Its ar rom being
a lavish extravagance. Massage
therapy provides documented health
benets.
Many people turn to massage
therapy to relieve pain and stresswhen nothing else has worked.
Massage, however, can be used as
preventive medicine too. And more
and more people are routinely tuning
in to the many healing benets o
massage therapy.
Here are the types o massage and
the health benets or the particular
technique:
reviving
an ancient art
Massage therapy generally describes the laying on o hands or health purposes,according to the ederal governments National Center or Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Te practice dates back thousands o years. Reerences
to massage have been ound in ancient writings rom many cultures, including those o
Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Japan, China, Egypt, and the Indian subcontinent.
Massage therapy rst became popular in the U.S. in the mid-1800s. In the 1930s and
1940s, however, massage ell out o avor, mostly because o scientic and technological
advances in medical treatments. Interest in massage revived in the 1970s, especially
among athletes.Recent reviews reported by NCCAM show that Americans are using massage or a
wide variety o health-related reasons such as to relieve pain (oten rom musculoskeletal
conditions, but rom other conditions as well); or rehabilitation rom a sports injury;
to reduce stress, increase relaxation, and address eelings o anxiety and depression, in
addition to boosting overall general well-being.
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sweDish Massage
Tis is the most commonly used
type o massage therapy in the U.S.,
primarily or relaxation and stressreduction. In this practice, the
therapy gently kneads or presses the
muscles.
Benets:Reduces stress
Improves circulation
Reduces muscle pain and tension
Speeds healing and recovery
Deep tissue Massage
Terapists use their orearms and
elbows to provide the necessary pre-
ssure to work deep into the muscle
tissue to relieve chronic aches and
pains caused by repetitive strain,
poor posture, and muscle cramping.
Benets:Loosens tight muscles
Increases range o motion
Breaks down scar tissue
and adhesions
Reduces pain
hot stone Massage
A heat-induced treatment that
uses warm smooth stones ormed
rom the cooled sediment o eruptedvolcanoes. Tese stones are highly
regarded or their heat-retaining
qualities. Te stones are heated with
hot water and placed on the body
to provide the warmth necessary or
treatment.
Benets:Provides deep relaxation
Increases circulation o blood
and lymph
Increases mobility or sti
and sore muscles
shiatsu
Shiatsu is an ancient orm oJapanese healing that means nger
pressure. Terapists apply pressure
and stretching on acupressure points
that correspond to meridians or
energy channels that run along the
body. Each meridian relates to a vital
organ or body system. Balancing
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these channels can strengthen vitalorgans, balance energy ow, andortiy the immune system.
Benets:Creates whole body well-being,rom physical to spiritualCan evoke emotions as the bodybreaks through blocked energyowsUsed as eective preventivetherapy
thai MassageBelieved to have been developed
in India more than 2,500 years ago,this is more energizing and rigorousthan traditional orms o bodywork.
While the client is ully clothed incomortable natural ber clothing,
the therapist will move and stretchthe client into dierent Yoga-styleposes.
Benets:Promotes relaxation and stressreduction, increased energy,increased exibility and range
o motion, and centering o themind and body
sports Massage
Specically designed to treat andprevent injury and enhance athleticperormance, this type o massagetherapy is usually used by anyone
who exercises regularly and bymarathon runners and proessionalathletes.
Benets:Prevents (or relieves) musclecramping and spasms
Increases exibilityand loosens tight muscles
Prevents injury
Facilitates rapid recovery
ater strenuous activities
lyMphatic DrainageLymphatic drainage is a natural
approach to help the body removetoxins. Terapists use slow lightstrokes in concentrated areas olymph nodes where lymphatic uidmay be building up.
Benets:Promotes a
healthy lymphatic system
Improves circulation
Increases respiration
Improves muscular system
Improves condition
o the endocrine system
Myofascial release
Fascia is a dense connective
tissue that holds together and
separates dierent internal organs.
It is also completely uninterrupted
throughout the entire body romhead to toe, which makes any area
o the body truly connected to
every other. Tis technique releases
myoascial restrictions in the ascia
using sustained pressure.
Benets:Reduces pain caused byrestricted, tight ascia
Increases range o motionand exibility
Decreases scar tissue andadhesions
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neuroMuscular therapy
Terapists apply a variety o
manual techniques to a specic
area o the muscle being aected,allowing the body to move how it
was intended to.
Benets:Removes trigger points
Restores exibility
Rebuilds strength
Restores optimal oxygen levels
to muscles and tissues
therapeutic touch
Practitioners believe they can
detect imbalances in a persons energy
ow and correct the problem. Tis
method decreases pain by moving
energy through the body by the
laying on o hands. Tis is believed
to be a mind over matter approach
to decreasing pain.
Benets:Relieves pain
Reduces stress
Improves emotional well-being
Selected sources: Mosbys Fundamentals o Terapeutic Massage,
www.Myoascialrelease.com, www.Rehabilitationservices.com,
Judith D. DeLany or the NM Center o St. Petersburg,
National Center or Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (www.nccam.nih.gov)
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Scott Donkin, DC, DACBOH, isan internationally published author,chiropractor, lecturer, and consultant
who has been in private practice inLincoln, Nebraska, or over twenty-
ve years. Dr. Donkin is consideredan expert on the use o the physicalenvironment to promote balance,physical perormance, saety, andlongevity. He owns and operates asuccessul HealthSource Chiropracticand Progressive Rehab clinic.
He is the author o Sitting onthe Job, the co-author o PeakPerormance Body & Mind: How to
Make Your Body Last a Lietime, andis also the producer o a number omultimedia programs on health and
wellness.
He regularly consults with govern-ment agencies on saety practices,with companies on ergonomic andhealth issues or employees, and withmanuacturers o such products asoce urniture, bedding, pillows,and airline seats. Contact him at
www.ScottDonkin.com.
Dr. Scott Donkin
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o discover why and how you can
make daily massage a practical and
economical part o your everydaylie read the ull report, available at
www.Panasonic.com/MassageReport
or www.ScottDonkin.com.
Scott Donkin, DC, DACBOH
5544 South St., Ste. 200
Lincoln, NE 68506
(402) 488-1500
Copyright 2009 Scott Donkin, DC, DACBOH. All Rights Reserved.
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