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I'm Rick Morgan, and I own Rejuvenations Massage Therapy in Herndon, VA. People ask me how massage can enhance their health. This blog is my place to share those answers.

Archive for July, 2008

I wrote this article for the August 2008 issue of Your Health Magazine. Since almost 80% of the clients at Rejuvenations come to use to treat their chronic pain, I thought I’d reprint it here.

From western medicine to alternative practices, there are many therapeutic models to treat chronic pain and help you feel better […]

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Is Your Job Stressing You Out?

Friday, July 18th, 2008

A few years ago, my wife was experiencing some health problems. The doctor’s diagnosis was that her job was too stressful. Six months later, she left that job to start her own company, and those health problems completely disappeared (that’s a pretty stressful job if starting a business is less stressful!).
My wife’s job/stress-related health problems […]

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Should Massage Hurt?

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

My aunt came into our massage center last completely unable to move her neck. I worked on her, but I was very gentle…I didn’t want to hurt her, even though I knew she needed deep therapy. Two days later, one of my therapists worked on her. Since he’s not related to her, he had no […]

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Breath easy

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

It’s July…time for picnics, lazy days at the pool, ice cream, and code orange days that drive people with respiratory problems inside. It seems unfair that we make it through Spring’s pollen, only to face the (literally) hazy days of summer.
All kidding aside, the air quality in the summer is very hard on people […]

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