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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 the 'Health Tips' Category

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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Is Gardening Safe?

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

I like doing yard work, but sometimes I’m just not in the mood. So I set out to find some justification for letting it go another week. I came across a survey from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, it didn’t give me the data […]

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Be Careful Out There

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Yesterday was beautiful here in the DC area—it was the kind of day that makes you want to get outside and do something physical. My wife and I took an hour walk in the morning. Then she went for long a swim and topped off the day with a trip to the driving range. She […]

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Taking Care of Yourself in the Heat

Monday, June 9th, 2008

How about that heat this weekend…and this week. I thought we weren’t supposed to swelter like this until August. Every year I forget about the impact heat has on me until I overdo it and end up comatose on the couch for no apparent reason…for example, Saturday morning I went to see the little league […]

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