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5 Things to Know About Post-Surgical Manual Lymphatic Drainage (PS-MLD)

by Kevin Rebman | Nov 30, 2021 | Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Post-surgical Massage

Table of Contents Toggle The Lymphatic System & Its Role in Healing5 Things to Know Before Your First PS-MLD Session1️⃣ You Can Start PS-MLD as Soon as 3 Days After Surgery2️⃣ Your MLD Therapist Must Have Medical Training3️⃣ Pushing Fluid from Unhealed Incisions...

Coronavirus – Don’t let it keep you out of the game!

by Kevin Rebman | Feb 29, 2020 | Pain Relief Therapy

Table of Contents Toggle Start with Good Hygiene HabitsSelf-Check Before You GoHow it SpreadsWash Your HandsSanitize Commonly Touched SurfacesMask or No Mask?What We Do To Keep You SafeBe Proactive NEWS FLASH: Another flu bug is coming to our area. — Oh, darn....

Flushing Toxins, A Massage Myth

by Kevin Rebman | Jan 10, 2020 | Pain Relief Therapy

Table of Contents Toggle Does Massage Really Flush Out Toxins? The Truth Behind the MythWhat Are “Toxins” in Massage Therapy?How Your Body Naturally Removes ToxinsDoes Deep Tissue Massage Release Toxins?Post-Massage Soreness & Malaise (PMSM)🚨 What...

Six-Days of Real Anatomy Study

by Kevin Rebman | Sep 4, 2019 | Pain Relief Therapy

The world of Massage Therapy is full of old-wives’ tales, health claims which are not true, and modalities which have no science behind them. When I entered this world of manual soft tissue therapy (yes, I hate the term “massage”), I did so from the clinical/medical...

End of the RICE Age

by Kevin Rebman | Aug 9, 2019 | Orthopedic Soft Tissue Therapy

Table of Contents Toggle Gabe Mirkin, MD, MarchDon’t Forget the Corrective Massage! We’ve all heard it before when we’ve twisted an ankle or banged a knee: RICE – Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. It’s an outdated recipe for treating injuries (so says the...

Massage? I Feel Great, Why Now?

by Kevin Rebman | Jul 29, 2019 | Orthopedic Soft Tissue Therapy

I had an interesting question posed the other day. “I’m an athlete and I feel great, so why should I get a sport/corrective massage now?” The answer is simple: Muscle memory ( a.k.a. tissue training) Consider corrective/orthopedic massage as another form of...

On the Road with Teen Athletes!

by Kevin Rebman | Jun 1, 2019 | Orthopedic Soft Tissue Therapy

Table of Contents Toggle From the Sidelines.A Day in the Life…Why Massage is Vital for Teen AthletesHow We Help Teen AthletesCall or Text Us From the Sidelines. I spend a lot of time on weekends and some weekday evenings standing on the sidelines of youth sport venues...

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