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A Series on Breath: Part One

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:28:00 GMT

Ok, so if you're not onto it, here are some tidbits about breathing!

All of us that are alive breathe -- we agree there. However, some of us have good breathing habits and some of us have, let's say, not as good breathing habits. It's like our diets -- maybe you always eat healthy, maybe you always eat junk food, or, maybe, you're somewhere in between. Now, we're not going to get into diet here but, like diets, our breathing habits, style, and patterns are formed by a variety of factors in our lives and, like our diets, we can intervene and achieve benefits from becoming more aware of our breath and its affects on our bodies.

We're talking about breath because tension can be a big factor in breathing patterns. Such tension, like many other tensions, can be relieved, thereby, assisting the body in healing itself. As you are probably aware, your breathing affects your energy, your sleep, your level of anxiety, your mood, and the list goes on.

In this three (maybe four) part series, we are going to be providing you with some tidbits of information regarding breath. The quoted material is from The Science of Breath: A Practical Guide, 1979. Here are our first two quotations:

"The breath is perhaps the only physiological process [blinking your eyes is another one] that can be either voluntary or involuntary. [You] can breathe, making your breath do whatever you wish, or you can ignore it and after awhile the body simply begins to breathe on its own."

"The breath is a bridge, or link, between the body and the mind."

Think about it and we will be back with Part Two soon!
Sollievo

Acupuncture and Massage Articles!

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:21:00 GMT

Hello Reader!

If you are in the Boston-area, like we are at Sollievo, we hope you are enjoying the cooler Spring weather this week and our much-needed rain! We have posted some interesting links on our Facebook page (make sure to "LIKE" us!!) over the past few months and we wanted to compile the articles here to share with you. We hope you find these articles as informative as we did.

Despite some common misperceptions, massage is definitely not just for pampering! A Wall Street Journal article details some of the scientifically-proven medical benefits of massage. There has been a boom in research due, in part, to the greatly increasing popularity of massage.

In this NPR story, the U.S. Military is leaning away from the "pill for every ill" mentality. Instead, the military is trying to make alternative treatments, such as acupuncture, more widely available. In the process, military doctors are having to win over skeptics to these new forms of treatment.

Dr. Holly Phillips describes how acupuncture has been shown to decrease the frequency and intensity of migraines on this CBS video. The video also briefly discusses other applications of acupuncture.

Here are 7 great reasons to try acupuncture!

How is a massage like an apple? Both can keep the doctor away! A study in the Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine shows that even one massage benefits the immune system and can reduce stress. Massage is also a promising treatment for autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.

Have a great Wednesday!

Sollievo

How Much Pressure is Too Much?

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:48:00 GMT

We are frequently asked about the most effective pressure level during a therapeutic massage Pressure is subjective for everyone, so it can be best to operate on a general pressure scale. During a therapeutic massage, the pressure should, on a scale from 1-10, register between 1-7. The actual depth and pressure of a "7" will vary for different people. Often, clients get nervous or wary about the effectiveness of a massage when the pressure registers around a "1" or a "2". There are numerous benefits that come from lighter, and even hands-free work! Modalities such as reiki, manual lymphatic drainage, passive work, and craniosacral therapy are able to create positive changes in a person's body. Too much pressure, however, can have negative effects on a person and, often, it can result in an opposite impact from the intended goals of a session. When the pressure registers between an 8-10 on a person's sensory scale, the massage stops being therapeutic. People tend to tense their muscles against too much pressure and their muscles begin to "fight" with the massage therapist. People usually come in for a massage to help relax their bodies and, when the pressure is too much, they end up leaving with muscles that are still tightly clenched or, in a worst case scenario, actually injured or damaged.

Your massage therapist will check in with you a couple of times during your massage about the pressure, but at any point in time, if you would like more or less, please just let the therapist know! We always want to know immediately if we go into the 8-10 pressure range. Past that, it is all personal preference as to where you fall in the 1-7 range.

Be well,
Sollievo

3 Steps to Hydration

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:51:00 GMT

FYI – True hydration is a three step process. Drinking lots of water is a good step, but only the first of the
three. In addition to drinking water regularly, try to incorporate good fats into your diet such as those
found in olive oil or pure virgin coconut oil. These fats help prevent interstitial seepage (water leakage
from the cell walls) and ensure that your cells have enough water to function at maximum capacity.
You should also take care to incorporate electrolytes such as magnesium and potassium into your diet.
These electrolytes initiate crucial cell processes to effectively hydrate the body. Foods rich in potassium
include bananas, apricots, prunes and salmon, and foods rich in magnesium include almonds, cashews,
barley and quinoa; foods such as spinach and beans provide with the best of both world and are high
in both potassium and magnesium. So while water is a good start, water alone is not enough to truly
hydrate the body.

Be well!
Sollievo

Relieving a Cramp

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:04:00 GMT

Do you know how to quickly relieve a cramp? Use the opposite muscle! Muscles are connected to bones and when they contract, they move the bones (motion). Muscles also work in pairs, so if one muscle contracts, the other muscle lengthens. For example, when you contract your bicep muscle, the tricep muscle will lengthen. Both muscles can not contract simultaneously so, in the case of a cramp, if you force contraction of the non-spasmed muscle, the cramp will subside. Pretty cool. Huh?!

Be well!
Sollievo

Chinese and Japanese Acupuncture

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:43:00 GMT

When most people think of acupuncture, they think of needles -- which leads them to memories of doctors’ offices, painful injections & booster shots! This connection is so unpleasant that it stops people from trying acupuncture or even learning what it is really allabout, but did you know that acupuncture treatments are so relaxing that most of the people fall asleep or reach a very deep state of relaxation during treatment?

In our blog today, we would like to dispel the myths and fears by sharing information about acupuncture and needles that are used during the treatment.

While western, medical needles are used to and intended to inject medicines into the body, acupuncture needles are intended to release specific symptoms while creating balance within the body. Symptoms are released by inserting hair-thin, sterile needles into specific acupuncture points along mapped out meridians in the body. Your acupuncturist will determine which points need to be stimulated to treat your condition(s). Most of the needles will not be felt at all – those that you do feel will feel like a pinch.

There are two main styles of acupuncture and both of them are practiced here at Sollievo: Chinese and Japanese. Both are rooted in the Medical classics of ancient China -- written over 4000 years ago. Both styles are very powerful and produce amazing results in treating illnesses, but there are differences between them.

When acupuncture was brought to Japan, many of the first practitioners were blind, and thus began the divergence of the two systems. The practice of Japanese acupuncture began to take shape in more subtle & gentle ways. The practitioners relied heavily on tactile senses and palpation to find the acupuncture points; for example, a Japanese acupuncturist will diagnose by doing a thorough, verbal health history, checking your pulse (several times), palpating your abdomen and other parts of the body to determine where to insert the needles. Japanese acupuncturist use as few needles as possible and insert them very superficially.

In Chinese style acupuncture, the philosophy is different as is the diagnostic approach. The Chinese believed that more is better and therefore, more needles are used in treatment, the needles are thicker and, to increase the intensity of the treatment, “QI” is manually activated by manipulating the needles once placed in their points. A Chinese style acupuncturist will also do a thorough, verbal health history, check your pulse (once) and look at your tongue to diagnose conditions. Some Chinese-style practitioners, after decades of practice, can gather most of the necessary information without even talking with you – they look at your tongue and take your pulse and can tell what is going on inside your body! Amazing!

In both styles, a verbal health history is taken – often the questions asked may seem irrelevant, but remember, the entire approach is different from what we know in the west. Stay tuned to our blog where we will begin to shed light on Eastern Medical thought and the 5 Element Theory.

Our acupuncturist, Larisa Rich, is certified in both the classical Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture. In addition, for those completely needle-phobic people, she practices non-insertive acupuncture – where the needles are blunt-ended and therefore do not penetrate the skin’s surface (aka: no needles at all!!).

We want to hear from you: Have you ever received acupuncture? Do you know if it was Chinese or Japanese acupuncture? Do you have any questions for us about the differences between these two styles of acupuncture?

Be Well!
Sollievo

Stretching Your Legs

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:56:00 GMT

We have been thinking a lot about all the runners out there, especially those training for the upcoming Boston Marathon. As race day approaches, one of the most important factors in the next few months is injury prevention. A well-rounded training program is key and massage can help keep your muscles loose thereby allowing joints their full range-of-motion for the race.

The foot and ankle are common pain and injury locations for runners and the shock-absorbing action of the calf muscles helps to combat those injuries. There are 2 muscles in the calf - the larger, outer muscle is called the gastrocnemius and the inner muscle that lies under the gastrocnemius is called the soleus. The achilles tendon, which connects your heel to your calf muscles, is also affected by the tightness of these two muscles and prone to injury in runners. To help prevent injury, we found a great stretch for each of these structures in Runner's World magazine - follow this link to check them out: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-287--8969-0,00.html. We also love the use of the foam roller described in this link: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-285--11638-0,00.html. Be sure to check out our Sports Massage packages, created specifically for athletes, which include pre- and post-event treatments: http://www.sollievo.org/services/sports-massage.

Be well!
Sollievo

The Art of the Bath

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:16:00 GMT

If you have sore muscles, are having trouble sleeping, or simply need to de-stress, a warm (not hot) bath might be just the thing for you. Enhance the experience by making sure that the room temperature is comfortably warm, lighting a couple of candles, playing a soothing CD and adding therapeutic bath salts.

Create your own bath salts in advance by mixing:

2 cups of Epsom salts and 1 cup of sea salt in a large bowl. (We use epsom salts because they are made up of magnesium and sulfate. There are numerous health benefits to both but, the short of it is that sulfate flushes toxins and improves nutrient absorption and magnesium relieves inflammation, pain, muscle cramps AND improves sleep! See www.epsomsaltcouncil.org for more benefits).
Add just a few drops of essential oil (such as lavender oil for relaxation, mint oil for energy or eucalyptus oil for colds/flu relief, depending on the aromatherapy effect you are trying to create). If your goal is skin softening and conditioning, glycerin is a good ingredient to include. You can even add color to your salts by adding a few drops of food coloring.
Once your ingredients are thoroughly mixed and all clumps are broken up, add ½ cup of baking soda and mix again.
If you want the bath to have some extra detoxifying properties, double or triple the amount of baking soda (and use warmer water temperature).
Spread the mixture onto sheets of wax paper, and allow it to dry thoroughly. Store bath salts in an airtight container (preferably glass) to prevent re-clumping.
For a standard-sized bathtub, simply dissolve ½ cup of the salts under running water, and enjoy the oasis you've created for yourself!

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The Lucky Contest Winner Is...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:45:00 GMT

We would like to thank you for your entries to Sollievo's first contest. We received all of your testimonials via email and/or Facebook and loved reading every single one of them. We feel very fortunate to have such great clients and your words truly warmed us. From all of us at Sollievo, we thank you - our loyal clients.

A few words about how we picked our contest winner; we numbered your entries in the order in which we received them and used a random number generator on www.random.org to pick the winning number. (Who knew picking a name out of a hat would become a thing of the past). Your numbers were entered into the generator and the entry number selected was #10. Without further adieu, we would like to congratulate Fran P , the winner of the contest.

Again, thank you all for your entries and continued support. We hope to have another contest for you real soon. Stay tuned!

Here is the testimonial written by Fran:

I believe in taking care of myself. I exercise, eat well and try to take care of health issues in practical, non-medical ways when possible. So when exercise does not relieve all of my stress, I get a massage. When issues related to menopause aren't relieved by over-the-counter aids or by changing my diet, I get some acupuncture treatments. My favorite place to get treatment is Sollievo. I have been getting massages there for several years, and have worked with at least 6 different therapists, all of whom I would highly recommend. My treatments have always be beneficial to me. The therapists always ask about the current issues make suggestions for dealing with them at home (self-care). Larisa is by far the best acupuncture specialist. I have sought treatment for menopause, back pain after a fall, constipation and headaches. Each time, I got relief and wonderful home remedy suggestions. The staff at Sollievo are professional and outstanding.

Coming Down with a Cold? Beat it with homemade Ginger Tea!

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:33:00 GMT

At the first sign of a cold or sore throat, I make a big batch of ginger tea and drink it until I feel better.
The recipe is simple and requires only a few ingredients.

Ingredients you'll need:
• Fresh ginger root; about 2 inches
• 1 Fresh lemon - medium
• Honey (to taste)
• Water (6-8 cups)

Directions:
1. Peel the ginger root
2. Grate the ginger root into a big pot of water - dunk the grater in the water when finished to get all that yummy ginger in the pot
3. Boil for at least 20 minutes - the longer you boil it, the stronger the tea.
4. Towards the end of boiling, add the lemon. Cut the lemon in half, try to deseed it and use a fork to help squeeze juice into the pot
5. Add honey to taste

I hope this tea is as effective for you as it is for me.

Enjoy & be well ~ Naomi

Self-Care for Your Feet!

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:28:00 GMT

Feet are often a neglected part of our bodies even though they take us everywhere we go. Did you know that our feet are comprised of 26 bones and many, many small ligaments, tendons and muscles? It is because we have all of these joints in our feet, that we can adjust our stance by miniscule amounts, quickly correct a misstep or avert a fall.
Just like our back, neck and shoulders, our feet need attention and TLC too!

Here’s a quick self-care you can do for your feet to honor their work.
• Sit squarely on a chair
• Place a ball on the floor (golf ball or tennis ball – depending on the depth you want).
• Place your foot over the ball and roll it back and forth. You can vary pressures, but always make sure there is no pain - it should feel good.
• (note: the smaller the surface area of the ball, the deeper the pressure will be felt)
• Roll the ball around for 3-5 minutes – this increases circulation and passively stretches the bottom surface of the foot.

Have more than a short moment for self-care for your feet?
• To enhance your foot massage, give your feet a warm water soak
• Fill a shallow bucket with warm (not hot) water and ½ to 1 cup of Epsom salt
• Place your feet in the bucket and soak them for 15-20 minutes
• When finished, be sure to fully dry your feet before beginning the ball self-care (see above instructions).

Enjoy your treatment – your feet will thank you!

5 tips on getting the massage you want

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:15:00 GMT

As massage therapists, our goal is not only to address your immediate concerns, but to unwind years of chronic tension. Communication between you and your therapist is an integral part of reaching your goals for your treatment.

1- Before the session begins, tell your therapist what your goals are for this treatment. Share not only where it hurts, but how long it has been bothering you and what you attribute it to.

2- During the session feel free to speak up. If there is an area you want worked on a little longer or there is a specific spot that feels like "it", tell your therapist.

3- Breathe. Muscle releases happen on the exhale, so breathing deeply can release tension.

4- After the treatment, take a minute before you get off the table to allow your body to integrate and absorb the work. Do a quick body scan and take in how you feel at this moment.

5- Exit Interview- Give your therapist feedback: has your discomfort lessen, did they find areas on your body that you were unaware carried tension, are you relaxed or energized, and what you liked and didn't like about the treatment. Share your experience. This will allow your therapist to tailor subsequent sessions.

Remember, the therapeutic effects of massage are cumulative, meaning that regular massage visits will result in longer lasting effects.

Book your next appointment before you leave to continue to get the most from each massage session.

Recipe for Healthy Soup – boost your immune system!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:05:00 GMT

Winter is here and so are colds and flus. I would like to share my favorite recipe for immune broth. I cook it for my family every winter, in big batches, freeze it and use it as needed. This recipe calls for chicken and some Chinese herbs, but you can make it vegan/vegetarian/piscaterian by adding more mushrooms and root vegetables instead of the chicken. For a more powerful broth, add the Chinese herbs, or double the amount of shiitake, garlic and onion.

3 pounds of chicken (hole with bones, backs, wings, neck and organs)
3 quarts of water
1 or 2 large onions, with skin (if organic), quartered or coarsely chopped
3 large carrots, unpeeled, coarsely chopped (or replace with root vegetables - turnips, daikon, potatoes, sunchokes)
5 large stalks celery, coarsely chopped
1 small bunch of parsley, whole
2 garlic cloves, unpeeled, coarsely chopped
1 three-inch piece of fresh ginseng root, crushed (or substitute powdered, about 1 tsp.)
3 four-inch slices of Huang Qi (Astragalus), crushed (or powdered, about 2 tsp.)
3 three-inch slices of Huang Yao Zi (Dioscorea tuber)
1 whole, large reishi mushroom
1 cup dried (or fresh) shiitake mushrooms
1 tsp. sea salt to taste (optional pepper to taste)

In a large nonaluminum pot, cover all ingredients with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Lift chicken from broth and remove all meat. Reserve meat and return all bones to pot. Continue simmering, partially covered, for 2 hours. Strain well, pressing with a fork to extract essences. Shiitake may be saved for another use. Discard other ingredients. Makes about 2 1/2 quarts.

Resources: this recipe came from "Ancient herbs, modern medicine" by Henry Han, Clenn Miller and Nancy Deville;

I buy my Chinese organic herbs at www.mountainroseherbs.com. I like to buy reishi and astragulus in slices.

Mushrooms are so underestimated in this country. I can't wait to tell you all about mushrooms next time.

Here are a couple of resources to get great mushrooms at a good price (www.mushroomscience.com and www.mushroomharvest.com).

Be well.
Sollievo’s acupuncturist - Larisa

Want to win a free 1-hour massage or acupuncture treatment?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:22:00 GMT

Tell us about your experience at Sollievo

Getting a massage or an acupuncture treatment is more than just taking 60 or 90 minutes to relax; it’s giving our bodies a chance to heal and repair, releasing toxins and stress that builds up quickly in our day to day lives.

Many of you have already shared with us the dramatic improvements you’ve noticed since receiving regular treatments – from increased range of motion to diminished pain to sleeping more soundly at night.

We would like to hear how your Sollievo experience has improved your quality of your life! Share your experience and enter for a chance to win that free massage or acupuncture treatment.

How to enter:

In a brief statement (200 words max) or in a short video (2 minutes max), tell us how Sollievo has helped you find relief. For example, what are some of the benefits you get from your treatments, what keeps you coming back to Sollievo or what do you like about working with your therapist.

Where do I send my entry?

You can post your entry directly on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/sollievomassage)
You can also email your entry to us at info@sollievo.org and we’ll post the video/statement on our Facebook page. Please put the word CONTEST in the subject of your email.

Note: All entries may also be displayed on Sollievo’s website as a testimonial.

What’s the deadline?

All entries are due by midnight EST on February 29, 2012. One entry will be randomly pulled and the lucky winner will be announced on March 7, 2012 on Facebook and featured on the front page of www.Sollievo.org.

Fine Print – Acupuncture treatment valid on “follow-up appointments” only.

We look forward to hearing how Sollievo has improved your quality of life.

Ciao!
Your Friends at Sollievo

Finding Community, Finding Sollievo

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:25:00 GMT

Relief can take many forms. Some find solace in relaxing activities, some through therapies (like massage and acupuncture), while others find relief in laughing with friends or being part of a community. This last notion about community is one we don’t hear many massage practices focus on, but it’s something we consider core to Sollievo. In fact, part of our mission statement is centered on fostering community.

As we mentioned in our first blog, one of the ways we try to share and grow our community is by holding seminars (or even starting this blog). Our goal is to open up channels of communication so that “care” can continue outside of the brick and mortar of Sollievo and reach people in their homes and everyday lives. We offer free seminars on a wide variety of topics – from the benefits of drinking Green smoothies (and how to make them), to the mysteries of energy work to understanding the basics of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. We simply want you, our client and members of our community to take away a nugget of information and use it as you choose – whether it’s to help you become a more educated consumer or help you learn more about a topic you are interested in and want to explore even deeper.

When we opened our doors in June 2007, we started the hunt for property locally, keeping it fairly focused on North Cambridge. We both graduated from the Muscular Therapy Institute (MTI) which was located on Rindge Avenue and later moved to Watertown. MTI was so easily accessible by bus or T and there was plenty of parking in the area… all of which we thought would be important for our business. As luck would have it, there were a few units available on Mass Ave – right around the corner from our Alma Mater – so we planted our roots here.

As many of you know, the space we found for Sollievo is on the ground floor making it possible to serve anyone seeking relief, including our clients in wheelchairs, elderly, and those recovering from injury. To see our vision through, we gutted out the entire office space and built it back up from scratch. Read more. So here we had a ground floor, ADA compliant office space where anyone could come in and receive good care, right outside Porter Square in North Cambridge, without the hassle and parking dramas of Harvard and Davis Squares. As you know, parking in Cambridge is a rarity so we feel really fortunate.

There’s no better feeling than being able to give back to your community – for us that’s specifically the community that gave us our foray in to massage therapy. As such, we have partnered with several of the local, small businesses, North Cambridge Arts Association’s open studios, Cambridge Trust Company Friends and Family as well as supporting local schools in their fundraisers, silent auctions and health fairs. It’s been so rewarding to run a business here in Cambridge, a community that we consider home, a community where we live, love, work and play… a community where we now can give back.

What was your first impression the first time you walked into Sollievo?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:21:00 GMT

We’ve heard many of you remark on how it “feels” to walk into Sollievo, how the energy in the space is peaceful and calming. Even more interesting is how the space reminds you of different parts of the world. We’ve heard you say Italy (our ancestry of course), Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean and the southwest of the U.S. How cool it evokes so many different responses!

Our vision for the inside of Sollievo was that of a Tuscan farmhouse -- muted tones, dark woods, simple, straight lines…Of course, we wanted the space to be beautiful – warm, calming and inviting – so we could cater to the whole experience of holistic medicine – mind, body and spirit. We wanted Sollievo to be as beautiful as some upscale spas, but a place where we you would feel right at home; a place where you could feel comfortable building that partnership with your therapist find the right treatment and define your path toward wellness.

When we started designing the space, we knew the massage rooms had to be functional, beautiful and spacious enough to allow the therapist to work comfortably. When you enter any of the massage rooms here, you may notice that each room has its own personality because of the different art. Some of the art came from our homes, some were painted by street vendors in Italy, and others were selected because it resonated with the therapist working out of that particular room.

Still keeping the idea of comfort in mind, the rooms all have cork floors (for therapists’ joint protection), heated tables, dimming lights and that “fall asleep” feel which allows you to fully relax when on the table.

All of the rooms here, including the break room, carry the same feel – a space where clients, staff and therapists would want to hang out before or after a treatment, a space to unwind or simply kick back and soak up the calmness of the space. The break room is, in fact, coveted by all the staffers here as a “kitchen” we’d vie for in our own homes; and in the reception area, the rocking chair is rarely unoccupied whether by one of you chilling after your treatment with a cup of tea or a magazine, or by a therapist unwinding after a day’s work.

Every day people walk or drive by this rectangular, brick building – it’s easy to miss as you hastily make your way down Mass Ave in North Cambridge. But just beyond the brick and mortar is where Sollievo is found – a truly unexpected experience of worldly beauty, embracing peace.

As we end this blog – we leave you with some of our favorite photos of Sollievo. Enjoy!

(What were your first impressions of Sollievo? We would love to hear from you. Leave us a comment!)

Finding “Sollievo” (relief) on Your Road to Wellness

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:31:00 GMT

Welcome to Sollievo’s first blog! We’re excited to keep the conversation going with you, our clients, beyond the treatment rooms and into your every day lives. This blog is another way to do just that.

As owners of Sollievo Massage and Bodywork, we’re often asked how we came up with the name. Since we’re both Italian, we wanted to name our business something that was both a reflection of our heritage, our roots, and a word that could describe the simple concept behind our vision. The word “sollievo” means RELIEF in Italian.

We thought to ourselves, “it’s a perfect word, a perfect fit!” But how many people would be able to translate that from Italian right? So we used the tagline “Massage and Bodywork” (bodywork, so we have the flexibility to add new offerings at any time, such as acupuncture).

Sollievo, the word and the business, is about more than just getting an hour long massage or acupuncture treatment to help you relax. Relaxation is important and needed and, it is merely a step on the road to wellness. We all have things in our lives that present as hurdles on our path. What are your hurdles? Stress? Insomnia? Decreased movement? Pain? Relief is about finding a way to overcome those hurdles by mapping a path that leads you forward on your road to wellness.

We’ve talked with so many of you before and after each treatment to discuss your progress and provide suggestions because we understand that you need to face those hurdles beyond the treatment room - the road to wellness does not stop at our door. It’s why we’re writing this blog (where we’ll offer tips and insights about things that are important to you and your progression); it’s why our therapists partner with you not only to alleviate immediate pain, but work with you to develop a plan to overcome constant hurdles on your path; it’s why we offer complimentary seminars on various health topics here at the office; it’s even why we’re on Facebook and post tips and questions from time to time. We’re here for you every step of the way as you seek to find that ease of pain, that relief in life that makes living feel so much more enjoyable.

If there are questions or topics that you’d like to see here on this blog at any time, always feel free to comment or send us a note. We look forward to seeing you at your next appointment and in forging the path ahead with you!

Ciao for now…
Laura Barricelli and Rose Centola