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The Peace Within Massage Therapy Newsletter

JUNE 2009
Greetings!
 
     
   
   Welcome to Summer!  Graduations, Weddings, Vacations - seems like our personal lives start to take off in June.  I'll have you know that I am writing this on the beach and life is GOOD.  (insert smiley face here!)
 
   Anyway - back to business!  If you have been to my website recently, you may have noticed that I added an option for online booking.  WAIT!  Don't get excited!  It's not working.  (insert frowney face here)  I am in the process of fixing that so keep checking back if you are interested in booking your appointments online.
 
Enjoy the rest of the newsletter!  (yes, it may be brief due to the "beach effect")
Pets and Summer Heat
      
  If you plan to take your pet along with you to your favorite summer vaction spot, remember that your pet can suffer from heat stroke and sunburn as well.  Make sure they have plenty of shade and water if they are kept outside.  Even better - keep them inside!!!  Shaving longer haired breeds is a common thing to do.  Personally, I'm not so sure it's a good idea, but I don't have any backup for that.  If you do shave, make sure you apply sunscreen, because they can burn.  Use sunscreen made for pets, since some made for humans may be toxic to your pet.  It's even recommended if you and Fido are going to be out in the sun a long time, to put some on his nose! 
 
back to schoolDon't forget your sunscreen as well!  But do get some time in the sun, since the latest medical news is that we are all vitamin D deficient.
Postural Distortions & Massage
 vitruvian man
Welcome to my New Series!  In this one I will attempt to describe some of the common problems that could be helped through massage therapy.  If you are afflicted with any of these, massage could be used on it's own or along with your doctor's administrations.  Just be aware that some of these problems may take some time to achieve results.
 
 
 
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome:
   
   The Carpal Tunnel is an opening in the small bones of the hand that connect the finger bones (phalanges) to the forearm bones (ulna and radius).  The nerves that support the hand run through this small opening and are quite often impinged at this site.  So understandably most of the remedies for this syndrome involve restricting the wrist and/or surgery to help with the impingements.
   However, there are other causes for pain that can occur around the wrist and many people experience a recurrence of symptoms after their surgery.  I found a great link that explains this in detail.  To find out more about this common syndrome go to this link:  http://www.painwhisperer.com/ptpath/ptpath/ptpath/wristpain.html
 
I hope you find this series informative.  Feel free to e-mail me with questions at: shawn@thepeacewithinmassage.com.
I look forward to seeing you soon!

Shawn Hammond
The Peace Within Massage Therapy
704-564-2289
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I realize that many of you will be getting this pretty late for Father's day, but I wanted to remind you that if you haven't found the perfect gift for Dad yet, you can get him a Gift Certificate immediately on my website. 
 
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