Body Ache Escape’s Blog
Welcome to Body Ache Escape Massage Center’s massage blog. We hope to provide you educational material that will help you get to know more about your body and health. We get our inspiration from our clients, so if you have a disease, dysfunction or health issue please let us know if you’d like us to write about it!
Teres Major Muscle Trigger Points | Teres Major Pain
The teres major muscle, nestled in your upper arm, is one of the seven scapulohumeral muscles dedicated to moving and stabilizing the shoulder joint. Despite its robust thickness, this muscle maintains a somewhat flat profile and receives its signals from the lower subscapular nerve. It's like a hidden hero in the
Tennis Elbow Treatment
The Supinator Muscle How To Fix Tennis Elbow You've just sat down to watch the new Bachelorette and you reach over to grab your cup for a sip of water. Next thing you know, there's water everywhere and your elbow has a shooting pain in it. That's "tennis elbow". There's a
Treating Trigger Points in the Serratus Anterior
Serratus Anterior Muscle Pain Does it hurt to breathe? Did it start after a really long run or after you were sick?Have you ever experienced a sharp, burning sensation in your shoulder blade or chest? You may be experiencing pain in your serratus anterior muscle. This muscle is located on the
Stress and Massage
Affects of Massage on Stress Massage is much more than just a luxury, and may provide long term health benefits when it comes to relieving stress. Exposure to stressful related hormones over a long period of time can increase the rate of neural degeneration and increase the risk for Alzheimer's, according
The Commonly Overlooked Cause of Lower Back Pain
The Gluteus Medius Almost every day I have a client say, "ow! I didn't know I was sore there". They say this about the commonly overlooked cause of lower back pain--the gluteus medius. The gluteus medius' job is to stabilize the pelvis, abduct (away from the body) the thigh, and to
Top Massage Benefits
Why Massage Is So Good For You An Infographic I recently stumbled across this really cool infographic from Fix.com. It explains really well the benefits of massage and which massage would be best for you! Take a look! Did you know that more people receive massages for medical reasons than for
