One of my clients was a very active sports enthusiast, and massage therapist. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Because of his knowledge of the benefits of body work, and how important a role massage can play in managing the progression of the disease, he decided to make sure to keep up with regular massage for himself. With over 2 decades of massage experience, he had seen the benefits of massage and bodywork first hand, and knew that staying active was going to be super i

Joint stiffness can often cause you to assume uncomfortable postures and positions, which leads to overuse and strain of the muscles, explained Jonathan Kirschner, MD, an assistant professor in the Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine Division of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. “Massage can certainly help with muscle pain and stiffness,” Dr. Kirschner said, but also noted that it doesn’t n

Huffington Post by Dr Steven P. Weininger: 09/28/2013 08:28 am ET If you’d rather not be someone who is hunched over, walks slow, and has chronic joint pain, then stand up straight! More specifically, start working on your posture, which, it turns out, is as important as your mother said it was. Keeping your body in proper alignment, improving your balance, and maintaining that alignment as you move are all part of what we call “good posture.” When those things are out of wha