04.21.07
Health Tips for Massage Patients
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It is important to drink water every day, sipping it all day long. For every
pound you weigh, you should drink half that amount in ounces of water (not
coffee or soda). For example, if you weight 150 lbs, you should drink 75 oz
of water a day.
During the “acute” stage of injury (the first two weeks and during a
flare-up) it is important to use ice on the injury site (ten minutes on, ten
minutes off).
After a deep massage of whenever you have aching muscles from injury, over
use, or cold/flu it is helpful to soak in a tub of warm water with one cup
of Epsom salts dissolved in it. Epsom salts, which are magnesium crystals,
help heal sore muscles. The warm water opens the skin pores and allows the
magnesium to penetrate directly into the muscles while allowing cellular
waste and toxins to exit the body a the same time. This will minimize
soreness the day after massage treatment. Epsom salts can be found in
grocery stores in the personal care isle (tooth paste, shampoo, deodorant).
It will often be near the bottom shelf.
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