Lauren Oberon RMT

Hello Everyone, As noted in email communications sent earlier this month, my prices are increasing (largely due to my responsibility to start charging HST).

Please note the following changes.

30 minutes: $65 ($57.52 +HST) -- a base price increase of. $2.52

60 minutes: $120 ($106.19 +HST) --a base price increase of $6.19

90 minutes: $160 ($141.59 +HST) --a base price increase of $1.59

120 minutes: $210 ($185.84 +HST) -- a base price increase of $5.84

Kids Massage (30 Minutes) -- $55

15 minute follow up treatment -- $30 -- a clothed FOLLOW UP massage for a specific body area (e.g. neck OR knee OR upper back)

Please contact me if you cannot find availability through the online portal--some spots are always available only by text/phone.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

As of today I can officially practice acupuncture within the scope of practice of massage therapy! Great success! You can now enjoy acupuncture as a part of your treatment plan (if you so choose!) when you come to see me. Hope everyone is having a lovely spring!

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I haven't been using social media much, either for professional or personal reasons. If you are trying to reach me to make a massage therapy appointment, please either book through my website or phone me at 613-362-7833, I will only be checking this sporadically for the upcoming months.

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I can help my clients design an appropriate exercise program to help manage their chronic pain!

Exercise Can Improve Quality of Life With Chronic Pain This appears to be a direct correlation between more exercise and a better ability to handle pain—the higher a person’s total activity levels, the greater their pain tolerance.

Massage therapy is so useful for so many different health conditions, but it also just feels good to take care of ourselves! What a handy summary of the benefits according to research!

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It is very important to maintain a positive outlook for pain management, for both clinical outcomes and perception. This study showed that when people catastrophize their pain it leads to lack of movement and interest in daily life, leading to the worsening of their condition.

In this way, "I can't stand the pain anymore", or "I will never feel better" acts as a self-fulfilling prophesy.

The Domino Effect of Daily Pain Catastrophizing Catastrophizing one's pain early in the day can kick-start a vicious cycle of avoiding exercise, sitting too much, and having even more catastrophic thoughts the following day.

I was having some issues with my phone plan so I changed providers. Mailbox is not set up but number is the same. Everything should be back to normal by tomorrow morning.

Some evening availability this week! Hope everyone is staying cool in this heat!

Experience of pain has many factors and chronic pain can stack and cycle because of this.

Chronic pain linked to socioeconomic background – new study - University of Birmingham Development of chronic musculoskeletal pain can be influenced by socioeconomics, fear of movement, smoking and poorer support networks, new research shows.

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