Alberto Vazquez Massage Therapy

Alberto Vazquez Massage Therapy I provide massage therapy at home and businesses in the city of Los Angeles.
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I get asked many times, mostly by fellow MT's, why I start all my sessions with the client face up. This article covers most of the reasons why I start with my clients face up, and why you should always receive a massage this way too. http://www.massagetoday.com/mpacms/mt/article.php?id=14936

Prone Position Syndrome Author: David Lauterstein. Title: Prone Position Syndrome. Summary: How many times have you been receiving a massage and noticed after 40 minutes that you are still lying face down? Your sinuses have filled up.

Thought this was a good article for all of you to read. Let me know what you all think. http://www.psychologytoday.com/em/48414

The Massage Habit: New Reasons to Love Massage Massage could benefit you in some surprising ways.

"As soon as sensory receptors in the skin and connective tissue are activated by massage strokes they form and send afferent nervous impulses…One has to remember that the first reaction of vascular structure is vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels); as soon as the impulses are perceived as harmless, and repeated over the same area, local vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) is produced. Thus, massage treatment on every new area has to be prolonged to achieve the appropriate therapeutic effect.”
-Ross Turchaninov, M.D

http://www.bodysensemagazinedigital.com/i/50186/6

Body Sense - Winter 2011 reduces damaging adrenal response and enhances the natural immune system. By stimulating pressure receptors located under the skin, moderate pressure massage elicits a parasympathetic nervous system response characterized by an increase in vagal activity and a subsequent reduction in blood pressure…

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"Movement is a fundamental characteristic of life, and the musculature plays the major role in that activity. Motion, both gross and subtle, is an essential body function resulting from the contraction and relaxation of muscles."
- Donna and Steven Finando

"Massage therapy is not a remedy for all diseases, but it's so powerful that for the sake of human well-being cannot be ignored, especially at these stressful times. Please be aware that we cannot rely on "feel good" sensation only. In order to reach results, concept and treatment strategy have to be understood and a step by step protocol should be followed to a letter. Only in such a case massage therapy methodology will be able to contribute to human health improvement in a very powerful way. It's simplicity is earned by discipline, desire, dedication, and acceptance of the mission." - Boris Prilutsky

Hello everyone, just want to let you all know that I can provide on-site chair massage in the workplace for you and your co-workers. If you are interested, please contact me for more details. Below is an article about on-site massage in the workplace.

http://www.massagetoday.com/mpacms/mt/article.php?id=14802&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1216014

Massage Can Relieve Workplace Pain and Stress Author: Jolie Haun, MK Brennan and April Neufeld. Title: Massage Can Relieve Workplace Pain and Stress. Summary: When we think of massage, we often think of spa and clinical care settings. In this month's research review...