Headache Medicine...

University of Miami - Touch Research Institute
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HEADACHES

Hernandez-Reif, M., Dieter J., Field, T., Swerdlow, B., & Diego, M. (1998). 

Migraine headaches are reduced by massage therapy.  

International Journal of Neuroscience, 96, 1-11.

Twenty-six adults with migraine headaches were randomly assigned to a wait-list control group or to a massage therapy group, who received two 30-minute massages per week for five consecutive weeks. The massage therapy subjects reported fewer distress symptoms, less pain, more headache free days, fewer sleep disturbances, and they showed an increase in serotonin levels

Check out these reports from the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami...

The Touch Research Institute is dedicated to studying the effects of touch therapy. The TRIs have researched the effects of massage therapy at all stages of life, from newborns to senior citizens. In these studies theTRIs have shown that touch therapy has many positive effects. For example, massage therapy:

1. Facilitates weight gain in preterm infants
2. Enhances attentiveness
3. Alleviates depressive symptoms
4. Reduces pain
5. Reduces stress hormones
6. Improves immune function

What We Do

Services offered by Teton Healing Arts include:

Holistic Chiropractic

Therapeutic Massage

Advanced Allergy Therapy
Certified Yoga Instruction

Nutritionals

We'll be posting more information about these services in the future, but for now please call our office with any questions, or to schedule an appointment. 307-734-0222.