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Foam rollers are becoming more popular. A foam roller is a single piece of somewhat solid round foam, usually about two feet long. People especially use them when their iliotibial ligaments along the leg are tight, but a roller can also be used on many other muscle components and...

For many of the Sacramento patients coming to Body Fix Therapies for orthopedic massage, poor posture has contributed to the pain they experience on a daily basis. While our muscles are capable of handling a wide variety of positions and activities throughout the day, bad...

In our last article, we discussed why Body Fix Therapies uses essential oils in our therapeutic massage practice. Many of our Sacramento massage therapy clients report great satisfaction with their sessions using essential oils. We also find that when used during massage therapy,...

Our bodies have amazing defense mechanisms that, by and large, destroy the bad to protect the good. Our skin is the very first part of this line of defense, keeping us all wrapped up and safe from outside influences, while at the same time holding us together so we’re fit to step...

Improving the condition of patients with fibromyalgia in our Sacramento orthopedic massage practice requires more than just straightforward massage therapy. It also necessitates examining a patient’s physical and emotional stressors, as well as the nature of their daily life....

When I first started my practice twenty years ago, fibromyalgia was just starting to become widely diagnosed. As a Sacramento Orthopedic Massage Therapist in a state where multiple health insurances covered my practice, I began to see many patients coming in with prescriptions...

We have found that for most people, being in an auto accident can be very overwhelming. They are not sure what to expect physically and are not sure what the best avenues are to pursue once the physical damage becomes evident. Of course, each individual accident and patient have...

     At Body Fix Therapies we have found that many people are surprised when they are offered a male therapist. More and more men are joining the ranks of this valuable profession all the time and the gap between male and female therapists in Sacramento is getting...

We hear this all the time “It has to hurt to work” or “no pain, no gain”.  Somehow this idea has become popular in the massage industry to the point that both clients and practitioners believe this.  I have heard some practitioners say that they go until...

We at Body Fix Therapies want to take the time to recognize a very special client. Lou comes in faithfully to see us every two weeks. He is working on keeping his mobility and muskulo-skeletal balance like many of our clients. What is amazing is Lou turned 100 last week! Lou was...