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Massage

How to have fabulous massage without paying the earth

June 20, 2010

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Massage is good for you post cancer
In Europe, massage is accepted as part of the deal to help you recover from cancer.  In some countries you can even get treatments on their health service, and every oncologist expects you to have this included as part of your recovery programme, for as long as [...]

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Physiotherapy is excellent after cancer operations

November 5, 2009

We leave hospital, bewildered and dis-oriented.
Then we go through daily treatments of radiotherapy, and/or chemo – and are left at the end of it totally bemused.  What happens next?
Well, if we are lucky, we find a Physiotherapist like Sue Julians, who practices at the City Road Physio in the City of London.  Post cancer treatment, [...]

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What Cancer Research UK says

April 21, 2009

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MASSAGE AS THERAPY
There are still some people who will tell you that massage is bad for cancer patients. When I sat on a Government Quango committee the representative from a cancer charity informed me that massage might be recommended for patients in Europe, but not in UK. When I told her [...]

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Massage: why is massage good for you?

June 9, 2008

MEDICAL REASONS
In the old days the medical profession said that having massage would spread cancer cells around the body – but today research has definitely proven that massage can help the body eliminate toxins that accumulate from drugs, which one doctor described as taking daily mini-chemo.
If you suffer from fatigue, a monthly massage can help [...]

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Joint Pain

June 9, 2008

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If you have joint pain, you are not alone. Ask your specialist for help. Some hospitals are very good at handling this type of pain, and you can always ask to be referred to the Pain Clinic or Pain Team (every hospital should have one).
One way of dealing with this is [...]

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