Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
Posted by mary on May 7, 2012
Surprise your Mom with a calming, relaxing massage in our tranquil retreat.
Let the pampering begin!
The Perfect Mother’s Day Treat
Allow Mom to feel rejuvenated.
She deserves it!
Convenient ways to purchase a gift certificate:
- Contact us via telephone at 508-923-0044
- Email us at marybarry@marybarry.com
Massage Benefits during Pregnancy
Posted by mary on Mar 29, 2012
Our skilled therapists can soothe the discomforts associated with pregnancy. We incorporate the side lying technique for your comfort.
Read about the glowing benefits of prenatal massage at maternity.com.
Though there are only a handful of studies on prenatal massage, the suggested benefits are staggering. From lowering anxiety to easing discomfort, prenatal massage is earning its stripes among the medical community. In fact, a recent study from the University of Miami suggests that prenatal massage can:
Lessen anxiety
Ease leg and back pain
Enhance sleep
Lower the level of stress hormonesMeanwhile, additional studies have found prenatal massage can increases the body’s levels of serotonin and dopamine—”feel-good” hormones. When taken together, these benefits are impressive, to say the least!
Couples Massage – a Valentine’s Gift trend for 2012
Posted by mary on Feb 10, 2012
Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal, and Consumer Research Institute lists Couples Massage as the trend to watch for when consumers shop for Valentine Day Gifts.
While romance is alive and well in 2012, die-hard romantics are finding healthier ways than ever before to express their love this Valentine’s Day, according to a leading national research group studying health-related attitudes and behavior in America. Among the top relationship-related health trends to watch in 2012 are couples massages.
Mary Barry Massage provides gift certificates to couples and individuals who are pursuing a healthier lifestyle. Our tranquil environment, our skilled massage therapy and your thoughtful gift will make this a memorable Valentine’s Day.
Call (508) 923 0044 today
You need proof of massage benefits?……let’s go…
Posted by mary on Feb 6, 2012
Massage reduces inflammation:
Researchers at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario conducted genetic analysis of muscle biopsies taken from the quadriceps of eleven young men after they had exercised to exhaustion on a stationary bicycle.
The tests showed that massage reduced inflammation in the muscle cells. Read more from McMaster University: http://bit.ly/yGjEH8
An Extraordinary Gift – Prove It
Posted by mary on Nov 29, 2011
Has the renowned Mayo Clinic studied the benefits of gifting, let’s say, electronic items, jewelry or clothes? – No.
Has the prestigious Mayo Clinic confirmed the many health benefits of receiving a massage? – YES.
When you give a Massage Gift , you help someone live without headaches, move without pain, sleep better, feel less anxious and more energized.
Did I say ‘Massage is an extraordinary gift”?
To prove it, simply check out what the Mayo Clinic has to say about massage benefits: http://bit.ly/DwWH6
New Study Reinforces Benefits of Massage Therapy
Posted by mary on Aug 25, 2011
Study provides evidence about benefits of massage therapy
It was used after the attacks of Sept. 11.
It was used after Hurricane Katrina.
Now, Cindy Carlson-Wilson is seeing it used in the wake of the May 22 Joplin tornado.
And a new study by Seattle’s Group Health Research Institute reinforces that it actually provides significant relief. Massage therapy, when coupled with traditional medical treatment, relieves back pain and calms the central nervous system.
“After a disaster, people react differently,” said Carlson-Wilson from her business, Massage for Health Center on West Third Street, earlier this week. “Some people hold emotions in, which causes them to tense up and creates stress. That leads to muscles that are sore and painful.”
Carlson-Wilson, a licensed massage therapist for 17 years, knows about stress people have endured as a result of the tornado: Not only has it brought more clients to her business, her two children lost their homes and everything they owned.
“They lived in a duplex on Byers. Our daughter and her fiance were in one half, and our son and his wife were in the other half,” Carlson-Wilson said. “They went through a lot, and although they’re physically OK, they are faced with rebuilding their lives.”
Others, she said, face mental and emotional stress because they lost a church or place of employment.
“And still others are carrying stress because they have people living with them who have no place else to go,” she said. “Then there are those who didn’t lose anything, but were impacted because they lost their town, or there may be a sense of guilt because others are hurting.”
Her clients have included a woman who spent days digging through the rubble trying to save what she could and experienced aches and pain and anxiety as a result, and a man who is helping to rebuild his church and pulled a muscle in his back.
But the feel-good feeling clients had after their massages weren’t so much about luxurious pampering, but the biological changes that occur as a result.
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that adults who received deep tissue and light massage showed significant decreases in the stress hormone cortisol, among other things. The Seattle study, published recently by the Annals of Internal Medicine, showed massage recipients spent fewer days in bed, were more active and took fewer medications.
The latest survey from the American Hospital Association indicates the medical community is on board: The number of hospitals offering massage increased by more than one-third from 2004 to 2006.
While more Americans than ever are seeking massages Ñ one in six last year, or 25 million more than 10 years ago, according to the American Massage Therapy Association Ñ Carlson-Wilson emphasized that there is no blanket approach to reducing soreness or stress.
“I treat people when they come in, as they come in. We find what we find, and then we decide how to treat it,” she said. “If they come in and we find a lot, it’s their choice on whether to do it once or continue.”
How quickly a person feels better also varies.
“If they’ve had it for weeks or months, it’s likely not going to go away with one session,” said Carlson-Wilson. “It all depends on age, length of time they’ve had it, whether it’s just an overall tightness, the area of body and the specific muscles involved.”
Mary Barry Massage Bike Team
Posted by mary on Aug 11, 2011
Mary Barry Massage Bike Team is sponsoring their first Fund Raiser ride. All benefits will support the Soule Homestead’s educational programs. Everyone has been training hard. Spring/Summer weather has afforded us some strong 30 to 100 mile training rides. Female members have enjoyed training/increasing speeds on the new Specialized Amira!
Our Soule Homestead Benefit Ride will start promptly at 8:00a.m. on Saturday, August 13th. Riders can choose between a 30mile or 50 mile ride.
Ride for a great cause then enjoy a barbecue picnic in Soule’s scenic fields.
Wish to join us? Simply contact Mary: marybarry@marybarry.com
Registration: $20.00
Soule Homestead: 46 Soule Street, Middleboro, MA 02346
Start Time: 8:00a.m.
After Party: Barbecue picnic
T-Shirts/Hats: Free to first 30 registered riders
Insomnia, can’t focus – Have a massage
Posted by mary on Jul 12, 2011
Hello, dreams
Fluctuations in several types of brain waves either relax you or wake you up. Massage increases delta waves — those linked with deep sleep — according to Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. That’s why it’s easy to drift off on the massage table, Field says.
Nice to have you back, brain power
The Touch Research Institute study that connected massage to sleep also found that a 15-minute chair massage boosted alertness. “Subjects reported that it felt like a runner’s high,” Field says. Tests also show that brain-wave activity stimulated by massage is linked to improved attention.
Let our tranquil setting and skilled therapists help increase your ability to focus and improve your sleep patterns.
Call (508) 923 0044 today
Dads Need Massage Too
Posted by mary on Jun 3, 2011
Surprise Dad with a gift certificate to Mary Barry Massage Therapy
- as rejuvenating as a mini-vacation
Our effective therapy and tranquil setting will melt his stress away.
Show him you care about his well-being!
Our Gift To You
$10 off coupon with each gift certificate purchase
(Thru’ June 25th 2011)
Convenient ways to purchase a gift certificate:
- Contact us via telephone at 508-923-0044
- Email us at marybarry@marybarry.com
Massage is Immune System’s Best Friend
Posted by mary on May 31, 2011
Take that, colds
Massage helps ward off bugs by boosting your “natural killer cells,” the immune system’s first line of defense against invading illness. “We know that cortisol destroys natural killer cells,” says Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. “Therefore, since massage decreases cortisol, your immune cells get a boost.” Massage even seems to boost immunity in those people with severely compromised immune systems.
Call (508) 923-0044 to schedule your appointment. Allow your body to reach optimal health.