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Besides suffering from the disease itself, we know that cancer patients have it twice as hard. Facing cancer is not just face the fact of having a potentially terminal illness, but also a lot of symptoms that it makes us suffer in our bodies, which may constitute a considerable obstacle to recover from the disease.

The more we can reduce the symptoms of cancer, the more we overcome the disease, and improve our quality of life. But how to get rid of them? Apparently, the massage is the answer to this question.

According to a study presented at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne, which was carried out by Dr David Joske, which evaluated the quality of life of 1,244 cancer patients, who carried out massages to reduce the symptoms of the disease.

Joske noted that a 14% reduction in symptoms was experienced by cancer patients in the study, including some such as fatigue, pain, breathing difficulties, lack of appetite, nausea and insomnia.

Although researchers are not entirely clear whether this was due to a placebo effect, the fact is that actually happened in this way, recognizing that massage may play an important role in order to develop natural cancer treatments .

In fact, after receiving massage therapy patients also experienced a reduction of symptoms using conventional therapies as massage may work both ways.

Californian massage is a holistic approach that focuses as much relaxation as the awakening of a psycho-consciousness. This massage uses long, slow and fluid movements that allow a deep physical and mental relaxation.

Starting with gentle stroking, enveloping and relaxing, laborers are linked and improved to ease tensions deeper. This can raise and release hidden emotions, embodied in the bodily memory. Over the massed person surrenders to the experience, the more it appears that the Californian massage called touching the heart.

Californian massage appeared in the early 1970s, at the time of the emergence of therapy groups which had precedence over development of human potential, the expression of feelings and mind-body connection. The Institute Esalen1 a growth center located in Big Sur in California, then brought together many researchers who contributed greatly to this current of thought. Various forms of therapy and several physical techniques are born.
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The neo-Reichian massage is a holistic approach that allows to recognize the link between physical sensations and emotional experience. It aims to release muscle tension recorded in the memory of the body and refine the consciousness of “self.”

The interaction with the therapist and integrating body / emotions are paramount in this approach. It is through this experience that the subject can reactivate or verbalize his emotions or repressed unconscious. The therapist and the person being massaged therefore working together in order to resolve the tension and release the emotional charge, among others, by working on breathing. The technique is derived from the work of Dr. Wilhelm Reich1 (1897-1957), Austrian physician and psychoanalyst, considered one of the pioneers of psycho-therapy.

Therapeutic applications of neo-Reichian massage

According to the Quebec Federation of massage therapist, the neo-Reichian massage is indicated for people who suffer from back pain or headaches, insomnia, anxiety, digestive problems, symptoms of sciatica, burnout or simply feel the need to be affected. In addition, as part of a psycho-exploration, this type of massage can cause the person to realize the links that exist between muscle tension and emotional or psychological problems.

Regarding evidence, it appears that no clinical trials have been conducted to assess the specific effects of neo-Reichian massage. By cons, many studies confirm the effectiveness of massage in general to relieve many ailments.

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