Massage therapy and indigestion
March 22nd, 2010 by Matvey Kipershtein
As I have found out last week, massage is great for stomach flu.
Do you think you might have a stomach flu? You might want to try massage therapy to help with your symptoms.
Last week a client came to me saying that their doctor has diagnosed them with a stomach flu.
There was not much that could be done, so the M.D. suggested just ride out the symptoms of constant pain in the lower abdomen, gurgling of the stomach and bloating.
Simple assessment showed very sluggish motility of the bowel with very restricted connections between esophagus, stomach, large and small intestine. These are very common reactions of the tissues to a flu, and can be very easily treated by a massage therapist who is trained in visceral manipulation.
Little did I know about how effective this approach is.
I was amazed to hear from this client that the symptoms have disappeared within 2 days and digestion went back to normal. So now the client can enjoy tasty food and not just subside on a blend diet.
So next time you come down with indigestion, a massage therapist trained in visceral manipulation can be your treatment of choice.
Tags: stomach flu, visceral manipulation
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