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Massage Yourself with the Miracle Ball Method

Posted in Ergonomic Products, Massage Therapy, tagged , , , , on March 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
My mother gave me the Miracle Ball Method for Christmas last year.  I have to say, they do work to release tension in specific muscle areas also known as Trigger Points. Chiropractors have told me to use tennis balls for [...]

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Meet The Founder of Carlossage, Carlos Peccioto

Posted in Massage Therapy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
Today, I’d like to introduce Carlos Peccioto, anther fine massage therapist I have the pleasure of working with at Working Well Massage. I met Carlos when I first moved to the Chicago area in the late 1990’s and we were [...]

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Introducing a New Working Well Massage Therapist: Dennis Frymire

Posted in Massage Therapy, Stress Management, tagged , , , , , , on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
I’ve been performing chair massages in the Chicago area for the past 10 years or so. In 2001, I opened my first chair massage station in Whole Foods Gold Coast. Since then I’ve opened several chair massage stations in and [...]

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Tomorrow’s Doctors More Open to Alternative Healing Practices

Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, tagged , , , on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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According to Jenny Dubowsky at Acupuncture Blog Chicago, “A national survey, published online in the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that three-quarters of the med students (future physicians) surveyed believe that conventional Western medicine would be improved by integrating more complementary treatments such as: massage, herbal medicine, yoga, acupuncture and meditation.
The [...]

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Massage at Work Helps Staff Work More Productively

Posted in Massage Therapy, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
Yet another study now shows that massage improves productivity, reduces absenteeism and reduces doctors visits due to injury/illness! Read more from The Open Press:
(OPENPRESS) January 21, 2010 — The manufacturing marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc., (www.trcutlerinc.com) sponsored the [...]

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Learn to Give Back Rubs Without Hurting Your Hands

Posted in Massage Therapy, Stress Management, tagged , , , , , , on January 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
Most people like to receive a good back rub but they hate giving them. I hear complaints from, “giving  back rubs hurts my hands, giving back rubs hurts hurts my back,” to “I don’t want to hurt her/him.” I also [...]

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Treat Your Skin To Soothing Lotion from Hugo’s Naturals

Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, tagged , , , , , on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Wellness Coach, ACSM Personal Trainer
Each month at the Working Well Massage chair station inside the Lincoln Park Whole Foods Market, we feature a different body cream or lotion that is great for massage and your body! This month, our massage therapists are applying Vanilla [...]

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Massage and Prostitution-What’s the Difference?

Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, tagged , , , , , , , on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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By Sue Shekut, Owner, Working Well Massage, Certified Wellness Coach, Licensed Massage Therapist, ACSM Personal Trainer
Whilst researching around the internet, I found a link to a chat room thread that exemplifies one of the problems massage therapists face to this day: the misconception that massage therapy is a sexual service. In this thread,  [...]

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Give Yourself the Gift of Health! Avoid Back Pain this Holiday Season

Posted in Ergonomics, Massage Therapy, Stress Management, tagged , , , , , , on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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By Sue Shekut, L.M.T., ACSM Personal Trainer, Certified Wellness Coach, Owner, Working Well Massage
Shopping more than normal? Traveling to see family and friends? Taking a ski vacation? Or just shoveling snow, putting up lights and surviving the extra traffic this time of year brings? All of these activities may be out [...]

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A Butter That Helps You Breathe!

Posted in Health and Wellness, Massage Therapy, Workplace Wellness, tagged , , , , , on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

By Sue Shekut, L.M.T. ACSM P.T., Certified Wellness Coach
Years ago a client gave me a Crabtree & Evelyn hand cream as  a holiday gift. I tried the cream and could not believe how well it lubricated my hands–AND did not leave my hands greasy. I went to the Crabtree & Evelyn store to get more [...]

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