Massage therapy may be good for what ails you
Debbie Hatton has found that perhaps nothing works better to relieve her misery caused by fibromyalgia than a soothing massage. Her muscles, she said, can become very tight due to fibromyalgia, a rheumatic condition characterized by widespread muscle and joint pain. “When I have excruciating pain, it helps,” she said. Massage therapy may be used to help people with illnesses, but also to cope with stress, even mental and emotional tension that comes from everyday living, according to some of its practitioners. “I think a lot of people in today’s society are walking around with tension and don’t know it,” said Dianne Renninger, owner of the Holistic Health Center, Williamsport. As a holistic health practitioner and certified massage therapist, she incorporates the physical, spiritual and emotional elements to help bring balance to a person’s life.
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It is estimated that Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Syndrome affects the lives of about 10 million Americans at one time. As many as 25 percent of Americans will experience some signs and symptoms of TMJ syndrome in their lifetime.
» Full StoryProject 2012 donors celebrate historic campaign in historic house
Muncy Farms, widely recognized as the oldest home in Lycoming County, was the setting for a recent reception to thank donors who have pledged $10,000 or more to the Count On Us for Life capital campaign for Susquehanna Health’s Project 2012.
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The state Breast Cancer Coalition has again partnered with the state Association of Community Bankers to hold charity home run derbies in 11 of the state’s minor league baseball stadiums in July.
To that end, state Reps.
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City Hall hostingbloodmobile
City Hall will host the bloodmobile from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday.
It will be in the Sechler Community Room on the second floor of City Hall.
Sidelined
Logan Hampsher can’t wait to get back on the baseball field.
Unfortunately, an arm injury he initially didn’t think was any big deal has sidelined him until July.
“I really thought he just overdid it,” said his mother, Lindy.
Clinton vs Nippenose Baseball
Bellefonte vs BC Sr Legion
F.A.D.
Mansfield Pride Ride 09
Amer. Rescue Workers Banquet
Jersey Shore Town Meeting 09
Clinton vs JS Shore Major Soft
Water Carnival