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QRA And pH Testing

Lisa Torbert — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:57 +0000

By Lisa Torbert – MS, CADC, Owner, Massage Therapist, QRA Practitioner, Yoga Instructor, pH Testing, Nutritional Healing

Tired of Feeling Sick • Tired of Being Told, its all in your Head

Tired of Being Offered Anti-Depressants? • “You’re not alone”

Do you suffer from: Low Energy, Trouble Sleeping, Sore Throats, Sinus Trouble, Depression, Fluid and Swelling in your legs, Hormonal Imbalance, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Adrenal Fatigue, Ear Infections, Crohn’s, Rashes, Nail Fungus, Dry Skin,
Fibromyalgia, Heartburn, Indigestion, Gas & Bloating.

Optimally, we want the fluids in our bodies to have a neutral or 7.0-7.2 pH level. Under 5.3 the body cannot absorb vitamins or minerals; your pH level must be above 6.4 for maximum utilization and weight loss. Urine pH levels should be tested in A.M. prior to eating, drinking, or exercising. Any farmer can tell you that when the pH of the soil is too acidic or too alkaline, crops will become sickly or die. And people with aquariums know that when the pH is off in the water, the fish will die. The same importance of pH is found in the human body An acidic pH creates a hostile internal environment, like a raging storm, making the body struggle to get the nutrients it needs.

Quantum Reflex Analysis (QRA) is here at Heathers… performed by Lisa Torbert (CADC, MS). It is a unique, highly effective testing of the bio-energetic status of the body’s key organs and glands.
It uses a university proven muscle testing technique of medically accepted reflex points. QRA can quickly pinpoint problem areas to determine the precise nutrients and exact amounts needed to rapidly restore your energy and dramatically improve your health. QRA has the ability to identify and eliminate the “root of the problem”.The practitioners use specific testing techniques to identify hidden infections that may be causing ill health from interference sites from traumas, surgeries, improper eating habits, stress, etc. Your body will actually pick the supplements it needs to restore your health. QRA has helped millions of people heal from many types of diseases.

So What do I Need to Do?

You will need to make an appointment for this two hour testing/evaluation. Your first morning urine is required for the pH testing. The cost is $75.00, which includes your QRA testing, pH testing, and dietary education. You will receive a copy of your diet and supplement suggestions.

Our bodies are like an orchestra; if one instrument is out of tune it throws off the entire arrangement. Our center offers valuable resources to fine tune your body by using holistic therapies to direct your body in a way that it can perform and play in harmony without the use of drugs or surgery. Preventative Health can help us to discover ways to nurture and heal our daily aches and pains. It can help us bring about physical and emotional changes, creating a feeling of wholeness in a way that makes a connection to our mind, body and spirit. Come and experience a new and better way of achieving health and wellness here at Heathers.

Medi-Body Pack Detox System

Are you ready to start your detox program?

A key factor overlooked in literally every disease is hidden, deep-seated toxicity in the ground substance of the body (i.e. the external meridians and connective tissue) which prevents normal nerve and chi (energy flow). These embedded toxins can mean years of delayed healing – or none at all.

Premier Medi-Body Pack applied externally, draws out deeply embedded toxins from Operation sites, Injury sites, Colon, Interference sites, Organs, Allergies, Pain, Sinus areas and more. It quickly eliminates
build-up of these hidden toxins, helps increase circulation, boosts the immune system, eases muscle tension, and rejuvenates cells.

This is one of the most important parts to healing. If you have had surgeries, piercing, injection sites, tattoos, burns, sprains, burns, falls, whiplash, radiation, metal objects surgically added, dental work of all kinds. This system will safely detox those areas of trauma.

Quantum-state “mud” packs that contain unheated volcanic clay, peat magma, Indian shilajit * Promotes cleansing and bio-energetic flow. * Initiates the “thermal effect”; a deep intrinsic cleansing effect.

Heather’s Holistic Health

1169 Walker Road,
Dover DE 19904

302-678-3433

www.heathersholistichealth.com

Who Is Heather?
Heather Torbert is Lisa Heather Torbert’s mom. She died at the age of 66 from diabetes. Mom’s life was not easy, as she became addicted to drugs and alcohol in her twenties. She also suffered from depression most of her life. At the age of 40, she finally was able to “kick the habit” forever. However, she substituted into some very unhealthy “other addictions” such as smoking, caffeine, and food addictions (chocolate, sugar and carbohydrates), which eventually lead to her death. This center is dedicated to my mom, Heather, my best friend and special angel. Because of her, we here at Heather’s are able to offer a touch of heaven to everyone that visits our center.

What Is A Urogynecologist?

Christiana Care — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:56 +0000

By: Dr. Howard Goldstein, Dr. Babak Vakili and Dr. Emily Saks

As Urogynecologists, we frequently hear this question. Many women have never heard of this specialty that focuses on very common problems of the pelvic floor, which involve different organ systems.

The medical term “pelvic floor” refers to the organs and systems in a woman’s pelvis. These structures include the bladder, uterus, vagina and rectum as well as the surrounding muscles, tissues, and nerves. Because many of these organs are connected and are located in a very close area, problems with one organ or system often create problems with others.

A urogynecologist is a physician who completes an obstetrics and gynecology residency and then completes a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. The fellowship consists of three years of additional training focusing on advanced treatment options including both surgical and non-surgical therapies used to treat problems with the pelvic floor. During this three-year training, we spend a substantial amount of time training with urogynecologists, urologists, and colorectal specialists, among other specialties. This comprehensive training allows a urogynecologist to be well-versed in caring for women with a broad range of problems, including but not limited to urinary incontinence (leakage when you cough, exercise, have sex, move around, etc.) and pelvic organ prolapse (dropping of the bladder, bowels or uterus through the vagina).

Having a baby is one of the most common reasons women become incontinent or have other problems with organs in the pelvic area. Training in obstetrics provides our physicians with tremendous insight and understanding about how the body changes after child birth. Combining this understanding with our comprehensive fellowship training affords us the unique ability to treat problems that may affect – even years after having a baby – the systems and organs within the pelvic floor.

Some of the most common problems women have include pelvic organ prolapse, the need to go to the bathroom often (overactive bladder) or leakage of urine (urinary incontinence). Urogynecologists also treat patients with fecal incontinence (which is when a person cannot control her bowel movements), urinary tract infections and some types of pelvic pain. Although most of these disorders are not life threatening or dangerous, they happen to women of all ages and can interfere with normal activities. A urogynecologist can offer a variety of non-surgical treatment options such as medications, physical therapy and/or changes in diet, daily activities or the drugs you take. Some women also benefit from surgery. Surgical options can include same-day minimally-invasive procedures that can be done with little or no “down time” for recovery or major surgery that requires a brief hospital stay.

At the Christiana Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery, you will meet three highly skilled physicians; the only fellowship-trained urogynecologists in the state of Delaware. We are all board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, have completed board-approved fellowships in urogynecology and female reconstructive surgery, and are actively researching management options and novel treatments for pelvic floor disorders. We bring advanced treatments and technologies and advanced surgical procedures to our patients—getting you back to feeling yourself and living your life to the fullest!

Howard B. Goldstein, D.O., MPH, is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J. He currently serves as the Director of Research and Education for the Division of Urogynecology.

Emily K. Saks, M.D., MSCE, is a urogynecologist with the Christiana Care Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery. Dr. Saks completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and has completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania.

Babak Vakili, M.D. is the director of the Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery. Dr. Vakili is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans, LA.

The Christiana Care Center for Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery is located in Suite 1208 of Medical Arts Pavilion 2, on the campus of Christiana Hospital in Newark. Appointments are also available at the Christiana Care Center for Women’s Health, 3706 Kennett Pike in Greenville. To schedule an appointment, call 302-623-4055.

Thank You, Delaware. We’re Five Years Old!

Dr. Philip Chao — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:55 +0000

By Dr. Philip Chao

MRI Consultants opened its doors five years ago, at the beginning of a great recession! And, we have done well. One of the reasons I left my old office was that they refused to invest in new MRI equipment (like people who keep their old TV instead of switching to a hi-def flat screen). They thought the old technology was “good enough” and that the new technology (3-Tesla and OPEN Bore magnets) was too expensive. “Not ready yet,” they said. MRI Consultants now has three state of the art MRI scanners—surely an example of the fastest growth in Delaware. Oddly, while patients across the State are educating themselves and seeking out quality MRI, many of their doctors do not seem to be doing the same—apparently believing that there is no difference in image quality between one MRI scanner and the next.

Our OPEN Bore 1.5 MRI scanner has 18 channels and is able to produce images that rival (or surpass) any 1.5 “closed” MRI in the State. In addition to crystal clear images of your spine or knee, it also provides the least claustrophobic and spacious experience available today. It even has the latest cardiac and angiography pulse sequences. Its advanced software includes things like BLADE, which compensates for patient movement. We have hundreds of patients where BLADE picked up the abnormality that the routine scan did not.

MRI Consultants opened its doors five years ago with a 3T MRI scanner. Our experience led us to select another, even more advanced, 3T MRI scanner for our new office in Lewes! This newest magnet is not only a 3T, it has 32 channels—which makes it almost as strong as a 6-T MRI (if such a thing existed)! This new MRI scanner is similar to the one at the NEURA Institute in Australia for advanced functional and trauma research. It can do diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which is the next frontier in brain imaging. It detects Alzheimer’s disease. It can detect the subtle changes in the fiber tracts of the brain which are damaged when a bomb explodes, or when the brain is damaged in an accident. 1.5T MRI scanners simply cannot see these changes accurately.

3T scanners see things more clearly and more quickly than weaker scanners. Put simply, MRIs are like digital cameras. The more megapixels (or, in this case, higher the “T”), the sharper the images. Get the best. Doing so might spare you unnecessary surgery! A 3T MRI scanner can do breast MR spectroscopy, prostate spectroscopy and whole body diffusion weighted imaging (DWIBS). While these techniques are not yet reimbursed by insurances, we are able to offer them each at a very low out-of-pocket price of $500. We have a growing number of referrals from Johns Hopkins and University of Pennsylvania where doctors insist on 3T quality. These patients no longer have to drive all the way to Baltimore or Philadelphia. 3T quality is now available to all Delawareans, at either our Newark or Lewes office. A 3T MRI costs the same as a 1.5 MRI or a 1.0 MRI or even a 0.3 or 0.4 MRI (yes, as hard as it is to believe, there are still MRI scanners that are so old, they don’t even have a magnet-strength of 1.5).

CONTRAST is an issue of growing concern. Using contrast can change the diagnosis as much as 25% of the time. While the contrasts used for MRI is completely different from the contrasts used in CT scans, there are several kinds of contrast approved for MRI use. They are generally safe, but the three most commonly used have been linked to a very rare—and truly horrible—disease called Nephrogenic Systemic Sclerosis (“NSF”). MRI Consultants spends the extra few dollars per dose for PROHANCE, a contrast which has NEVER been linked to NSF. And, for patients who CANNOT get an MRI due to impaired renal function, we provide EOVIST, which is excreted by the liver. Ask your MRI provider which contrast they use. It matters.

Because of our emphasis on patient care, we are aware that many people today are without medical insurance—or have plans with very high deductibles. To help provide access to quality MRI, we have an Out-of-Pocket price of $500 for a non-contrast study. A study with contrast costs an additional $200. We are also aware that there are people who are truly claustrophobic. In addition to having the most spacious, least claustrophobic MRI scanner made today, we provide FREE IV SEDATION to our claustrophobic patients. We are aware that if you have to have an MRI, you are understandably anxious to get the results of your test as quickly as possible. We provide same-day results, AND you leave our office with a FREE CD of your complete MRI study. You are free to look at it at home, make copies of it, and take it to your follow-up appointments. We are also aware that navigating the insurance issues surrounding car accidents and workers compensation can seem to be overwhelming. We provide help getting these studies approved by your insurance company.

MRI Consultants opened its doors five years ago, and we look forward to many more years of serving the MRI needs of Delawareans. Remember, if you live in Delaware, you are never more than 45 minutes from a 3T MRI!

Dr. Philip Chao graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University and was Scholar of the House. He continued his studies at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, receiving his medical degree in 1983. After a transitional internship year at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown NY, Dr. Chao did his residency in Radiology at Brooklyn’s SUNY Health Science Center (1984-1987), where he became Chief Resident. He stayed on to complete a fellowship in Neuroradiology (1987-1988). Dr. Chao has been interested in MRI technology since its very beginning – the first MRI scan took place in 1981 while he was pursuing his medical studies. The University of Pennsylvania, where Dr. Chao was both a Body MRI Fellow (1988-1990) and a Neuroradiology Fellow (1989-1990), was at the heart of the development of this technology and Dr. Chao was able to work with pioneers in MRI on the first GE Signa 1.5T (tesla) scanner. His advanced research and specializations complete, Dr. Chao left the University of Pennsylvania for a position as Director of MRI in Wilmington DE – a position he held for 14 years. Dr. Chao eventually left that position to create the best MRI center in Delaware, using the very latest technology: 3T MRI. While 3T (tesla) scanners have been used for scanning research patients since 2002, these advanced, more powerful MRI scanners only became available for clinical use in 2004. Dr. Chao worked hard to bring 3T technology to Delaware and in February 2007, MRI Consultants, LLC began operating the first 3T scanner in the State. 3T is the newest horizon for MRI.

Best Open MRI

302 838 7800

www.safecontrast.com

also visit our new office:

MRI Consultants Lewes

17252-9 N. Village Main Blvd

Lewes, DE 19958

302 827 4251

Welcome To Massage & Reflexology Of Delaware

Massage and Reflexology of Delaware — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:55 +0000

At massage & Reflexology of Delaware, what sets us apart from ordinary massage is:

• Our focus on providing a superior therapeutic experience.

• Our approach is personal and customized.

• Our highly trained and qualified massage therapists work with you to meet your individual needs, whether it’s to provide relief from pain, tension, or stress, or simply to relax and feel your best.

Quality, integrity and “Exceptional Client Care” are never an accident. We focus exclusively on providing you the highest quality pain relief and stress management services available in this area. For over two decades, we have helped so many people like you get real relief from pain and discomfort, with extraordinary results. Our approach is personalized massage therapy not cookie-cutter massage therapy.

“What a great Mother’s Day present! My massage with Jenn was way better than flowers. I always walk out of Massage & Reflexology of Delaware pain and stress free. The atmosphere is just perfection. Thanks for offering excellence!”
~ Karen (Newark)

Distinctions in Standards of Excellence

Massage and Reflexology of Delaware is Delaware’s only Nationally Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork practice and is an (NCBTMB) Center of Excellence. Massage and Reflexology of Delaware has achieved this distinction by upholding the profession’s ideal measure of excellence and professionalism while promoting the highest professional standards in massage therapy, keeping current in professional training and working in an ethical, client centered atmosphere.

We are 1 of only 14 Centers of Excellence in the United States!

My last 90 minute massage with Heather was so excellent that it felt like my pain was melting away on the table… it will be hard to go back to 60 minute appointments again! Thank you for always leaving me wanting more!” ~ Julie (Greenville)

Our Signature “Fusion Massage Therapy”

Since stress can translate in different ways for different people (from aches and pains, to muscle tension, to both physical and emotional exhaustion), massage can actually help our body and mind de-stress. Explore our exclusive techniques (called Fusion Massage Therapy), and discover how thousands of clients, just like you, have used our therapy as a successful alternative to other forms of treatment. Developed by our owner, this therapy may use several different techniques during your session. Your neck may need one technique and your low back may respond better to a different one. Fusion Massage Therapy provides relief as well as, if not better than, medication for many ailments, including but not limited to:

• Fibromyalgia

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Long hours hunched over
(dental or administrative assistant)

• Repetitive lifting (child care, manual labor)

• Increased susceptibility to immune dysfunction

• Pre-Joint Replacement Therapy

• Insomnia

• Athletic/exercise-related injury or pain

“Terry Meyer is an Angel! My life was changed forever with her God-given talent with massage. I am a fibromyalgia sufferer and for years I went from therapist to therapist until I found Terry. After going to Terry exclusively for almost 4 years, she recommended one of her other therapists, Maryann Summers, who has successfully treated my condition with Myofascial Release with amazing results. I highly recommend Terry and her staff for those who suffer with chronic pain. Did I mention it’s affordable?” ~ Regina (Newark)

Our Therapists must be proficient in many techniques to relieve Soft Tissue/Muscle pain & stress, reduce inflammation and increase range of motion and are continually educated & tested on this knowledge.

Reflexology

Reflexology is a compression/release technique used to restore, maintain and enhance the health and well-being of the entire body. It is a natural, drugless way of stimulating and increasing the circulation to all the internal organs, while inducing a “relaxation response” that promotes the body’s innate aptitude for health.

What to Expect

Your therapy will include:

• Customized treatment plan that will give you relief from pain at every appointment.

• Ongoing evaluations to modify your treatment, as needed.

• Stretching and a hot/cold pain therapy plan to use at home.

Flat Fee Pricing & No Tipping Policy

• 90 Minutes — $95

• 60 Minutes — $65

• 45 Minutes — $50

• 30 Minutes — $35

• 1 Hour Synergy Massage — $95
(2 Massage Therapists)

• No Memberships, Tips or Hassles

Gift Cards available in any monetary value and fees are by session length, not technique.
Instant Gift Certificates available on our site: www.MassageAndReflexologyOfDelaware.com

Call or email to schedule your appointment. “New Client Discount Coupon” on site.

Mon.-Fri 10am-6:30pm

Saturday 10am-4:00pm

(302)633-4035

mandrofde@comcast.net

1601 Milltown Road #15, Wilmington, DE 19808

302.633.4035 • www.MassageAndReflexologyOfDelaware.com

Be Happy, Healthy & Strong By Releasing Negative Emotions

Colleen Stone — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:54 +0000

By Colleen Stone

With so much unsettling news these days, much of our country lives in fear, stress and anxiety says Colleen Stone, Certified Hypnotherapist. In working with her clients, Colleen sees and hears similar complaints such as, “I am so afraid …”, “I have so much anxiety that I cannot sleep!”, “My migraine headaches are so much worse” or, “I cannot leave the house without taking a pill!” Colleen believes that core beliefs play a big part in how the mind/body operates affecting our thoughts, emotions and our health. The body can heal itself once the negative energy from these emotions has been resolved and released and Ms. Stone states, “This is what I do everyday….with the use of hypnosis, self-hypnosis and EFT.” In addition, Colleen believes that ENERGY MEDICINE is the medicine of the future…just think if we could resolve and release negative energy before they manifest into an illness!
Look what Dr. Candace Pert has to say in her book, “Molecules of Emotions”, about the power of releasing negative emotions with the use of forgiveness, and how the process actually affects our mind/body, and the immune system:
“Releasing blame requires a quantum shift in which the whole body/mind is altered, a true state change that affects the entire system. It isn’t a small thing that is done by degrees, but a whole-body turnaround. Who you are when you forgive yourself and others is someone living a new reality. You are free and experience true happiness. You can also be healthier; because physical inflammation in your body is diminished, (it is no longer continuously triggered by resentment and rage).
If you experience a constant, suppressed state of anger in your body/mind over many years, holding grudges and not forgiving people for incidents that happened in the past, then you are most likely using energy to make antibodies, and keeping yourself in a chronically inflamed state. As a result, you tax your immune system to overreact, aggravating autoimmune disorders such as Fibromyalgia, lupus, CFS, and rheumatoid arthritis, and many other illnesses.

Colleen’s goal for each client is self-awareness through positive changes in their core belief systems allowing for desired behavior changes, ultimately self-love and reconnecting with the original/true self that is happy, healthy and strong!
Colleen uses a five-step process of one-on-one hypnosis, including one session of Direct Suggestion, and four other steps of letting go and resolving negative emotions including “Forgiveness of Others” and “Forgiveness of Self”. Forgiveness is about no longer having to carry around the pain and anger caused by these negative emotions. This is when the self-healing begins!! Colleen teaches her clients what she has learned after ten years of researching and working successfully with other clients that, “the bottom line to healing is learning self-love and allowing the body to heal itself!” Forgiveness is a gift to self and it is not about the other person.
Self-Hypnosis and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) are two methods of self-healing that Colleen teaches to all her clients, along with the one-on-one process of 5PATH.
Self-Hypnosis is a method of resolving and letting go of negative emotions daily so that they no longer accumulate and manifest into illness. EFT is an amazing healing technique that is easy to learn and has profound effects. It is a simple, rapid and remarkably effective approach to healing emotional disorders that is based on a synthesis of Chinese Acupressure and Applied Kinesiology.
As clients clear away the negative emotions related to the illness, they experience a process of improvement and inner peace and find a transformation of energy for the good. From there many clients use that energy in a positive way to achieve lifetime goals.

Testimonial:

“Dear Colleen, After five long months of suffering with ‘Post Traumatic Stress with Repressed Memories”, I was so thankful that God finally lead me to you. You helped me “rescue that little girl” from the torture that I suffered from childhood sexual abuse that had now surfaced into my adulthood. I was living partly as an adult and partly as a five-year-old girl. No doctor, psychologist, clinical social worker, mental health worker, drugs, or “talk therapy” was able to help me. Thankfully, with your understanding, compassion, and field of expertise in Hypnotherapy, my life was brought back to normal and continues to be. May God bless you and continue to use this alternative field of medicine to free those who are in mental bondage, and feel there is “No Hope”.
~ In sincere gratitude, CP

Colleen Stone is a Certified Hypnotherapist through the Banyan Hypnosis Center in California and a member of National Guild of Hypnotist, Inc. www.ngh.net. She has a successful business, ADVANCED HYPNOTHERAPY OF DELAWARE, www.ahode.com, located in Felton, Delaware. Colleen is also certified in Anti-Aging Principles and Natural Hormone Replacement Theory through Giovane Medical Services Inc., member of American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, and sells natural hormone trandsdermal creams. She is trained in Energy Medicine by Donna Eden through Omega Institute in New York, and all of Colleen’s clients are taught how to use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) a form of acupressure, and Self-Hypnosis.

Colleen holds a Bachelors Degree of Education with thirty plus hours of graduate work. She spent sixteen years in the classroom teaching in addition to four years at the Caesar Rodney School District Office training teachers. She has also presented workshops across the country through involvement in two national projects. This nurturing, giving quality and her trusted rapport has carried over to her practice by helping her clients achieve positive changes in their lives through hypnosis for nine years.

Ms. Stone provides workshops and talks in many of the titles listed in this article.

P T Nails & Spa is the newest and finest Nail Salon In the Newark Area!!!

PT Nails — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:53 +0000

Stretching the Layers of Your Body & Soul With Thai Yoga Massage

Kaya Wellness — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:52 +0000

By Melissa Walker, L.M.T

Thai Yoga Massage is a beautiful and powerful combination of massage, acupressure, stretching, twisting, energy work and meditation, all rolled into one experience. Thai Yoga Massage aims at stimulating the flow of energies within the body, to achieve a state of harmony and balance for optimum health.

In a Thai Yoga Massage session, yoga postures are used with gentle stretching and pressure to open the energy lines. The therapist applies pressure to marma points (a juncture on the body where two or more types of tissue meet, such as muscles, veins, ligaments, bones or joints) along the energy meridians, using her hands, feet and elbows. Together these actions result in a comprehensive, full body treatment that relieves muscular tension, improves circulation, boosts the immune system and balances the body energetically.

As thoughts and feelings are completely intertwined in the fabric of the body, Thai Yoga Massage sometimes initiates the release of emotions. With a focus on balanced breathing, even muscular engagement and uniform stretching, Thai Yoga Massage can clear unresolved feelings while releasing muscular tension

Most clients leave a Thai Yoga Massage session feeling relaxed and invigorated; stretched and soothed. The beauty of Thai Yoga Massage is how balanced you feel after the session. When we connect with our bodies, minds and spirits through these ancient healing arts we’re reminded that good health, vitality and joy are our birthrights!

A Thai Yoga session is done on a floor with the recipient fully dressed in comfortable clothing. No oil or cream is used.

If you are ready to stretch the layers of your body and soul, contact Kaya Wellness & Yoga today!

For more information or to schedule an appointment,
call 302-227-3450.
Visit us online at
KayaWellnessCenter.com

Testimonial:
“It had been 15 years since my last Thai Massage, and I guess I didn’t realize how stiff my body had become. I am a very active 60-something male, and I also go for regular deep tissue massages weekly. But when Melissa started stretching my body with complete confidence she totally put me at ease, and I walked away from my first Thai Massage knowing that I will be back. I have high expectations when it comes to any type of body work, so for me to say it was better than the one I received in Thailand is saying something.”
~RK, Bethany Beach, DE

Melissa Walker, LMT offers Thai Massage, Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Reflexology at Kaya Wellness & Yoga in Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Melissa began her journey into the healing arts at a young age. She was always fascinated with alternative therapies and medicines that treated the person as a whole rather than treating just the “symptoms”. Melissa soon discovered massage and the ongoing list of benefits that came from it. She knew that was a path she wanted to take. In 2003 she graduated from a 500 hour program at the National Massage Therapy Institute.
Continuing her journey she was privileged to learn the ancient Vedic art of Thai yoga massage which brings together her two loves, massage and yoga. Melissa approaches massage with a healing intention and believes that As thoughts and feelings are completely intertwined in the fabric of the body, Massage sometimes initiate the release of emotions and can clear unresolved feelings while releasing muscular tension. Melissa offers integrative massage and Thai yoga massage tailoring each session to meet the needs of her clients.

Go Red For Women Luncheon

Pamela — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:51 +0000

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Events

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:51 +0000

Tinnitus – How Do I Stop This Ringing In My Head?

Riddle Audiology — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:30:50 +0000

By Catherine M. Marino, Au.D.

Do you hear ringing, buzzing, humming, hissing, static, or crickets, when no one else does? You are not alone. As many as 30 million Americans or about 10% of the population experience some form of internal head noises that we call tinnitus.

What exactly is Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is the technical term given to the perception of sounds that have no external source. No, we are not talking about auditory hallucinations! Tinnitus is a real phenomenon. It may be generated by structures in the head and neck or even blood flowing near the middle ear. You may be surprised to learn that these sounds are often generated by neural activity. Some people even hear music generated in the auditory cortex in the brain!

What causes tinnitus?

Many different factors may be involved. These may include hearing loss due to the aging process, hereditary factors or noise exposure. Even head injuries or medications can cause tinnitus. Most people with normal hearing will experience tinnitus when put in a quiet sound-isolated room. Persons who report tinnitus most often have some degree of hearing loss.

So what does hearing loss have to do with tinnitus?

Tinnitus is often generated as a result of damage to inner ear structures resulting from noise exposure or disease processes. We have tiny delicate outer hair cells in the inner ear that are tuned to pick up very soft sounds then amplify them. The inner hair cells then turn them into electrical signals that travel along the auditory nerve to the brain. When inner ear structures become damaged or destroyed, discordant signals may occur in the brain. This distorted neural activity may be perceived as ringing, static, hissing, or cricket-like sounds. The condition becomes most annoying when you are trying to hear the person in front of you but instead hear the tinnitus!

The Riddle Difference

Tinnitus cannot be just willed away or ignored. Tinnitus treatment requires caring professional help. The Riddle Audiology department offers Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT), the only proven effective treatment for Tinnitus. Sound therapy is used to help bury the tinnitus into the background with all the other stimuli that we are not consciously paying attention to. This process called habituation occurs without conscious effort. Treatment is successful when tinnitus no longer dominates your attention.

Since in very rare cases, tinnitus may be a sign of a serious medical condition, the first step is to obtain a medical evaluation by an ENT or otologist, a physician specializing in diseases of the ear. Some specialized tests may be ordered to investigate potential causes. Once this work-up is complete and medical clearance is given, you may seek consultation with an audiologist who specializes in tinnitus treatment.

For more information or to schedule an evaluation or treatment, contact your physician for a referral to the audiologists at Riddle Hospital.

Barbara J. Madden, Au.D., Doctor of Audiology/Director

Catherine M. Marino, Au.D., Doctor of Audiology

Denise E. Stewart, M.S., Clinical Audiologist

Lisa C. Mackenzie, M.S., Clinical Audiologist

For an appointment with a Riddle Hospital audiologist, call 484.227.3200 (new number) or visit

www.mainlinehealth.org