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Pectineus

By Melle On March 21, 2013 · Add Comment
Part of the hip adductor group, the pectineus pulls the thigh in toward the midline along with the adductor brevis, longus, magnus, and gracilis. Shortening of the pectineus can be caused by long period of sitting. When standing, your lumbar spine may be curved inward due to the pelvis anteriorly rotating by the pulling of [...]
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Chronic Pain

By Melle On March 10, 2013 · Add Comment
Chronic pain is real. Nearly 120 million Americans experience constant pain or specific sensitivity to pain. It is caused by a dysfunction of the perception of pain by the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. Central sensitization is caused by some injury or trauma. Pain-promoting chemicals are transferred from one neuron [...]
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Gluten intolerance

By Melle On March 5, 2013 · Add Comment
Six percent of the population are affected by gluten intolerance. Gluten intolerance is related to but less severe than celiac disease, an immune response to gluten that causes damage to the inner surface of the intestine and an inability to absorb certain nutrients. Gluten intolerance may cause depression, migraines, a cloudy mind, fatigue, joint pain, [...]
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Impingement syndrome

By Melle On March 5, 2013 · Add Comment
Does it hurt to lift your arm up past 90 degrees? If so, you may have shoulder impingement syndrome. Above the spine of the scapula, or shoulder blade, lies a muscle called the supraspinatus. It attaches to the greater tubercle, which is the top of the humerus arm bone at the shoulder joint. The supraspinatus [...]
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Lotus

By Melle On March 4, 2013 · Add Comment
The hip area is one of the tightest areas in the body, and stretching this area can sometimes make you feel nauseous. That is because it holds a lot of stress and tension, so it is important to release it. It is also the transition between your back and your legs, your upper and lower [...]
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Downward Dog

By Melle On March 2, 2013 · Add Comment
Assessing your downward dog is a great indication of where your body may need some work! If it is difficult to reach your heels to the floor, your achilles tendon and calves are most likely limiting you. If it is difficult to fully extend your knees, your hamstrings and gastrocnemius muscles are restricting your full [...]
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Fascia and Range of Motion

By Melle On March 2, 2013 · Add Comment
Fascia is a very important piece of the puzzle of tightness and tension, and most people know very little about it. It is a fibrous connective tissue that encapsulates other tissues, such as muscle, blood vessels, and nerves, and it does so at almost every level. For example, fascia surrounds each muscle cell, each muscle [...]
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Aromatherapy

By Melle On March 2, 2013 · Add Comment
Aromatherapy is the strategic use of essential oils, which are the chirally pure molecular essences of fruits and plants, generally extracted by distillation. For example, the essential oil of orange is limonene, most commonly the D isomer which possesses the strong orange aroma. When blending together wisely selected essential oils, wonderful synergistic effects are created. [...]
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Welcome!

By Melle On February 7, 2013 · Add Comment
Melle Massage and Stacy’s Skin Care recently merged to create Green Tara Skin and Body.  Green Tara is your source for all spa services and products.  Remember to visit often to see our new special offers, and subscribe to our blog, twitter, and facebook to keep up to date about skin and body news.
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She was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to! I am not an expert in facials, but I have had a few over the past few years -- I can confidently say that Stacy is my favorite! - T.C.

Honestly the best massage I've ever gotten,


and I've been all over the place! Melle really knows how to balance what her client wants with what she knows will have them feeling better. I went in just for relaxation, but Melle was able to relieve tension in my shoulders that I never noticed until it was gone. - A. F.
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