Informative Articles by Ledral M. Simon NCTMB, LMT
What to Expect During After an Ear Candling Session
Ear Candles are made by taking fine, natural cotton or gauze, spiraling it on a rod and dipping it in beeswax. The ear candle is conical in shape, Curing an Ear Candling session you lie on your side with your body in a straight alignment. The tapered end of the ear candle is gently placed into your ear canal while the large end is lit. The smoke filters into the ear canal warming the earwax. As the oxygen in the ear is absorbed from the flame, a gentle vacuum is produced, drawing out the excess wax and/or foreign material from the ear canal and capturing it in the stem of the ear candle. The ear candle - by its shape, design and length - draws earwax and fungus deposits from deep inside your ear canals.
Getting a Handle on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Soft Tissue Release Techniques
Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI), cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive motion injuries and various overuse syndromes, account for up to 50% of work place injuries. (The Bureau of Labor Statistics, report on Survey of Occupational Injuries, 1990). Two chiropractors, Leahy and Mock, observed in their treatment of RSI, that the insurance companies, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California, assessed that one carpal tunnel problem may cost as much as $100,000 in lost work, surgery and retraining. It has become one of the major sources of lost productivity and financial drains in this country. (Chiropractic Sports Medicine, Vol. 9, Number 1, 1995) This is a problem of overwhelming proportions. Massage Therapy can make a difference!
A Brief History of Ear Candling
Ear Candling is not a new form of Therapy. Dating back to 2500 BC, evidence exists to show the use of ear candling. Ancient cultures, including the Egyptians, made reference to its practice. Parchment scrolls discovered in the Orient also have described the procedure of ear candling. This ancient therapeutic art may have been developed with the domestication of the honeybee. Beeswax was used to make hollow cylinders used in the procedure and the principle cloth used by the ancient Egyptians was linen made from flax (the fibers of an annual blue-flowered plant). Today, as before…high-quality, ear candles are handmade from beeswax and unbleached cotton cloths. These specially fabricated candles are 9 to 12 inches long and will burn for approximately ten minutes.
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