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Articles by Andrew Wolfe LMP

The Importance of Individualized Health Care by Andrew Wolfe, LMP
By: Andrew Wolfe LMP    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012
Conditions: health and wellbeing,injury massage,sports injuries,
Health care these days is a system of managed care. Due to the volume of patients needs, health care is inundated with symptoms and complaints that exceed the limited time capacity of health care professionals. It has been my experience, that mainstream health care is overseen not by the patients' medical providers but by a larger "all-seeing eye” focused on the bottom line. It is felt within every procedure, therapy and treatment protocol; --your insurance company. Without having the direct contact or history of the patient these decisions are made. They dictate what seems to me, that ...Read More
Holistic Health, Massage
Medical Massage and Insurance Coverage by Andrew Wolfe, LMP
By: Andrew Wolfe LMP    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012
Conditions: alternative health,medical massage,injury massage,sports injuires
Medical massage therapy is recognized as a health care provision under rehabilitation outpatient coverage under most major medical plans. Specific plan coverage’s vary according to the benefit package your plan and/or employer offer. Medical massage therapy definition is the ability to heal, restore and improve function which was otherwise compromised due to illness, injury, disease or surgery. It must be a part of a treatment plan your primary care provider recommends as medically necessary to restore lost function. Provisions are also given towards motor vehicle accident (PIP) and ...Read More
Medical Massage, Myofascial Release
Water-Natures Natural Healing Remedy by Andrew Wolfe,
By: Andrew Wolfe LMP    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012
Conditions: health,preventative health,holistic health,toxins,detoxification
Have you ever been told by your massage therapist after receiving a massage to drink plenty of water? You may ask yourself, ''Why is this"? The body is mostly composed of fluids. The skin holds the fluids in as well as holding other structures together - like a body suit. Fluids in the body consist of lymph, blood, cerebrospinal fluid as well as other fluids as carriers to help in the transportation, distribution and elimination process. It thereby supports the ability to heal, restore, maintain and regulate the body. Daily water intake is critical to maintaining this process. The act of ...Read More
Deep Tissue Massage, Massage
Cold and Flu Season
By: Andrew Wolfe LMP    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012
Conditions: wellness care, holistic health,immunity,preventative health
Bump up your immune system with a massage by Andrew Wolfe, LMP Harvest is upon us again. It is a time to gather and take in the bounty of our labors. It is also a time of reflection, a time to look within and assess our needs; to take inventory and appreciate what we have. In the medical community and with the reminders in the media, we realize it is also cold and flu season, a time when we can deplete our immune system. When this happens not just the individual suffers but all those around them do also. As a society we have been informed of communicable diseases and how they are spread. ...Read More
Medical Massage, Swedish Massage
The Value of Massage by Andrew Wolfe,LMP,MMs
By: Andrew Wolfe LMP    Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012
Conditions: wellness care,preventative health
Health care is on the minds of most people, whether they have it, need it, or don't have the right policy due to financial infeasibility, to acquire or maintain it. Unfortunately when it comes to health, if you don't invest in it now, you pay for it later, as the investment of our bodies seem to yield higher rates of health issue returns to our lives as we age. As it stands now, preventative health is not recognized under most health insurance policies unless it comes in the form of exams in the context of a physical and or lab testing, which is a great start to establish a good base line of ...Read More
Deep Tissue Massage, Massage