Massage Therapy - An Alternative to Pain Relievers

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I N T R O - M A S S A G E T H E R A P Y
These days everyone seems to want to cure
everything with prescription drugs. Do you know
one of the best alternatives for allopathic pain
relievers? Heres a hint it doesnt come in a
pill. Give up? Were talking, of course, about
massage therapy.
F l o r i d a - A c a d e m y . E d u
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