The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

20- e amla Canla Tecayaruat X 200 !WLLL1iIL!LLkW L~ -.Ni 1996 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN *Loaded 'Quad Seating 'Pnivacy Glass *Power Divers Seat $10 OOQOO 1998 GRAND PRIX SE *V6 -Auto 'Tilt 'Cruise *Buckets - Console $14.9-RR-" _ 1998 GRAND AM SE '4 Door 'V6 'Auto 'Air 'Tilt 'Cruise 'Cass. $1399989Q si 1995 FORD F150 XL Vil 'Auto 'Air -Tilt 'Crise.q 1997 GRAND MARQUIS LS 'Low Mileage 'Lnndrd 1998 LUMINA LS - 4 DOOR *V6 -Auto 'PI WindowslLocks '7/t 'Cruise $j3,998QQ 1996 CHRYSLER L.H.S. *Loaded 'Plus Leather & Moonroof 1996 DODGE RAM SLT 4X4 V8l 'Auto 'Power WindowslLocks 'Air 'Tilt 'Cruise $199998»-Sk#PZ. 1998 TAU5U SER orCAB 4X4 *Loaded *Low Kms F 1997 ESCORT LX STATION WAGON -4 cyl. -Auto -Air Cassette $10998899 Sik #P9100 ffl ,1'herapeutic massage is business of the day By IRENE GENTLE The Champion Business has been brisk since the Milton Therapeutic Clinic opened its doors a month ago at 75 Main St. E. And Milton-bred registered massage therapiats Jillian Guard and Ryan Weaver are hoping it'l bulk up even more as the town expands. The pair, who went to Milton District High School before eaming degrees in dif- ferent universities, were reunited while attending the Caftadian Therapeutie College in Burlington. And when it camne to opening their own clinic, Milton was the natural choice. 'We have frienda and family here,," aaid Mr. Weaver 'With the upcoming growth, there aeemed to be a lot of potential." The clinic specializes in therapeutic massage, including deep tisaue manipula- tion and rehabilitation techniques. The health angle of massage is empha- sized by the clinic's location, in a medical building arrosa frora Zakas Pharmacy near chiropractor and physiotherapiat offices. 'We really play up the tact we're in a medical establishment because it's a thera- peutie sort of treatment," said Mr. Weaver. Specialized clients Maasage can help relieve everything from injuries to atreas, and so far baby boome-a have flooded the market. But the chuei also courta specialized clients. Ma Guard offers labour support as welI as massage for pregnant women, infants and the elderly. Massage treatments can help older peo- ple stay limber. And at a life stage when lonelinesa may come calling more ofien than friends and family, it also "gives them attention," said Ms Guard. For some, massage can strike a preven- tative blow against atress-related. maladies. Runaway stress has been fingered as the culprit behind up ta 90 per cent of visita to primary care physicians, according ta some estimates. And unmanaged stress is thought ta be a contributing factor in up ta 80 per cent of indùstrial accidents and 75 per cent of high-frequency ilînesses in employees. For somte, even the ides of going for a massage is stresaful. But a precautionary release of tension is reason enough to come in, aaid Ms Guard. "Medicine is changing now to being preventative," she aaid. "This is a way ta balance, like maintenance for your health care." Others worry about having ta undress for a treasment. But while skin ta skin con- tact does yield the beat resuits, it isn't vital, she aaid. And clients who do choose ta undreas do sa in private, then slip beneath a modeat, l'ull-length sheet. Only the ares that's being worked on is revealled. 1I ftnd that a big reason people don't came for a massage is they're worried about undressing," said Ms Guard. "People have thia miaconception that they have ta get naked." But when it comes to relaxing, deep breathing ccii help and bath Ms Guassi and Photo by GRAHAM PAINE The tlred, achlng and just plain tense can gmt corne relief through regictered mascage therapîcts Ryan Weaver (lett) and Jillian Guard of the newly-opened Milton Therapeutlc Clinic. Mr. Weaver are willing ta show a client how it's done. The ides is if the breathing changes, it forces the nervous systera ta change with it. It gaes something like this: the nervous system can be divided into twa campa- nents - the sympathetic and parasympa- thetic. Tesympathetie is ail about excitation, or the aId the fight or flight response. It causes an increase ini heart rate and blood pressure. tn other words, it'a what kicks in when a persan stralling alang a veld sud- denly realizes a lion is preparing ta have them for lunch. In contrass, the parasympathetic response radiates serenity and restfulness., It's what the lion experiences when he's stretched out in the sun, lazily digesting the persan on the veld. tn an ideal world, people would hop nimbly frors one state ta the other, striking a balance within the body. Since it isn't an ideal warld, Mr. Weaver sud Ms Guard can help. Totaliy at rest The flirst step is just booking a massage, which means for one blessed hour there are no phones, e-mail, traffic or kids ta deal with. "You're at rest," said Mr. Weaver. "It's one hour they can let their mind wander." Then there's the deep-breathing trick. "It places the body in a parssympathetic state," said Mr. Weaver. "But it also changes your posture. You're using yaur diaphragm." Shallow breathing, on the other hand, -cani conspire ta keep muscles tense. And no one needa ta be the meditative sort ta master deep breathing. The body automat- ically slips into it during sleep. tf stress isn't behind aching muscles, poor posture probably is. A lot of pain is the result of shortened muscles which occur from bad habita at the work deak. "What I tend ta sec are problema from people aitting at their desas ail day," said Ms Guard.