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BUSINESS Iopenings, milestones Wendy Brandt, owner of Edenton Massage Works Massage has benefits beyond self reward BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor As a young girl, Wendy Brandt fell, seriously damag ing her tailbone. Then, in her late teens and early 20s, she began experiencing a lot of back problems. The resulting pain and her search for relief started her on a path that led eventually to a career as a li censed massage therapist. Brandt said that therapeutic massage "helped me...It really changed the way I felt." She said that her experience over the next three or four years made her a believer in its benefits. "Just noticing how much better I felt convinced me that this was a good thing to do." Eventually, Brandt, who moved here from Michigan, began studying therapeutic massage herself. She said that students of therapeutic mas sage can attend classes or have private instructors work with them to learn basic techniques. Brandt, whose Edenton Mas sage Works is located in down town Edenton, is skilled in these 1 techniques, as well as reflexol ■ ogy (massaging "pressure points" on the feet), aroma therapy (using various scented s oils during a massage to un i lock the body's natural healing I ability), and "spot" massage of trouble areas on the body. "Massage will definitely re lax you," Brandt said. "A lof of people, within 15 to 20 minutes will be asleep." Health benefits aside, Brandt is aware that many people initally seek the services of a massage therapist to find re lief from sore, tight muscles — and she can help with that, too. "Basically, if you have an area that bothers you, such as a sore neck or shoulders, often its because we all keep so much stress in our muscles that they get really tight and start to hurt Aftdr a period of time, mas sage helps your muscles relax "When people start coming to see me, I can tell where they need the most work. By the next time they come for theii appointment, they're a little more relaxed, more comfort able." At Edenton Massage Works Brandt offers hour-long mas sage treatments and 30-minute ''Spot" massage treatments Monday through Friday from Pa.m. to 5 p.m. ; > Fees are as follows: Basic Therapeutic Massage, $40 Aromatherapy, $45; Basic Spot passage, $25; Aromatherapy Sjpot Massage, $30; Reflexol ogy, $12. Gift certificates are available. Brandt said that she and hei husband, Will, who works at Leary Plant Farm in Edenton have enjoyed meeting people here since they arrived Iasi winter. "People here have been pretty nice to us," she said. really puzzles Brandt about the See MASSAGE On Page 12-A CARD OF THANKS The family of Mr. Johnnie C. Granby wishes to express its humble gratitude to everyone who has shared our bereavement and loss through words of sympathy, calls, cards, flowers, visits and other acts of kindness. May God bless you for being a blessing to us. Before You Get Your Medicine, We Check It Carefully. Allergy Check f^j~j^tefactioii Check Personal Coil’”""* Patient Infoi lation Leaflet When we fill your prescription, we check it against other medicine you’re taking to make sure there are no dangerous interactions. Then, we take the time to tell you how and when to take your prescription, and any side effects that might occur. We take nothing for granted when it comes to yoOr health. S BLOUNT'S MUTUAL DRUGS 323 S. Broad St. -482-2127 Famjjyft Care CHOWAN HEART CENTER 222 A VIRGINIA ROAD EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA Offering clinics in: ¥ Congestive Heart Failure ¥ Angina and Coronary Heart Disease ¥ Hypertension (high blood pressure) ¥ AICD follow up ¥ Hypercholesterolemia ¥ Syncope and Fainting ¥ Pacemaker follow ups and evaluation Tests available at the Chowan Heart Center include: ¥ Exercise stress test ¥ Echocardiograms ¥ Nuclear exercise stress test ¥ Echocardiography stress testing ¥ Transesophageal echocardiography ¥ 24-hour holter recording and event recording Appointments may be scheduled by calling: 482-5600 Chiropractor stresses a healthy lifestyle BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor When Dr. James F. Cranford, Jr. returned to his hometown of Edenton to open his prac tice, his objective was simple: he wanted, he said, "to provide quality chiropractic care for friends, family and those in need of specialized care." And, armed with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life College in Marietta, GA earned in 1995, he has proceeded to work toward that goal. "The very first thing I do is sit down and talk with some one, get to know them on an individual basis," he said. "I think that's an extremely im portant thing to do." His detailed consultation is followed by a thorough exami nation that may include an x ray of the person's entire spine. Dr. Cranford said that chiro practic care is based on learn ing what has caused a particu lar condition, and then, wher ever possible, correcting that condition so that the body work to restore itself to good health. "It is a different approach," he said. "We stress preventive care, teaching people what they need to do to maintain good health." To that end, Dr. Cran ford holds classes on Monday evenings to talk with his pa tients about good health prac tices. But chiropractic care does 1 Dr. James Cranford and staff members Lisa George, left, and Natalie Bateman at his N. Broad St. office e have some things in common with traditional medicine. In both, an "avenue of approach" to dealing with a health prob lem is formulated by a physi cian. "Our avenue is the spine and its relationship to the nervous system," he said. "We look for areas of interference with nor mal functioning of the body. We treat the total person, your nervous system and surround ing tissues.” Dr. Cranford said that a com mon misconception about chi ropractors is that they only treat problems relating to the spine. Not so, he said. In his practice, he treats everything from back, and neck pain to migraine headaches and car: pal tunnel syndrome. "I even have people with heel spurs seeking the benefit of what we have to offer here," he said. "The one thing I would See HEALTHY On Page 12-A YOU'LL SAVE THOUSANDS! FREE OIL CHANGES W/FILTERS AS AS YOU OWN. EQUIPPED! 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