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function and serve to improve all the muscular movements apparatus. Foot- and ear-reflex zone massage and special forms of traditional massage are used as supportive measures. Thus any tension and over acidification of the muscles, which often lead to pain and loss of mobility, can be treated.
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666:tufted duck
650:white stork
527:Parus major
447:song thrush
391:wood pigeon
265:grass snake
217:Traun River
1539:Categories
1459:p. 39 – 50
1416:References
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1310:Peat-packs
1264:Bath house
1220:Centennial
850:tree pipit
642:Grey heron
603:greenfinch
479:chiffchaff
249:amphibians
140:Laakirchen
79:newspapers
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1153:Peat moss
1089:mosquitos
1042:bullfinch
1010:brambling
806:Apus apus
794:tawny owl
790:Asio otus
611:goldfinch
567:Pica pica
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511:marsh tit
487:goldcrest
439:blackbird
283:fieldfare
109:June 2009
1355:and all
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1304:mud bath
1291:muscular
1287:massages
1281:Massages
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1018:hawfinch
874:wheatear
866:redstart
674:red kite
658:garganey
547:starling
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1446:2007
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