| Types of Massage Relaxation Massage Eases muscular and psychological tension and rebalances vital body energies, giving you a chance to let go, relax and enjoy a time of peace and tranquillity. On a regular basis relaxation massage will reduce the effects of stress, thereby helping to avoid stress related illnesses.
A must for the competitive and recreational sports person. Prior to activity, it will prepare you, reducing the risk of injury and enhancing your performance. Post activity, massage is effective in speeding recovery, insuring or increasing your current levels of flexibility, muscle responsiveness and body awareness. Trigger Point Therapy Isolates and treats points of muscular spasm, which cause localised and extended pain patterns, which are common to all overworked muscles, pain is reduced and or eliminated. Myofascial Release Releases restriction between muscles and other soft tissues. It also helps to improve posture and can release restrictive emotional holding patterns.
Using principals of Chinese and Western Knowledge of endorphins, acupuncture points are massaged to provide pain relief, increase relaxation, and promote harmonious energy flow. Lymphatic Drainage Helps prevent or remove cellulite (with diet and exercise), improves skin and muscle tone, and decreases fluid retention (ankles, groin, knee, neck).
The therapy of cupping has been used in China for thousands of years. The clinical application of cupping has become increasingly wide. Now it can be used to treat asthma, the common cold, chronic cough, indigestion problems and some skin conditions. Remedial Massage A paramedical treatment method, which utilises any or all of the above techniques to reduce pain, and restore function to injured tissue. When used regularly or in conjunction with other health practitioners Remedial massage helps to maximise your health and well-being. Remedial massage uses several specialized skills to locate and repair damage and speed up the body's repair mechanism. A professional remedial massage therapist has to draw on his knowledge of anatomy, physiology, related pathology and the techniques of many therapies, including heat and cold therapies. Remedial massage can involve gentle to strong strokes as well as shallow to deep strokes. It works on the fact that soft muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia is responsive to touch. Sensitive points in the muscles often refer to pain in other parts of the body. For instance, headaches may originate from muscles in the neck and pelvic pains maybe caused by certain areas in the abdominal and pelvic area. Remedial massage helps to stimulate blood flow in these areas, thus reducing pain, swelling, and speeding up the body's natural healing process.
Swedish Massage Swedish massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissues of lactic acid, uric acid, and other metabolic wastes. It increases circulation without increasing heart load. It stretches the ligaments and tendons keeping them supple and pliable. Swedish massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system and soothes the nerves themselves at the same time. Swedish massage reduces stress, both emotional and physical, and is suggested in a regular program for stress management. It also has many specific medical uses. Pregnancy Massage During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes many changes, some of them stressful and uncomfortable. Back, shoulder and leg aches and pains can some times be very painful and uncomfortable; you need not suffer any further. Massage is a perfect way to reduce stress and promote general well-being. Hot Stone Massage Warm, relaxing and invigorating, it's "the massage of massages". This massage involves one hour of peace and harmony, using the application of water-heated stones of varying sizes to key points on the body, giving a deep massage and creating sensations of comfort and warmth. The direct heat relaxes muscles, allowing manipulation of a greater intensity than with regular massage.
Mind and Body Massage By combining a one-hour whole body relaxation massage with a 1/2 hour guided visualisation directly after the massage, heaven comes to earth to give you a long lasting relaxed feeling making your life less stressful and much easier to cope with. What a better way to release further stress, tension and anxieties! Deep Tissue Massage Deep Tissue Massage is a massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fibres of the muscles, tendons and fascia. |