Swedish Massage Therapy
Swedish massage therapy is the most common type of massage. It involves soft, long, kneading strokes, as well as light, rhythmic, tapping strokes, on topmost layers of muscles. This is also combined with movement of the joints. By relieving muscle tension, Swedish therapy can be both relaxing and energizing. And it may even help after an injury.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage focuses on painful, stiff spots in your body. The therapist uses slow, deliberate strokes that focus pressure on layers of muscles, tendons, or other tissues deep under your skin. Though less rhythmic than other types of massage, deep tissue massage can be quite therapeutic -- relieving chronic patterns of tension and helping with muscle injuries, such as back sprain.
Sport Massage Therapy
Sports massage is designed to enhance athletic performance and recovery. Athletes generally use Sports massage therapy during training to promote flexibility, enhance performance and recovery.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage is a specialty massage where the therapist uses smooth, heated stones, either as an extension of their own hands, or by placing them on the body while they massage other parts of the body. The heat can be both deeply relaxing and help warm up tight muscles so the therapist can work more deeply, more quickly. Used along with other massage techniques, hot stones can be quite soothing and relaxing as they transmit heat deep into the body.
Important: Hot Stone massage is not appropriate if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or are on medication that thins your blood. You shouldn't get a hot stone massage if you are pregnant or sunburned. You also may want to reconsider if you are menopausal, as it may trigger a hot flash.
Aromatherapy Massage
Aromatherapy enhances the benefits of traditional massage by adding highly concentrated plant oils, called essential oils, to the massage oil or lotion. It's one of the more popular types of massage.
Reflexology
Reflexology is the application of pressure, stretch and movement to the feet and hands to affect corresponding parts of the body. The basic premise of reflexology is that applying pressure to various points in the hands and feet can cause relaxation, relieve stress and tension, normalize and balance the body, as well as act as a form of preventive medicine. Reflexology specialist view the feet and hands as a mirror image of the body. By applying technique, a reflexology specialist can break up patterns of stress in other parts of the body. Stress is a barrier to the body's return to a normal state of equilibrium. Many ancient cultures made use of this science, including early civilizations in India, China, Japan and Egypt.
The Benefits of Reflexology
Each foot has over 7,000 nerve endings, 26 bones, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles. A typical treatment includes pressure pointing and massaging specific areas
(nerve endings) that correspond to parts of the body. The technique used in reflexology is "thumb walking".
Pressure applied to the feet generates a signal through the peripheral nervous system. From there, it enters the central nervous system where it is processed in various parts of the brain. It is then relayed to the internal organs to allocate the necessary adjustments in fuel and oxygen, finally a response is fashioned that is sent into the motor system. The message is fed forward to adjust the body's tone or overall tension level. If applied properly, the tone will reset itself to a lower operating tempo. A lower operating tempo means a lessening of stress and less wear and tear on the body's system. This type of drugless therapy creates a physiological change in the body by naturally improving your circulation, which reduces your body tension, enhances relaxation, and helps balance body organ functions. It aids in the elimination of body waste and restoring the body functions to better health. It is recommended to drink plenty of water afterwards to help flush away these wastes.
Swedish massage therapy is the most common type of massage. It involves soft, long, kneading strokes, as well as light, rhythmic, tapping strokes, on topmost layers of muscles. This is also combined with movement of the joints. By relieving muscle tension, Swedish therapy can be both relaxing and energizing. And it may even help after an injury.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage focuses on painful, stiff spots in your body. The therapist uses slow, deliberate strokes that focus pressure on layers of muscles, tendons, or other tissues deep under your skin. Though less rhythmic than other types of massage, deep tissue massage can be quite therapeutic -- relieving chronic patterns of tension and helping with muscle injuries, such as back sprain.
Sport Massage Therapy
Sports massage is designed to enhance athletic performance and recovery. Athletes generally use Sports massage therapy during training to promote flexibility, enhance performance and recovery.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage is a specialty massage where the therapist uses smooth, heated stones, either as an extension of their own hands, or by placing them on the body while they massage other parts of the body. The heat can be both deeply relaxing and help warm up tight muscles so the therapist can work more deeply, more quickly. Used along with other massage techniques, hot stones can be quite soothing and relaxing as they transmit heat deep into the body.
Important: Hot Stone massage is not appropriate if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or are on medication that thins your blood. You shouldn't get a hot stone massage if you are pregnant or sunburned. You also may want to reconsider if you are menopausal, as it may trigger a hot flash.
Aromatherapy Massage
Aromatherapy enhances the benefits of traditional massage by adding highly concentrated plant oils, called essential oils, to the massage oil or lotion. It's one of the more popular types of massage.
Reflexology
Reflexology is the application of pressure, stretch and movement to the feet and hands to affect corresponding parts of the body. The basic premise of reflexology is that applying pressure to various points in the hands and feet can cause relaxation, relieve stress and tension, normalize and balance the body, as well as act as a form of preventive medicine. Reflexology specialist view the feet and hands as a mirror image of the body. By applying technique, a reflexology specialist can break up patterns of stress in other parts of the body. Stress is a barrier to the body's return to a normal state of equilibrium. Many ancient cultures made use of this science, including early civilizations in India, China, Japan and Egypt.
The Benefits of Reflexology
Each foot has over 7,000 nerve endings, 26 bones, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles. A typical treatment includes pressure pointing and massaging specific areas
(nerve endings) that correspond to parts of the body. The technique used in reflexology is "thumb walking".
Pressure applied to the feet generates a signal through the peripheral nervous system. From there, it enters the central nervous system where it is processed in various parts of the brain. It is then relayed to the internal organs to allocate the necessary adjustments in fuel and oxygen, finally a response is fashioned that is sent into the motor system. The message is fed forward to adjust the body's tone or overall tension level. If applied properly, the tone will reset itself to a lower operating tempo. A lower operating tempo means a lessening of stress and less wear and tear on the body's system. This type of drugless therapy creates a physiological change in the body by naturally improving your circulation, which reduces your body tension, enhances relaxation, and helps balance body organ functions. It aids in the elimination of body waste and restoring the body functions to better health. It is recommended to drink plenty of water afterwards to help flush away these wastes.
