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What is Massage Therapy?
Massage therapy (including myotherapy) is the practice of kneading or manipulating a person’s muscles and other soft-tissue in order to improve their wellbeing or health.
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The term ‘massage therapy’ is used to describe a wide variety of techniques that vary in the manner in which touch, pressure and the intensity of the tr
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage is a massage technique that’s mainly used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. It involves applying sustained pressure using slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of your muscles and connective tissues. This helps to break up scar tissue that forms following an injury and reduce tension in muscle and tissue.
Thai Oil Massage
The Thai oil massage involves deep, firm pressure and rolling and stretching movements using palms, thumbs, elbows and knees and the application of aromatic oils. An invigorating, rhythmic massage, it follows the style of traditional Thai massage. start with a fiveteen minute’s full body warm up session using Thai Traditional techniques, this relieves tension without oil. After the warm up we use oil on your whole body to relax the muscle.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone therapy is a specialist massage that uses smooth, flat, heated basalt stones that are positioned along your spine, in the palms of your hands, along your legs and between the toes. Cold marble stones are often used in the treatment to help aid with detoxing and healing the body.
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Hot stone therapy is not recommended for anyone with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, varicose veins, migraines and more always consult with masause before treatment.
Aromatherapyh
The practice of using essential oils for therapeutic benefit. Aromatherapy has been used for centuries. When inhaled, the scent molecules in essential oils travel from the olfactory nerves directly to the brain and especially impact the amygdala, the emotional center of the brain.
Sweedish Massage
Swedish massage is one of the most popular forms of massage therapy. It can help you relax, give you more energy, and may help after an injury.
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Swedish massage involves long, kneading strokes combined with rhythmic tapping strokes and movement of the joints.
This type of massage targets the uppermost layer of muscles and aims to relieve muscle tension.
Sposrts Massage
Sports Massage if a form of manual therapy, which is the manipulation of the bodies soft tissues. You do not need to be a sports performer or athlete to benefit from Sports Massage, as the benefits can help relieve day to day aches and pains, repetitive strain injuries, sprains/strains, tension and fatigue that everyone experiences.
Sport massage can be beneficial at various stages of injury prevention and recovery or participation in sport, most commonly recommended: during conditioning/training phases, pre competition, post competition and post travel.