Massage Therapy
Massage is the manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) to enhance health and well-being.
Sometimes people seek massage for relaxation, sometimes for pain relief, and other times for stress reduction. Whether or not there is a specific goal in mind for massage, it tends to increase the general health and sense of well-being of the recipient over-all.
Massage can:
- Relieve pain
- Reduce stress and tension
- Enhance athletic performance
- Increase quality of sleep
- Improve range of motion
- Reduce symptoms of depression / anxiety
- Improve circulation
- Release nerve compression
- Boost immune system
- Reduce fatigue
Relaxation (“Swedish”) Massage
The goal or intention of Swedish relaxation massage is to reduce stress, promote overall wellness, relax muscles, diminish pain, and move body fluids (such as blood) to nourish cells and help remove cellular waste products. Specific goals for relaxation massage include:
- Relief for tight muscles (knots) and other aches and pains
- Improved circulation
- Reduction of stress
- Improved sleep patterns
- Enhanced sense of well-being
- Improved mood (reduction in depression, anxiety and anger)
- Experience of comfort through touch
- Increased energy and vitality
Deep Tissue (“Clinical”) Massage
Deep tissue massage differs from relaxation massage because the focus in on the therapeutic goals such as releasing muscle spasms or strengthening or stretching specific muscles affected by an injury or surgery. More specific manipulation of the muscle and / or surrounding connective tissue is applied and may address other systems in the body such as the lymphatic, circulatory and nervous systems. Specific goals for clinical massage include:
- Reduce pain
- Release muscle tightness
- Repair injured tissues, muscles, tendons and ligaments
- Release tissue adhesions
- Release scar tissue
- Release nerve compression
- Greater flexibility and range of motion
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