Clinical Massage
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Massage therapy is a hands-on manipulation of the soft tissues of the body including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints. It is also an alternative health option to help alleviate the soft tissue discomfort associated with everyday and occupational stresses, muscular overuse and many chronic pain syndromes. It can also greatly reduce the development of painful muscular patterning, if employed early enough after accidents involving trauma and injury.
 As a massage therapist I work to improve the circulation of blood through the body and speed up the removal of metabolic waste products from muscles. The skilled kneading increases the flexibility of muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues. Some people visit me as a massage therapist to relieve pain or to warm up before sporting events. Others want to relax and reduce stress.
I mainly treat clinical cases and leave the relaxing and feel-good massages to spas and fellow massage therapists.
Benefits of Massage
- Relieve migraine pain
- Alleviating low-back pain
- Reducing muscular tension and associated discomfort
- Enhancing tissue elasticity and flexibility
- Increasing joint flexibility
- Increasing range of motion in joints
- Relaxing and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles
- Relieving muscle aches and stiffness
- Exercising and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
- Helping athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts
- Speeding recovery from exercise
- Relieving pain
- Releasing endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller
- Promoting well nourished - healthy skin
- Improving circulation of blood + lymph
- Improving immune system functioning
- Assisting with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers
- Promoting tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks
- Reducing post-surgery adhesions and swelling.
- Reducing anxiety and depression
- Improving sleep
- Enhancing general relaxation
- Increasing feelings of well-being
In response to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes cascade throughout the body, with profound effects. Research shows that with massage:
- Arthritis sufferers note fewer aches and less stiffness and pain.
- Asthmatic children show better pulmonary function and increased peak air flow.
- Burn injury patients report reduced pain, itching, and anxiety.
- High blood pressure patients demonstrate lower diastolic blood pressure, anxiety, and stress hormones.
- Premenstrual syndrome sufferers have decreased water retention and cramping.
- Preterm infants have improved weight gain
The massage is done with plant oils and Etheric oils which enhance by a hundredfold the overall effects of the body work as mentioned above.
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