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About Massage Therapy
This is a therapy which has been in use since the beginning of time as it comes as second nature to us to automatically touch any part of our body which is suffering from pain or discomfort.
I offer various types of massage, which are explained in more detail below, and may include Soft Tissue Release and Muscle Energy Technique.
- On-Site Massage
- Therapeutic Massage
- Relaxation Massage
- Sports Massage
- Remedial Massage
Some of the benefits of massage include:
Metabolism
Every cell in our bodies needs a good supply of blood which contains all the ingredients needed for growth, repair and nutrition. Every cell also needs to eliminate the waste products which arises from the above processes. The long stroking massage movements towards the heart have a pumping effect which aids these two requirements.
Tissue Flexibility
Massage is able to stretch specific localised areas of muscle in a way which may not be possible with normal exercise.
Muscular System
Massage Therapy helps the muscular system by stretching muscles; helps recovery from injury; relaxes muscles; maintains suppleness; warms muscles & improves flexibility.
Nervous System - Massage can affect the nervous system by stimulating the nerve receptors in the muscles which control tissue tension. This can lead to further relaxation of the muscles and a reduction in pain. In more general terms this can be seen where non-physical stress (emotional, etc) can lead to physical symptoms such as anxiety, headaches, digestive problems and muscular pain.
Massage works at many levels all of which aim to reduce the negative sensory input and to increase the positive sensory input. This accounts for a general well-being that recipients usually feel after treatment.
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