Types of Massage
What 'type' of massage should you ask for? This page will clarify the definition of various massage techniques. The main thing you should know is that at Source2Soul multiple techniques are employed within each massage session to attain the best result. Different techniques may be used for different sessions, depending on what treatment options appear to be the most appropriate for you at that session. Your Massage Therapist may work in one or more of the following areas:
- Relaxation or Therapeutic Massage to promote wellbeing, improve sleep, treat anxiety and tension, and enhance a range of systemic body functions.
- Remedial Massage to assist in rehabilitation, pain and injury management. A range of manual therapy techniques may be employed in treatment, such as deep connective tissue massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques, Direct and Indirect Myofascial Techniques, and Neuromuscular Facilitation.
- Sports Massage to treat and prevent injuries, improve recovery, flexibility and endurance, and enhance the performance of athletes.
- Structural Bodywork to address postural and biomechanical patterns of strain.
- Pregnancy Massage to nurture and support a Mother to Be; reduce stress, swelling muscle and joint pain that may occur in pregnant women.
- Meridian massage to enhance mental and physical wellbeing through the stimulation of specific acupressure points.
Benefits of Massage
Experts estimate that up to ninety percent of disease is stress-related and perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. A massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates to:
- Decreased anxiety and depression
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Greater energy
- Improved concentrations
- Increased circulation
- Reduced fatigue
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues:
- Alleviate low back pain and improve range of motion
- Ease of medication dependence
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow and body's natural defence system
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight or atrophied muscles
- Help athletes of any level prepare for and recover from, strenuous workouts
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ - the skin
- Increase joint flexibility
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue, and stretch marks
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation
- Reduce post surgery adhesions and swelling
- Reduce spasm and cramping
- Relax and soften injured, tired and overused muscles
- Release endorphins - amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller
- Relieve migraine pain
