Therapeutic Massage

Massage is one of the most overlooked, yet accessible supportive measures you can seek for chronic pain. The benefits of massage include:

	Enhances General Health. Therapeutic massage can be an important component of your health maintenance or wellness plan. It helps keep the body and mind functioning optimally. Promotes well nourished and healthy skin Improves circulation of blood and lymph Relaxes muscles and improves joint mobility Encourages general relaxation Improves immune system functioning Improves energy flow
	Alleviates Problem Conditions. Therapeutic massage can help relieve certain common physical problems, and help bring the body back to optimal functioning. General muscular tension and aches Tension headaches Muscular back pain Poor circulation Stress and anxiety
	Supports your fitness or sports program. Therapeutic massage can be an important adjunct to a fitness or sports program, helping you performance goals with minimum injury and pain. Relieves tired and sore muscles Helps improve flexibility Reduces anxiety of athletic competition Speeds recovery from strenuous physical exertion Relaxes tight muscles
	Combats the negative effects of aging. Therapeutic massage is effective in combating the negative effects of aging noticed in the mle to late years of life. It helps keep body tissues and basic functions in a more youthful state. Enhance tissue elasticity and joint flexibility Improves blood and lymph circulation Promotes healthy vibrant skin Improves immune system functioning Relieves muscle aches and stiffness.
	Relieves the effects of stress. Therapeutic massage helps balance the effects of stress in our lives and avoid stress-related disease and dysfunction. Triggers the Relaxation Response Relaxes tense muscles Reduces anxiety level Normalizes blocked energy flow Improves immune system functioning Restores a calm mind and feeling of wellbeing
	Special Cases. Therapeutic massage can help in certain temporary or long term situations, which cause unique physical and mental challenges.
	For mothers-to-be during pregnancy For infants, especially premature and other developmentally challenged babies. For the disabled, especially those in wheel chairs and others with challenging orthopedic conditions For the elderly
	Compliments Other Health Care. Therapeutic massage is frequently used to enhance the beneficial effects of other types of health care. Physical and Occupational Therapy Post Surgical Patients Chiropractic Medical Patients Psychotherapy

Types of Disorders Treated

• Central Nervous System Disorders
• Scoliosis
• Chronic Neck and Back Pain
• Infantile Disorders
• Tempromandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
• Learning Disabilities
• Stress- and Tension-Related Problems
• Chronic Fatigue
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Orthopedic Problems
• Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
• Emotional Difficulties
• Motor-coordination Impairments
• Migraines and Headaches
• And many other Conditions

Types of Therapy Massage Offered

SWEDISH MASSAGE

Swedish massage refers to a collection of techniques designed primarily to relax Muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles and bones, and rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart. The lymph system and veins both rely on muscle action, rather than heart pump pressure, to operate. Swedish massage can relax muscles, increase circulation, remove metabolic waste products, help the recipient obtain a feeling of connectedness, a better awareness of the body and the way they use and position it. The strokes and manipulations of Swedish Massage are each conceived as having specific therapeutic benefit. One of the primary goals of Swedish Massage is to speed venous return from the extremities. Swedish Massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissue of lactic acid, uric acid and other metabolic wastes. It improves circulation without increasing heart load. It stretches the ligaments and tendons, keeping them supple. Swedish Massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system while at the same time reduce emotional and physical stress it is often recommended as part of a regular program for stress management. It also has specific clinical uses in a medical or remedial therapy.

DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE

Releases the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow, deep specific or full body pressure techniques on contracted areas. They can either follow or go across the grain of the muscles, tendons and fascia. Deep tissue improves areas of strains, sprains, fibrosis, spasms, and scar tissues and relaxes tight muscles. Helps muscles improve and stay flexible., Helps improve flexibility.

MYOFASCIAL

Myofascial release is used to evaluate and treat restrictions in the body's contractile connective tissues (muscles) and non-contractile supportive connective tissues (fascia) by the application of gentle traction, pressures and positioning. Fascia is a complex supportive web throughout the body affecting all components of the musculoskeletal, nervous and visceral (organ) systems. It surrounds groups of muscles fibers, and entire muscle groups and organs. While it is not contractile, is can be passively elastically deforms. That is how it retains tensions from physical and emotional traumas. It is also involved when a person suffers chronic pain or physical dysfunction. Chronically tense muscles restrict blood flow and fatigue the body. Both fascia and muscle tissues can become shortened if they are improperly used. Myofascial release techniques are used to coax muscles in spasm to relax, and break adhesions in the fascia. Bodies respond to these therapies by releasing tension that has been stored in the fascia, thus allowing more functional flexibility and mobility of the muscles, fascia and associated structures.

ON SITE / CHAIR MASSAGE

On-site or chair massage are names for a short massage of a client sitting in a special portable massage chair. The client remains fully clothed and no oils are used while their shoulders, neck, upper back, hands, feet, head and arms are massaged. On-site is popular at some offices, as an employee benefit and for some conferences, workshops and certain social events.

PRE AND POST ATHLETIC EVENT MASSAGE

PRE-EVENT massage is given as an adjunct not a substitute to the actual physical warm-up. It helps to increase circulation, reduce muscle tension and aid in flexibility.

POST-EVENT massage promotes reduced muscle tension, prevents soreness by aiding the body's recovery process and relieves possible swelling. The length of recuperation time can be reduced.