WHAT IS MASSAGE?
Massage is a simple, non-intrusive therapy that restores, rehabilitates and revitalises your body and mind.
Anyone of any age in any condition can use and benefit from massage.
There are many different kinds of massage therapy. They involve systematically working the muscles and other soft tissues of the body to optimise the functioning of the various bodily systems. Massage therapy eases the pain and discomfort of injuries, strains, accidents and illness to allow the body’s natural healing processes to work most effectively. It enhances your vitality and sense of well-being.
Massage can be a regular part of your health care plan. You can work with a massage therapist to either overcome or prevent injury and illness. Massage keeps your muscles and soft tissues well-toned, improves your posture and re-balances your body/mind. |
MASSAGE WORKS
Massage helps heal and/or manage:
• Stress
• Soreness
• Headaches
• Sprains
• Constipation
• Sports injuries
• Sinus
• Pregnancy
• Insomnia
• Back pain
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• Stress related illnesses
• Chronic pain
• Feeling run-down
• Getting fit and healthy
• Adhesions
• Over-use injuries
• Under-use aches and pains
• Emotional trauma
• Feeling out of touch with yourself
• And much more |
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Massage as a Preventive treatment
Regular massage reduces the residual tension you carry about with you. This frees you from increasing stiffness and limitation so that you are better able to cope with physical and emotional demands. You can function more freely and efficiently with less risk of injury and fewer aches and pains.
Because your energy is not wasted on counter-productive muscular rigidity, you have greater vitality and vigour.
How does massage work?
Massage therapy assists in restoring the normal functioning of your muscle, nerve, circulatory, skin, connective tissue, digestive and lymphatic systems, enabling your body/mind to heal itself.
Massage by a skilled therapist works because it:
• Releases muscular spasm and tension
• Stimulates local blood supply
• Increases nutrient supply to your body tissues
• Releases fibrosis and adhesions in soft tissue
• Reduces fluid retention and oedema
• Helps normalise glandular activity
• Helps the elimination of toxic metabolic waste
• Re-organises the connective tissue system
• Enhances the efficient functioning of your skin
• Increases venous return to the heart
• Restores and re-integrates kinaesthetic and proprioceptive awareness |
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How will you benefit from Massage?
The basic benefits of massage are universal. You will experience:-
• A greater sense of well-being
• Reduced stress and tension
• Improved circulation
• Less aches and pains
• Greater muscle relaxation
• Reduced risk of injury
• Improved muscular performance
• Increased freedom of movement and co-ordination
• A healthier body and mind |
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You can use massage to help in the healing of many injuries and illnesses, or simply as a very effective part of staying fit and healthy and enjoying life. |
