Registered Massage Therapists will carefully customize a massage to best suit your needs. Swedish massage is to relax the entire body. This is accomplished by rubbing the muscles with long gliding strokes in the direction of blood returning to the heart. But Swedish massage goes beyond relaxation. Swedish massage is exceptionally beneficial for increasing the level of oxygen in the blood, decreasing muscle toxins, improving circulation and flexibility while easing tension.
Medical massage is used to improve disorders of the body. This massage speeds relief from chronic pain, recovery from a work related injury or auto accident, and healing after surgery. It releases tight, fatigued and sore muscles and joints, so they are easier to manipulate position and strengthen.
Sports massage is actually a form of Swedish massage that is delivered to athletes. Sports massage focuses on increasing blood and lymphatic fluid flow, reducing and eliminating pain as well as tender trigger points, and increasing range of motion of the affected area. Sports massages can be broken into 4 distinct types - the pre-event sports massage, the post-event sports massage, the restorative sports massage and the rehabilitative sports massage.
Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to the feet and hands utilizing specific thumb, finger and hand techniques without the use of oil, cream or lotion based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands with a premise that such work effects a physical change in the body.
Deep Tissue massage is designed to relieve severe tension in the muscle and the connective tissue or fascia. This type of massage focuses on the muscles located below the surface of the top muscles.
Chinese massage is closely related to acupuncture and focuses on channels or energy points that will effectively transport and guide blood and energy and relieve chronic pain.
