Before the advent of different types of medication, there were a lot of commonalities. It was popular for people to treat themselves by having the areas massaged for relief.
In many aspects, massage is the most natural of natural remedies. Touching your body where it hurts seems to be a basics instinct, like our innate fight or flight mechanism. And many health practitioners claim that massage, no matter how superficial or deep, provides powerful results.
Massage has developed greatly over time! There are in fact many different types of massage techniques but we have listed four of the most commonly used methods from our own office experience.
SWEDISH MASSAGE uses soothing, tapping and kneading strokes to work the entire body, relieving muscle tension and loosening sore joints. Swedish massage is more superficial and there are five basic strokes. They are effleurage (stroking); petrissage (muscles are lightly grabbed and lifted); friction (thumbs and fingertips work in deep circles into the thickest part of muscles; tapotement (chopping, beating, and tapping strokes); and vibration (fingers are pressed or flattened firmly on a muscle, then the area is stimulated by shaking briefly for several seconds. Techniques of effleurage and tapoement seem to be the favorites. This method is commonly used at spas.
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE targets chronic tension in muscles that lie far below the surface of your body. You have five layers of muscle in your back, for instance, and while Swedish massage may help the first couple of layers, it won't do much directly for the muscle underneath. Deep muscle techniques usually involve slow strokes, direct pressure or friction movements that go across the grain of the muscles. Massage therapists will use their fingers, thumbs or occasionally even elbows to apply the needed pressure. This method is best used with certain long standing injuries which seem to be persistent and require a bit more to release spasm.
SPORTS MASSAGE is designed to help you train better, and recover quicker, .whether you're a world class athlete or a weekend enthusiast. The techniques are similar to those in Swedish and Deep tissue massage, but can be altered to meet an individual athletes needs. Pre-competition massage can help warm up muscles and improve circulation before competition, and also energize or relax an athlete and help him or her focus on the competition. Post-competition massage can help rid toxins and waste products out of the body and increase recovery time.
NEUROMUSCULAR MASSAGE is used for specific muscle groups. It is a deep tissue massage used to reduce pain and release pressure on nerves from injuries to a particular muscle or other soft tissue. Neuromusclar massage helps release muscle adhesion or trigger points from areas injured due to micro traumas. Tension or trigger point area in the body and help ease pain. These is a useful massage used with spinal adjustments and other physical therapy.
In many aspects, massage is the most natural of natural remedies. Touching your body where it hurts seems to be a basics instinct, like our innate fight or flight mechanism. And many health practitioners claim that massage, no matter how superficial or deep, provides powerful results.
Massage has developed greatly over time! There are in fact many different types of massage techniques but we have listed four of the most commonly used methods from our own office experience.
SWEDISH MASSAGE uses soothing, tapping and kneading strokes to work the entire body, relieving muscle tension and loosening sore joints. Swedish massage is more superficial and there are five basic strokes. They are effleurage (stroking); petrissage (muscles are lightly grabbed and lifted); friction (thumbs and fingertips work in deep circles into the thickest part of muscles; tapotement (chopping, beating, and tapping strokes); and vibration (fingers are pressed or flattened firmly on a muscle, then the area is stimulated by shaking briefly for several seconds. Techniques of effleurage and tapoement seem to be the favorites. This method is commonly used at spas.
DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE targets chronic tension in muscles that lie far below the surface of your body. You have five layers of muscle in your back, for instance, and while Swedish massage may help the first couple of layers, it won't do much directly for the muscle underneath. Deep muscle techniques usually involve slow strokes, direct pressure or friction movements that go across the grain of the muscles. Massage therapists will use their fingers, thumbs or occasionally even elbows to apply the needed pressure. This method is best used with certain long standing injuries which seem to be persistent and require a bit more to release spasm.
SPORTS MASSAGE is designed to help you train better, and recover quicker, .whether you're a world class athlete or a weekend enthusiast. The techniques are similar to those in Swedish and Deep tissue massage, but can be altered to meet an individual athletes needs. Pre-competition massage can help warm up muscles and improve circulation before competition, and also energize or relax an athlete and help him or her focus on the competition. Post-competition massage can help rid toxins and waste products out of the body and increase recovery time.
NEUROMUSCULAR MASSAGE is used for specific muscle groups. It is a deep tissue massage used to reduce pain and release pressure on nerves from injuries to a particular muscle or other soft tissue. Neuromusclar massage helps release muscle adhesion or trigger points from areas injured due to micro traumas. Tension or trigger point area in the body and help ease pain. These is a useful massage used with spinal adjustments and other physical therapy.
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