Massage Therapy
What is Massage Therapy?
Massage therapy is hands on manipulation of the muscles and soft tissues in your body. This helps blood circulation which helps heal damaged muscles after exercising or an injury. Massage Therapists use many a number of different techniques depending on symptoms and physical condition. Massage Therapists will propose a personalized treatment plan for you based on an initial assessment and health history.
How can massage therapy help me?
It can help lower stress, ease tension in your muscles and make you feel more relaxed. It also has a therapeutic effect on the body and optimizes general health and well-being by treating the muscular, nervous and circulatory systems. Massage therapy can help develop, maintain, and improve physical function as well as relive or prevent physical dysfunction and/or pain in the body.
Conditions commonly treated using massage therapy
Muscle tension and spasm
Pregnancy and labour support
Anxiety and depression
Asthma and Emphysema
Back, leg, and neck pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome (repetitive strain)
Chronic Fatigue syndrome
Dislocations
Fibromyalgia
Fractures and edema
Post-surgical rehabilitation
Strains and sprains
Sports injuries
Stroke
Stress and stress related conditions
Temporomandibular Disorders
Tendinitis
Whiplash
Inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and bursitis
Headaches
Kyphosis and Scoliosis
Insomnia
Parkinson’s disease
Multiple sclerosis
Palliative care
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