Stress and Relaxation
Regular sessions, usually scheduled once a week, can greatly improve one’s overall mood and help wear away the pressures of modern living. Some massage techniques excel at relaxation and stress reduction over the other benefits.
The reduction of stress is a typical benefit.
Stress is able to affect people both mentally and physically. Mental stress may occur due to a restriction of movement, depression, and anxiety. In contrast, physical stress is often the product of injury to the muscles, restriction of movement, or pain.
During periods of stress, the body produces a hormone called cortisol. In small amounts, it can cause tension and keep a person awake and alert. In higher amounts, it can lead to anxiety and fear. In the case of an injury, it can also cause self-doubt about recovery.
Prolonged stress can be damaging to someone’s overall mood. They become irritable, and many displays increasing the difficulty in problem-solving.
We recommend deep tissue massage for relieving stress. Swedish massage is also very good at this, encouraging the body to cease producing cortisol.
Massage can also improve your ability to relax.
Relaxation, like stress, can be both mental and physical in nature. Factors affecting your ability to calm down and relax include stress, muscle tightness, tension, and pain. Restricted movements can also increase muscular pain.
One way to relax is to stimulate the production of serotonin, endorphins, and dopamine. These three are all neurochemicals that can affect the mood of the body. All three are tied to happiness, contentment, and relaxation. Massage techniques can stimulate increased production of all three.
Swedish massage excels at this goal. Therapeutic massage can also be geared towards helping people relax. Finally, remedial techniques can also assist in hormone production, as well as reducing levels of cortisol in the bloodstream.
Relaxation is essential to survive daily life. The ability to let our mind and body forget our cares for a brief period makes the high-stress periods of the modern lifestyle easier to navigate.
Massage therapy once a week can help alleviate all of the stress that builds up. Getting it over a weekend can help refresh the mind and prepare it for another week of work.
What You Get
Deep Tissue Massage
This is a treatment that is focused on working on deeper layers of muscle, as well as connective tissues. The purpose is to help realign the tissues, which may have been deformed by accidents, injuries, or trauma.
It’s great for relaxing muscles and working on deeper musculature.
Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation
This is a treatment designed to locate and treat soft tissue dysfunctions. It relies on the use of tools, addressing muscular and skeletal conditions through the application of friction techniques on the skin.
The primary function is to break down scar tissue.
Mechanical Massage
This treatment is used in combination with other approaches, aimed towards the soft tissues. This may utilize a number of equipment and is designed for targeting specific zones or affecting larger, deeper parts of the body.
It fulfils the same function as manual massage therapies but is preferred by some due to a lack of the personal element.
Remedial Massage
This is meant to treat deep and superficial tissues alike. This treatment relies on the use of a number of skilled techniques, aimed at manipulating soft tissues. It also sees use as a method of relaxation, reducing pain and normalizing muscular tissues.
Sports Massage
This is a deep tissue mobilization treatment. Despite the name, it is applied in both a sporting and non-sporting context. The term covers a wide range of techniques and methodologies, such as kneading and hacking.
Sports massage might see a use for general relaxation. It is also used as part of a treatment regimen for athletes, relieving muscular tension and mobilizing tissues.
Swedish Massage
Gentle and vigorous, this therapeutic approach uses massage techniques and strokes to promote relaxation. Gentle methods are used to warm up muscles and increase circulation. More vigorous techniques break down soft tissues.
Swedish massage can be used as a treatment for many conditions.
Therapeutic Massage
This is involved in the mobilization of soft tissues, often to induce relaxation. This process uses a combination of specific techniques to produce the effects. It might be used to decrease pain, reduce stress, or to improve circulation and reduce heart rate.
