Massage Therapy for Ladies
What Are The Health Benefits of Holistic Massage?
Massage benefits are both mind and body. It is rare that we take an hour to lie down, close our eyes and just "be". An hour's peace and quiet away from ringing phones or demanding children has a definite restorative effect.
I specialise in relaxation massage, the benefits of which are numerous. Psychological benefits of massage, emotional tension and the day to day stresses that life throws at us can manifest in headaches caused by a stiff neck and shoulders and the body generally tensing up in response to stress, especially if there is not the opportunity to release.
Massage therapy can help people to deal with different emotional problems including grief and depression.
Relaxation Massage will relax the body and reduce tension and the effects of stress. It will also relax the mind thereby reducing anxiety and its effects.
Soothing Massage - The soothing effects of massage therapy will generally make you feel better, and generally enhances the 'feel good' factor.
What Are The Health Benefits of Sports Massage
- Maintain the body generally in better condition.
- Prevent injuries and loss of mobility.
- Cure and restore mobility to injured muscle tissue.
- Boost performance.
- Extend the overall life of your sporting career
Some Physical Effects Of Massage
- Pumping - The stroking movements in massage suck fluid through blood vessels and lymph vessels. By increasing the pressure in front of the stroke, a vacuum is created behind. This is especially important in tight or damaged muscle tissue as a tight muscle will squeeze blood out like a sponge, depriving the tissues of vital nutrients and energy to repair.
- Increased tissue permeability - Deep massage causes the pores in tissue membranes to open, enabling fluids and nutrients to pass through. This helps remove waste products such as lactic acid and encourage the muscles to take up oxygen and nutrients which help them recover quicker.
- Stretching - Massage can stretch tissues that could not be stretched in the usual methods. Bundles of muscle fibers are stretched lengthwise as well as sideways. Massage can also stretch the sheath or fascia that surrounds the muscle, so releasing any tension or pressure build up.
- Break down scar tissue - Scar tissue is the result of previous injuries or trauma and can effect muscle, tendons and ligaments. This can lead to inflexible tissues that are prone to injury and pain.
- Improve tissue elasticity - Hard training can make tissues hard and inelastic. This is one reason why hard training may not result in improvements. Massage helps reverse this by stretching the tissues.
- Opens micro-circulation - Massage does increase blood flow to tissues, but so does exercise. What massage also does is open or dilate the blood vessels and by stretching them this enables nutrients to pass through more easily.
Treatment Plans
Each treatment plan is tailored to your needs and will normally consist of a weekly massage for 4- 6 weeks, switching then to a maintenance programme fortnightly or monthly.
Full body massage (1 hour) - £35
Extended back massage (30 mins) - £20
Sports Massage (1 hour) - £35
Course of treatment - P.O.A.