For most patients, massage therapy is an important part of specific medical treatment plans to help them return to daily activities. For example, massage therapy is helpful after joint replacement surgery or injury.
Health benefits of each
type of massage
Massage also has many mental health benefits. Even people who are focused on the physical benefits say they feel less stressed after getting a massage.
Medical research indicates that massage therapy can help boost immune system strength by increasing the activity level of the body’s natural “killer T cells,” which fight off viruses.
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KINDS OF MASSAGE
Lymphatic Massage
Lymphatic Massage - Lymphatic drainage massage, also known as manual lymphatic drainage, is a gentle form of massage used to relieve painful swelling in your arms and legs caused by lymphedema. Lymphedema happens when your tissues retain fluid left behind after your cardiovascular system sends blood to your tissues and organs.
Anti-cellulite Massage
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Anti-cellulite massage - Anti-cellulite massage involves compressing muscular body parts hard and rhythmic enough to improve the blood circulation supply to the subcutaneous fat layer, stimulate the lymphatic system and increase skin firmness.
Bamboo Massage
Bamboo massage helps to promote circulation enhancing the flow of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to help with recovery and healing. It helps to reduce various pains and aches such as lower back pain, neck and shoulder pains and aches and general muscle soreness. It may also help to tone up and lose weight by breaking down fat cells. You will need more than one treatment to see the results for that. Moreover, bamboo massage helps to relax your body and mind helping you manage symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia at the same time as making you alert and fresh in your mind.
Facial Massage
Facial massage is a technique that involves the use of hands or a tool to gently massage the facial skin. It helps in increasing blood circulation, relaxes facial muscles, decreases puffiness and offers a healthy glow.
Honey Massage
Honey massage represents an ancient treatment of the body and skin. Using honey and special massage compression touches it clears the skin of infectious germs, increases blood flow and cleans pores. The massage works in depth and gradually removes accumulated harmful deposits and toxins. Honey massage can also be an alternative method in the treatment and prevention of some civilisational diseases
Vaccum Massage
A vacuum suction massage treatment is a mechanical lymphatic drainage treatment. It is used to stimulate the lymphatic system and aids:
removal of waste products, draining lymph from the tissues. improves the colour and appearance of the skin. The Machine used to provide vacuum suction massage is electrical. It is however perfectly safe as no electrical current passes through the skin. Vacuum suction treatments use silicon dome-shaped tools that use vacuum suction to boost blood circulation, and oxygenate the muscles and skin tissue. It also helps to aid circulation.
Visceral Therapy
Visceral manipulation is a gentle, hands-on manual therapy used to help your internal organs' viscera glide smoothly within your body. Your physical therapist can use this technique to treat abdominal pain, constipation, cramps and indigestion.
Acupressure Massage
Acupressure is a manual therapy technique that is used to relieve pain and muscle tension. Acupressure is performed using fingers gradually pressing onto key points around the body to simulate pain relief and muscle relaxation. The acupressure technique is used on trigger points within muscles and soft tissues. A trigger point is a neuromuscular point where a muscle and a nerve meet together and cause irritation. This meeting place often causes pain when compressed and can lead to muscle spasm. When acupressure technique is applied, pain is often reduced by interrupting pain signals to the brain and encouraging deep relaxation.
Buccal Massage
A buccal massage looks a lot like a traditional lymphatic massage of the face, except it takes place inside the mouth, of course. After an aesthetician thoroughly cleanses and protects their hands with medical-grade gloves, they’ll proceed to administer pressure starting from the crease of the nose, moving downwards to the chin. They’ll then target the muscles that surround the mouth, the orbicularis oris, lightly tugging and massaging the lips. Then they massage from the inside of the cheeks with a combination of the thumbs and index fingers, pulling the skin up and down and massaging in a circular motion.
Sports Massage
Sports massage is designed to help athletes before, during and after training. It is useful for anyone who exercises to increase flexibility, prevent injuries and help with healing after a sports injury. Sports massage is specifically tailored to different sports and sporting injuries. It is not a relaxing form of massage and can often be quite strenuous. It works by stretching tight muscles, stimulating inactive muscles and improving the condition of the soft tissueThe aim of sports massage is to reduce the stress and tension that can build up in the soft tissues of the body during exercise.