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What is Swedish Massage?

This is the most popular form of massage used in North America. Often a lotion or oil is used to reduce skin friction. The therapist combines light stroking in one direction with deep pressure in another to relax muscles. The treatment expedites blood flow to flush lactic acid, uric acid, and other waste products from the muscles. Ligaments and tendons are stretched increasing their suppleness, nerves are stimulated and relaxed, and stress is alleviated. The overall goal is to relax muscles.

Swedish massage may be defined as "the manipulation of soft tissue for therapeutic purposes".

 



 


Swedish Massage, history and practice
Per Henrik Ling (1776-1839), is credited with the development of Swedish massage. He experimented with many different methods and adopted and combined techniques into one coherent system. It was a program consisting of integrated movements and massage for the treatment of disease and pain. His system was also based on the new scientific discoveries at the time: the circulation of lymph and blood in the human body.
Swedish massage is a relaxing massage that relieves stress, improves sleep, enhances circulation, and provides an excellent assessment technique for further therapies

Deep Tissue Treatment:

What is Deep Tissue Massage?

This technique targets chronic muscle tension. The therapist's strokes are slower using more direct pressure and friction. Depending on the texture of the deeper layers of muscle and tissue felt, the therapist periodically adjusts their hand positions, strokes, and intensity to work the tissues to release tension.

Deep tissue massage is a type of massage aimed at the deeper tissue structures of the muscle and fascia, also called connective tissue. Deep tissue massage uses many of the same movements and techniques as Swedish massage, but the pressure will generally be more intense. It is also a more focused type of massage, as the therapist works to release chronic muscle tension or knots (also known as "adhesions.")

A treatment designed to specifically help ease aches, pains, knots & strains. A deep & relaxing massage benefiting the full body or working on specific areas of tension.

         
 
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