Thursday, October 7, 2010

Modalities and Descriptions

Swedish
Definition:    The manipulation of muscle and other tissues to create the feeling of health, relaxation, and well-being.
Benefits:    Increased blood and lymph flow, increased range of motion, prevents diseases, increases body awareness, prevents injuries, and many, many more.

Russian Sports Massage
Definition:    Russian Sports Massage directly manipulates the blood and lymph flow of the body to increase the quality of life, movement, and health.
Benefits:    Increases blood and lymph circulation, increases heart and respiration rate, increase in metabolic waste removal, increase in range of motion, increase in tissue regeneration, decrease in muscle fatigue, muscle tension, edema, and chronic pain.


Shiatsu
Definition:    Shiatsu is a massage modality derived in Japan from the acupressure modality from China. Shiatsu is performed by manipulating the body and its energy meridians using fingers, palms, and thumbs. The massage is done without the use of lotions, oils, and other typical massage tools.
Benefits:    Relaxation, balancing of energy, decrease in pain, decrease in insomnia, improve quality of sleep, de-stressing, emotional balance, and strengthened immunity.


Injury and Trigger point therapy
Definition:    Injury and trigger point therapy are very specific massages used to create an environment of healing for injuries.
Benefits:    Decrease in the aches and pains of injuries, decrease in some chronic pain, increased blood and lymph flow and more


Structural
Definition:  
Cranial Sacral
Sports
Reflexology

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