Massage and Stess

One common physical symptom of stress is muscle tension. Common psychological symptoms of stress are depression, anxiety, or general difficulty coping with everyday tasks. By treating the physical symptoms of stress, your Massage Therapist can help reduce muscle tension and pain. Massage Therapy can help to soothe your stress away. The following types of pain can be treated by your Massage Therapist by reducing muscle tension in muscle groups surrounding / connected to the area of pain:

- Headache
- Period Pain
- Muscle Strain

Some other types of pain may also by reduced by massage therapy. No wonder, people remain tired, irritable, and unhealthy. Get a body massage and Head Massage. Massage helps you feel more relaxed. It also stimulates your muscles, refreshes your body, and helps get rid off stress. Water also helps in eliminating toxics from your body, which help you feel better.

Used on the neck shoulders, scalp and face to stimulate or relax the body, Indian head massage can provide relief for headaches, eye strain, joint and muscle tension. Massage is an excellent treatment to relieve stress and tension in the body as a whole. The Benefits of Indian Head Massage. Indian head massage can benefit you in a number of ways. o relieving muscle tension and stimulating blood circulation

Indian Head Massage is carried out with you sitting in a comfortable chair.

What to Expect During an Indian Head Massage Session ?
Gentle stroking and working on acupressure points helps relieve any sinus pressure, stimulates circulation and increases alertness. There are several important acupressure points in the head and if carried out professionally, as with a reflexology massage an Indian head massage should feel just like a full body massage.

Chinese Massage Therapy

Chinese massage therapy is divided into two types that are used for the same purpose. The massage technique used for this type of Chinese massage therapy are stretching, pushing and kneading. The massage therapist can use different pressure and strength as he or she works on the different body parts of the patient during the massage therapy session. The Chinese massage therapy was inspired from the traditional Chinese medicine that started the development of various Chinese massage therapy, even up to its branches. This massage therapy is known as "anmo" for the Chinese which was also the basis of the Japanese type of massage called "anma".

Most patients also express the Chinese massage therapy experience as relaxing, revitalizing and pleasurable. Chinese massage therapy or Tui Na in China is popular due to its effective healing and relaxing benefits. Like most Asian type of therapeutic massage, Tui Na or Chinese massage therapy focuses mainly on the energy points of the patient. Chinese herbs are also applied and used over the body of the patient to help soothe and relax the body while massage therapy is used all over it. The massage therapist uses massage strokes and techniques such as kneading, pressing, and tapping during a Chinese massage therapy. Benefits expected after a Chinese massage therapy are both physical and mental benefits. Chinese massage is a holistic approach to complete health care. The technique behind Chinese massage is the theory of Jing-Luo and xue. There are two types of Chinese massage therapy used on a patient's body. Tui Na is the more popular type of Chinese massage therapy which uses kneading, stretching, pushing and tapping of the patient's body. Chinese therapeutic massage, like most of the known therapeutic massage all over the world has less known side effects on the human body.

As with most type of massage therapy, Chinese massage therapy does this by using heated herbal plants placed on the body of the patient while the massage therapist is working the body with different appropriate massage strokes. Depending on the area worked, the massage therapist changes his or her massage strokes and techniques for best result from the therapeutic massage.

Benefits of Massage

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There are many benefits associated with having a full body massage. It can not only help bring physical health benefits, but mental and emotional benefits as well. While eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in this fast-paced world may be idealistic, massage can help manage stress. Here are the advantages of massages. Deep massage can reach the base of the muscles and help untie knots that are causing us troubles. Massage can also help woman have faster delivery of baby during labor. Massages also helps to improve the flow of the lymph. Having a full body massage can also help sportsmen to relax and reduce risk of injury. This is because massages helps the muscle to rest, and it lessens the change of the sportsmen having cramps. As mentioned before, massage can help lessen depression and anxiety. Fine needles can be painlessly inserted during massages at key points corresponding to body organs to relieve pain and cure disease and dysfunction. This helps to treat illnesses without the need of administrating medicine.

Massage is all a matter of touch. We are all sensual beings and as a result our bodies respond well to massage and human contact. Helps to lower blood pressure.

Relieves stress and promote sense of well being.

Relaxes injured muscles, reducing cramps, and muscle spasms

Some studies show of cellular changes in immune function following massage therapy, including the new research on healthy women that indicates increases in disease-fighting white blood cells and natural killer-cell activity.

Before a Massage Therapy session, you may wish to consult with the Massage Therapist as to your treatment goals. If you agree that many of today's illnesses are due to stress-related issues, then Massage Therapy which helps in the reduction of stress, can really help in the process of building white blood cells. For a better immune system and reduced stress levels

Nuad Phaen Boran - Thai Massage

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 Thai massage, also known as Nuad Phaen Boran, is an ancient massage that involves not only deep muscle massage, but stretching, elements of shiatsu, yoga, and acupressure as well. Nuad Phaen Boran actually translates into "ancient massage" or "traditional massage."

Traditional Thai massage has been practiced for over 2,500 years. The Buddhist monks practiced both massage and other healing arts. Traditional Thai massage focuses on the experience of the whole body. By loosening blockages, the massage will help harmonize the body and recoup any deficiencies of the energy lines. Just as Chinese medicine uses acupuncture to help revive health, traditional Thai massage uses a similar system of pressure points to help heal and relieve stress. Traditional Thai massage has many benefits. Whether you are the receiver of the massage or the giver of the massage, you can feel joy, ease, and comfort. Traditional Thai massage is a floor massage. Traditional Thai massage is great for athletes as it keeps them flexible and helps prevent and treat injuries. Originally derived from ancient Thai traditions, Herbal Thai massage is slowly becoming a popular western modality. Thai yoga massage itself dates back over 2,500 years with roots from both Indian and Chinese healing practices.

The combination of a Thai herbal compress and traditional Thai massage techniques create a treatment designed to soothe almost any aliment one might experience.

As the released prana effortlessly flows again, each system of the body is saturated with vital nutrients improving the body's normal functions. Thai massage can help with all the systems in the body allowing whole body healing.

Together the Thai yoga massage and the herbal compress promote healing in the following ways:

-           Improves muscle injuries, imbalances and pain

-          Improves blood and lymph circulation

-          Improves physical and mental energy by releasing energy blockages

-          Improves movement and function of fascia (body's connective tissue)

-          Calms respiratory dysfunction and pain