Massages

Lymphatic drainage massage

This type of massage helps drain lymph nodes that have been affected by a recent surgery or medical condition. It’ll prompt fluid flow in your lymph nodes and discharge fluid build-up. You may need this massage daily at the start, but you can try two or three times a week over time.

Lymphatic drainage massage should always be conducted by a professional. They can also train you to perform specific massage techniques by yourself.

Deep tissue massage

A deep tissue massage uses slow, aggressive strokes to reach deeper muscle and connective tissue layers. This type of massage targets muscle harm from injuries.

You may seek deep tissue massages daily, a few times a week, or a few times a month for pain. Your massage therapist can suggest a frequency and duration to address the underlying health condition initiating this type of massage.

Scalp massage

A scalp massage can be very relaxing, and it may even decrease your blood pressure and heart rate. A study in Korea showed that women working in an office encountered these health benefits from 15- to 25-minute scalp massages twice a week for ten weeks.

You may find a regular scalp massage helps you feel calm and enhances your overall outlook.

Full-body massage

A full-body massage is often dubbed a Swedish massage. This type of massage encourages relaxation. You may seek this type of massage only periodically, every few weeks, or monthly to help you feel more centered and less stressed.

Skin Refresh

The slight friction of your massage therapist’s hands, along with the massage lotion and oil, causes gentle exfoliation, allowing new skin cells to emerge.

Nervous System Relaxation

As you relax, your nervous system enters a “rest and digest” mode. If you have areas of pain and tension in your body, they may result from pressure on nerves caused by tight muscles, and massage may relieve it.

Musculoskeletal Benefits

Your muscles are like sponges – when they contract, blood and lymph fluid are squeezed out, and when they relax, fresh blood enters, bringing new nutrition, oxygen, and immune cells. Your massage therapist may also incorporate stretching, and a range of motion moves into the massage, which mobilizes the joints and places healthy tension on your muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

Lymphatic Detox

The lymphatic system is crucial to balance the fluid and the function of your immune system. Lymphatic vessels parallel blood vessels throughout your body, and large groups of lymph nodes are found in the neck, armpits, and groin. As your massage therapist works on flushing blood through muscle and tissue, they also drain the lymphatic system, where the lymph nodes filter out dead cells, waste products, and possible pathogens. 

Improved Bone Blood Supply

Did you know your bones also have a blood supply and receive the same advantages from massage as your muscles? Blood flow brings calcium and other minerals to your bones to support their strength and function, so your skeletal system receives a significant boost from massage.

A Healthy Heart

A full-body massage is good for your heart as well. The vasodilation produced by massage increases your venous return, which, in turn, increases blood flow and delivery of oxygen to all your organs. As a result, your entire cardiovascular system relaxes, and circulation throughout your body improves. In addition, activating the parasympathetic nervous system’s “rest and digest” mode helps regulate blood pressure and heart rate.

Digestive Wellbeing

Stress takes a toll on the digestive system, and a full-body massage can significantly affect how your body processes food and nutrients. The parasympathetic nervous system regulates your digestion producing needed chemicals and stimulating peristalsis, which moves food through your intestines.

Improved Breathing

Your massage therapist may ask you to take a deep breath at the start of the massage. Relaxed breathing is one of the fastest roads to stress lowering, and your first breath on the massage table may become a sigh of relief. In addition to the diaphragm, there are muscles in your ribs, chest & neck that assist breathing.