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When you are stressed and want to indulge and pamper yourself, what do you do? I for one would like to get a massage. But do you know that getting a massage is not only for pampering yourself but also one way to take charge of your health and well-being? There are many different types of massage, whether you have a specific health condition or are just looking for another stress reliever. Now, let me tell you what these types of massage are and their benefits.
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- Reflexology – If you do not like being touched all over your body, reflexology may be for you as reflexology massage focuses on pressure points in your ears, hands, and feet.
Benefits:- Headache and migraine relief – since stress and other psychological factors often manifest in a physical symptom of a migraine, relieving the tension in these muscles can reduce the severity of a headache or migraine.
- Nerve stimulation – can stimulate different nerve endings thereby increasing their function and reactivity.
- Boost your mood – increase the metabolism and energy production process by adjusting the functions of various muscle systems.
- Reflexology – If you do not like being touched all over your body, reflexology may be for you as reflexology massage focuses on pressure points in your ears, hands, and feet.
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There is also a treatment worth mentioning which is Ultrasonic Fat Cavitation which helps in body shaping. If you are specifically interested in body shaping, then this treatment can help you. This procedure involves applying pressure on fat cells through ultrasonic vibrations. The pressure is high enough to make the fat cells break down into a liquid form
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- Trigger Point Massage – if you suffer from chronic pain, trigger point massage may be the best option for you. This type of massage can be for your whole body or focus on the areas where there is tightness of the muscles, known as trigger points.
Benefits:- Improve blood circulation
- Ameliorate pain
- Improved flexibility and range of motion – flexibility, and range of motion can improve by releasing muscle tension.
- Improved posture – trigger point massage can ease tension on the neck, shoulder, backs, and other areas that are causing concerns with posture.
- Decreased headaches – when the underlying cause of headaches stems from tight upper back and neck muscles, trigger point massage can be used to treat these muscles, which results to fewer headaches.
- Sports Massage – Sports massage focuses on parts of your body that need the most attention. This massage is a good option for those that suffer pain from repetitive muscle use, such as those that you get from playing sports.
Benefits:- Maximize flexibility and performance – relaxing tense muscles can help increase flexibility
- Relieve pain – increased blood flow helps reduce the inflammation that causes pain.
- Speed up recovery – increased blood flow helps repair tissue damage as a result of heavy training.
- Helps eliminate byproducts of exercise – acid wastes after exercise can cause irritation to the muscles, improving circulation from the massage can help eliminate these wastes.
- Swedish Massage – Swedish massage is ideal for those who are new to massage. It is best for those who want to get a massage specifically for relaxation, or those who only want to manage minor pain.
Benefits:- Reducing stress-Since Swedish massage aims at optimizing relaxation, the attention, and calm environment of the therapist should relax you and reduce the level of stress hormones.
- Improved immune system – lower stress levels also allow your immune system to grow stronger.
- Increased blood flow – Swedish massage uses the technique of using long, stroking motions towards your heart, thereby opening up your blood vessels and increasing blood flow. Meaning, your muscles are getting more oxygen and your body is removing toxins more efficiently.
- Hot Stone Massage – hot stone massage can be comparable to Swedish massage, only that this type of massage uses heated stones.
Benefits:- Decreased muscle spasms and tension – increasing blood flow to the affected area helps ease pain and may also reduce muscle spasms.
- Promote better sleep-placing hot stones on your back, along with gentle hand movements, which will help promote relaxation and sleep.
- May help improve the symptoms of autoimmune diseases-Hot stone massage helps reduce the level of substances involved in transmitting pain signals.
- Trigger Point Massage – if you suffer from chronic pain, trigger point massage may be the best option for you. This type of massage can be for your whole body or focus on the areas where there is tightness of the muscles, known as trigger points.
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