Therapeutic Massage
Most people are familiar with the concept of Swedish Massage – the use of oiled hands to ease and sooth the musculoskeletal system. Therapeutic Massage takes these basic skills to deeper levels. It does this by incorporating a broad knowledge of both Anatomy and Physiology (the structure of the body and how it works) and Pathology (what happens when the body goes wrong) with specialised massage strokes and approaches. The resulting treatment has the ability to work deeply and sensitively not only with healthy people who wish to maximise their health, but also with clients who are unwell.
Each of us is a combination of our physical beings and our emotional and spiritual parts. Massage is felt by many recipients to be a wonderful vehicle to enable enhancement and balance to be achieved in all three areas.
Treatments are carried out with clients undressed down to their underwear. Client comfort and dignity is respected at all times. The massage is carried out with the client lying on a treatment couch, covered with warm towels. If lying down is not comfortable for a client then another position will be found. Either plain oils, or oils containing essential oils are used, depending on client preference. The massage strokes are usually experienced as deeply soothing and relaxing – there should be no pain felt during a massage as this is counterproductive. Most clients feel pampered and relaxed by the end of their session, but in addition to this the problems with which they came will have been addressed through the treatment.
Each of us is a combination of our physical beings and our emotional and spiritual parts. Massage is felt by many recipients to be a wonderful vehicle to enable enhancement and balance to be achieved in all three areas.
Treatments are carried out with clients undressed down to their underwear. Client comfort and dignity is respected at all times. The massage is carried out with the client lying on a treatment couch, covered with warm towels. If lying down is not comfortable for a client then another position will be found. Either plain oils, or oils containing essential oils are used, depending on client preference. The massage strokes are usually experienced as deeply soothing and relaxing – there should be no pain felt during a massage as this is counterproductive. Most clients feel pampered and relaxed by the end of their session, but in addition to this the problems with which they came will have been addressed through the treatment.
Therapists:
Linda Battman, Tiger Chadwick