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Massage with Essential oils – what is it

Massage is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for a curative effect.

Soft tissues are made more pliable through massage to promote circulation and blood flow and bring about healing physical and psychological changes to promote wellbeing.

What does it involve

The system of massage treatment involves the therapist using their hands to apply pressure on your body. Therapists use various techniques to work on the body - stroking and gliding (effleurage), kneading the soft tissues (petrissage), or what is termed ‘percussion’ (tapotement).

What are the benefits

Massage therapy is extremely beneficial to people leading busy lifestyles and suffering from work related stress. Massage will not only aid with mental relaxation but will work on physical symptoms of back and neck pain that comes from sitting for an extended period of time at a desk or from physical labour.

The importance of taking regular massage has heightened in recent times as more people recognise how beneficial it is as a way to counteract the effects of sitting in front of a computer screen daily. Corporations are beginning to realise these benefits for staff wellbeing and as a way to increase productivity. By offering mobile massage therapy as a part of employee benefits in the workplace it could go a long way to help reduce staff stress levels, which in turn will make for a more cooperative relaxed work environment, thus aiding productivity.

If employers spend on massage for their staff they might reduce the cost of lost labour through sick days. Work related stress is a serious problem in society leading to poor health, disease, and death. This situation might be helped if employers take the opportunity to enlist the services of a professional Massage Therapist who will educate about the benefits of relaxation and massage.

Many people wait until they are already in pain or suffering spinal injuries before turning to massage. A better idea would be to take regular massage as a preventative measure so that such injuries do not occur. Regular massage maintenance will increase your overall sense of wellbeing for optimum physical and mental health, helping you to achieve your goals and be happier.

Massage is used to treat a wide range of disorders, such as Insomnia and Muscular tension

Headaches and migraines

Stress

Repetitive strain injury

Anxiety and Depression

Arthritis/aches and pains

Irritable bowel

Pre-natal pregnancy

Fibrositis

Spondylitis

Frozen shoulder

Whiplash

Sports injuries

The power of healing in massage is the energy that flows through the therapist’s hands in touch to refresh, regenerate and revitalise.

Aromatherapy oils are used within the treatment to add to the beneficial healing effect

Complementary therapies boost the body's own natural defences by treating the entire person, including their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual states

Complementary therapists are keen to find out where the mind-body imbalance originated - as physical problems often start with an emotional imbalance or shock. Therapists then work with the client to heal and rebalance on all levels. By choosing Complementary Therapy and working with a therapist you are putting yourself back in control, reducing stress and encouraging your body's own self healing mechanism.

Complementary therapies are designed to work alongside conventional medical treatments, not replace them. However, in some cases, if treatment is started at the beginning of the problem, the need for medication can often be avoided. In the case of a chronic condition, and with the doctor's permission, medication may be reduced as the symptoms lessen and become more manageable.

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