Massage Services Offered Swedish massage is the most commonly offered and best-known type of massage. It is a system of long strokes, kneading, friction, tapping, percussion, vibration and shaking motions that apply pressure between muscles and bones, rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart. Swedish Massage feels good, is relaxing and invigorating. For some folks massage therapy is an occasional “splurge” or treat, usually at the day spa around a holiday, birthday or on vacation. Other clients of massage therapy may receive a therapeutic massage weekly for chronic health conditions such as headaches or back pain. Massage is even used in palliative care for relief from cancer treatment symptoms. Bowen is a dynamic, remedial body technique, that is extremely gentle and very relaxing. It empowers the body’s own healing resources achieving balance and harmony, resulting in fast and lasting relief from pain and discomfort. It is an all embracing vibrational energy therapy, safe to use on anyone. From newborns to the elderly and with any condition from sports injuries to chronic or organic complaints. Although Sports massage was designed for athletes to help prepare their bodies for optimal performance, recover after a big event, or function well during training, but is useful for anyone with chronic pain, injury or range-of-motion issues. But you don't have to be in the Olympics to benefit from sports massage. Sports massage is also good for people with injuries, chronic pain or restricted range of motion. The massage therapist generally concentrates on a specific problem area. (Sore neck and shoulders, anyone?) This is the type of sports massage that you see in the spa. Trigger points, also known as myofascial trigger points, are areas of hyperirritability in the soft tissue structure. These can be acute sources of pain or latent, unnoticed by the client until pressure is applied by the practitioner. Trigger points are manifested as small contraction knots in the muscles, that control the state of contraction and active ones may cause muscle spasm and referred pain.
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