DEDICATED HEALING HANDS MASSAGE THERAPY offers clinical massage for the individual and sports massage for runners, bikers, football players, pageant ladies, teachers, etc. NEUROMUSCULAR MASSAGE or trigger point myotherapy is one of the massage techniques I use in my practice to help people with low back pain or other parts of the body. You must remember that your nervous system controls every thi
ng in your body, including muscle tension as well as your threshold of pain. This can be done focusing on one particular “trigger point”in an attempt to rid an entire area of the body pain. What is a “trigger point?” A trigger point usually consists of a small band of muscle which feels knotty. It is sometimes painful when touched, but the pain is often referred to another area of the body. A trigger point in the shoulder, for example, might cause a headache. Trigger points are thought to be due to an accumulation within deep muscle of the waste products of physical activity. This causes localized muscle tension and spasm which may make the points feel like small nodules. Heat treatment with a heat pad or gentle kneading of the trigger point may encourage removal of the waste products and provide relief from pain. SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY: Are you an athlete in training or are you just trying to get back in shape? You would be surprised how much sports massage therapy can help those tired strained and injured muscles and tendons. Holistic therapy like massage therapy can relieve the pain and symptoms of many common problems like head aches, neck pain, back pain, stress, and injuries. Sports Massage is a special form of massage and is typically used before, during, and after athletic events. The purpose of the massage is to prepare the athlete for peak performance, to drain away fatigue, to relieve swelling, to reduce muscle tension, to promote flexibility and to prevent injuries. The main purpose of sports massage therapy is to help alleviate the stress and tension which builds up in the body’s soft tissues during physical activity. Where minor injuries and lesions occur, due to overexertion and/or overuse, massage can break them down quickly and effectively. The massage will help prepare the athlete for peak performance, to drain away fatigue, to relieve swelling, to reduce muscle tension, to promote flexibility and to prevent injuries. Sports massage can help prevent those niggling injuries that so often get in the way of performance and achievement, whether a person is an athlete or a once a week jogger. MASSAGE AND CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY can also alleviate conditions which are often resistant to conventional treatment. These include migraine headaches, TMJ, fibromialgia, polymialgia, and general anxiety. Cranial sacral therapy (also called CST, also spelled Cranial Sacral bodywork or therapy) is an alternative therapy used by osteopaths, massage therapists, naturopaths, and chiropractors. A cranial sacral therapy session involves the therapist placing their hands on the patient, which they claim allows them to "tune into the craniosacral rhythm". The practitioner gently works with the spine and the skull and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia In this way, the restrictions of nerve passages are said to be eased, the movement of cerebrospinal fluid through the spinal cord is said to be optimized, and misaligned bones are said to be restored to their proper position. Cranial sacral therapists use the therapy to treat mental stress, neck and back pain, migraines, TMJ Syndrome, and for chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia. SWEDISH MASSAGE Are you looking for a good old fashioned relaxing rub down? For the Ladies: Foot reflexology is a”pressure therapy” and involves focused pressure to certain known reflex points located in the foot to help prevent disease. Reflexology is the practice of applying pressure to the feet and hands utilizing specific thumb, finger and hand techniques without the use of oil, cream or lotion based on a system of zones and reflex areas that reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands with a premise that such work effects a physical change in the body. A reflexology chart mirrors a reflection of the body on the feet and hands, left foot or hand representing the body's left half and right foot or hand its right half. In reflexology practice, technique is applied to the relevant reflex area(s) to prompt a change in the related part of the body. Research has demonstrated such effects for several reflex areas and their reflected parts of the body
SHIATSU is Japanese for “finger pressure,” and consists of finger and palm pressure, stretches, and other techniques. Promoted as a way to help people relax and cope with issues such as stress, muscle pain, nausea, anxiety, & depression.
