7 Merits of Massage

Massage has been an effective, safe, and natural practice for relieving physical and mental ailments for around 5000 years by many estimates. Research has shown that regular massage sessions can have the following health benefits and more.

• Stress relief
• Sleep improvement
• Pain relief
• Lower back pain management
• Easing of depression symptoms
• Circulation improvement
• Immunity enhancement

Here is a closer look at each of these seven massage health benefits.

Massage Can Relieve Stress

Fortunately, massage can activate your parasympathetic nervous system, affecting your ability to feel good. Moreover, a stimulating massage can raise your production of endorphins, which can boost your mood and help you cope with stress and pain.

Massage Can Improve Sleep

Between 10% and 30% of adults have chronic insomnia. Researchers have demonstrated that parents who massaged their children before bedtime noted that their children took less time to get to sleep, slept for longer, and didn’t wake up during the night so often.

Massage Can Relieve Pain

If you’re suffering from muscle cramps and spasms or stiffness, a massage may help relieve pain and body aches. An American Society for Pain Management Nursing review of postoperative pain research revealed significant improvements in pain following a single massage therapy session. 

Massage Can Help Manage Lower Back Pain

To feel better and potentially speed up recovery from lower back pain issues, the American College of Physicians clinical guidelines recommend a non pharmacological approach in the first instance. 
Massage may help reduce lower back pain and improve function. The guidelines also recommend the application of superficial heat.

Massage Can Ease Depression Symptoms

Research has associated massage with the alleviation of depressive symptoms. Massage can lead to:

Massages for muscle fatigue result in increased blood flow, muscle blood volume, and skin temperature.
By stimulating the circulatory and lymphatic systems, massage can improve the efficiency with which your system moves oxygen and nutrients around your body into tissues and organs, as well as potentially lowering blood pressure.
Improved blood flow should also result in better waste removal from your muscles and internal organs.

Massage Can Boost Immunity

By boosting your endorphins, relieving stress, and improving circulation, massage may increase your body’s natural ability to protect itself. Lymphatic drainage massage can improve the flow of lymph, which fights infection and disease.
Massage and massage-like therapies could help treat immunodeficiencies and related disorders.
Children massaged by trained nurses demonstrated evidence of better-maintained immune systems than children who only played, read, and talked with the nurses

My core massage techniques are

• Californian massage
• Swedish massage
• Deep Tissue massage, and
• Lymphatic Drainage massage

I provide a combination of massage styles depending on the requests and needs of my client.
I work with 100% natural oils, primarily coconut and grapeseed oils, adding essential oils according to my clients needs

Californian massage

I specialise in Californian Massage, it is characterised by long, sweeping, and encapsulating strokes intended to create a feeling of deep relaxation.

Swedish Massage

The Californian style is based on this, the more familiar Swedish massage. It includes petrissage and friction and is excellent for relaxing muscles, undoing tension, and improving circulation.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep tissue massages are focused, involving deep work into muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia. It’s not always pleasant at the time, but people are normally happy – and looser – the day afterwards.

Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Lymph contains white blood cells and flows through the body’s lymphatic system. It helps balance body fluid levels, defends against infections, and helps remove waste. Lymphatic drainage massage aims to improve health and remove swelling by improving lymph flow around the body.

No two people are exactly alike, so I don’t believe massages should be either.
If you’d like a custom massage tailored to your needs, I look forward to learning what you want and how I can help.