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Remedial
Massage
Before
each session I always consult you as to what style of
massage you would prefer: Relaxing Swedish style or Therapeutic
Deep Tissue style. My Remedial Massage Therapy incorporates
both these styles and more. Because some people have specific
neck, back or joint problems, deep tissue massage may
be required to alleviate pain and muscle spasms. They
also may require stretching of muscles and "range
of movement" exercises to help with joints that are
tight and painful. I tailor your massage to suit you,
and your specific muscle or joint problems, consulting
with you all the way so that you are informed and educated
as to what is happening with your muscular system.
Swedish Massage
This
style of massage is much more relaxing with more superficial,
gentler movements by the masseuse, much less penetrating
and hence, less painful. It is very beneficial for the
blood and lymphatic circulatory systems as well as being
a relaxing but energising experience for the client.
Reflexology
The
principles of Reflexology embody the techniques designed
to keep the body's systems operating at peak efficiency,
or keeping the body's systems in homeostasis. (From the
Greek, a state of equilibrium or balance.)
THE
DEFINITION OF FOOT AND HAND REFLEXOLOGY:
Reflexology is a science that deals with the principle
that there are reflex areas in the feet and hands which
correspond to all of the glands, organs and parts of the
body. Reflexology is a unique method of using the thumb
and fingers on these reflex areas.
WHAT
REFLEXOLOGY DOES:
- Relieves
stress and tension.
- Improves
nerve and blood supply.
- Helps
nature to normalise / achieve homeostasis.
HISTORY
OF REFLEXOLOGY:
The oldest record of the use of Reflexology, not that
it was called that, is found in the "Physicians Tomb"
in Egypt.
It is one of six pictographs depicting events from birth
to embalming. It seems probable that Reflexology slowly
migrated north through Greece and Arabia, then on to Europe
through the Roman Empire. At the same time it spread east
to India and via the Buddhist monks to China and throughout
the east to Japan. Reflexology as we know it today was
researched and developed by an American named Eunice Ingham,
in the early 1930's
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