What is a Swedish Massage?
Swedish massage is known to be one of the most popular offered types of massage therapy treatments nowadays. It is a gentler than deep tissue massage and carried out to help people relax better. This type of therapeutic therapy release muscle tension mostly caused by daily activities in the neck, and lower parts of the back and the shoulders. Its involves the implementation of specific massage techniques that work to increase circulation within the body but also on deeper structures in some cases using a deep tissue massage.
During Swedish massage, a massage therapist can achieve all these by making use of the following techniques;
- Tapping
- Long Strokes
- Kneading
- Shaking motions
- Gliding
- Deep, circular movements
Apart from helping people relax better, which is very vital, Swedish massage also helps facilitate efficient blood flow around the body. Improves the drainage of the lymph, and stimulates nerve endings in the body’s connective tissues in this common treatment.
During the session, areas of concern in the body or being worked on at the moment would be uncovered. The remaining parts of the body would be covered with a sheet all through the session. We also use massage oil or lotion for efficiency during long strokes. Swedish massage has been proven to be loved by many, as it helps them relax better, stay healthier, and many more.
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Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue Massages are very popular because they can target problems and areas that are common for many patients. More serious issues, such as sports injuries and chronic pain benefit from this rehabilitating treatment. Deep tissue massage is somewhat similar to Swedish massage. But it’s just a little more intense and slightly different from it, in terms of the techniques. Pressure applied and focus of body part are the overall purpose of this massage treatment.
Now let’s go into full details. We are sure you are currently asking yourself, which is; “What is Deep Tissue Massage?”
Deep Tissue Massage is a type of massage therapy, very similar to thai massage that’s best suited for people who are regularly involved in intense physical activities. Such as sports or people that have musculoskeletal issues (such as muscle strain, ligament sprain, tension neck syndrome, and many more).
This is because deep tissue massage involves the application of a significant level of pressure on the affected areas. Such that it reaches the deeper layer of the muscles and the tissues surrounding the muscles.
Deep tissue massage can involve a particular affected area of the body, or the whole body (just like Swedish massage). Massage therapists mostly make use of the elbows, knuckles, fingertips forearms, and hands during the massage process.
Below are benefits of this type of massage;
1. Speedy recovery from injuries
2. Increase in blood flow
3. Relieve from chronic back pain
4. Helps in lowering high blood pressure
5. Improved performance (mostly athletes)
6. Helps relieve pregnant women of labor and delivery pain
Deep tissue massage is effective and proven to be generally safe. But it is not meant for everybody, as not everyone can withstand such firm pressure on their body parts.
Trigger Point Therapy
The tight areas/knots within the muscle tissues of the body that when activated, tend to cause pain in other parts of the body are called the trigger points. Trigger point therapy is considerated part of swedish massage and it is rooted in focus on deep breathing that allows for trigger points within the body to be healed. These triggers are tight areas within the body that cause tension and pain, which can result in similar problems for other parts of the body.
How can trigger points be activated?
Trigger points can activate through; muscle overuse/overload, diseases, inflammation, infections, trauma directed to a particular trigger point region of the body, nerve pain, and homeostatic balances.
Knowing what Trigger points in the body are and how they can be activated, it would be easier to understand the concept of Trigger point therapy.
Trigger point therapy involves the application of direct pressure by a massage therapist on the trigger points in the body for the sole aim of pain relief. Trigger point therapy helps aid a massage recipient of; headaches, neck, back, shoulder, joint, muscle, heel, and knee pain.
Trigger point massage can be painful and uncomfortable at first, as the pain points of the body would be individually massage, pressed, and even stretched.
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