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Massage Therapy is a wonderfully diverse field. Massage
can be just a supremely relaxing pastime or luxury, or it can be therapeutic.
Relaxation, pain relief, dysfunction correction can all be achieved with Massage
Therapy. Listed below are some of the massage styles I use to help you achieve your
goals.
Swedish Massage | Trigger
Point Therapy | Deep Tissue Massage | Hot Stone
Massage | Natural Reflex Therapy
 | Swedish Massage: This is the relaxing,
stress-reducing type of massage most people think about when they want a massage.
Swedish massage includes gliding, kneading, and striking strokes as well as friction
strokes, stretching, joint movements, gentle shaking, and rocking. Generally, the
massage is full-body and is very relaxing and has therapeutic benefits. Swedish Massage
technique can also focus on one area of the body such as the back if that is the client's
desire. Swedish Massage sessions are typically 1 hour to 90 minutes, but can be
shorter or longer as desired. |
Trigger Point Therapy | Deep
Tissue Massage | Hot Stone Massage | Natural
Reflex Therapy
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| Trigger Point Therapy: This
type of therapy targets the sore, irritable, tight spots in muscles called trigger
points. These trigger points can cause the whole muscle to be tight and painful, or
even restrict movement in a joint. They can also "refer" pain to areas
elsewhere in the body. In Trigger Point Therapy the Massage Therapist carefully
seeks out the trigger points in muscles and uses specific compression techniques which
allow the trigger points to release. This is a great method for relieving muscular
pain and tension. |
Swedish Massage | Deep
Tissue Massage | Hot Stone Massage | Natural
Reflex Therapy
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| Deep Tissue: Deep Tissue Massage is a term that gets
thrown around quite a bit. Deep Tissue Massage is a massage of the deeper layers of
muscle and connective tissues of the body. Deep Tissue Massage is used to provide a
more therapeutic effect by massaging all layers from superficial (closer to the skin) to
deep (closer to the bone). It relaxes the muscles, rids them of built up metabolic
waste, and helps release adhesions between muscles and connective tissues. It can
also be useful in preventing scar tissue build up from injuries to muscles and connective
tissues. |
Swedish Massage | Trigger
Point Therapy | Hot Stone Massage | Natural
Reflex Therapy
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| Hot Stone Massage: This massage is among the
most luxurious of them all. The therapist combines a Swedish or Deep Tissue massage
with the healing properties of Hot Stones. The energy and penetrating heat of the
stones help tension just melt away as though it had never been there. The stones
are used both to perform massage strokes and to bring relaxing warmth to the body.
It's been said that one massage stroke with a hot stone is equivalent to ten strokes
without the hot stone. Try it, it's wonderful. |
Swedish Massage | Trigger
Point Therapy | Deep Tissue Massage | Natural
Reflex Therapy
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| Natural Reflex Therapy (NRT): NRT is a
unique blending of reflexive therapy approaches including Ortho-Bionomy, Positional
Release, Reflexology, and Chapman's Neurolymphatic Reflexes. NRT helps reduce pain
and dysfunction by gently stimulating specific reflex points on the body and feet and
safely moving bones, muscles, and joints into reflex positions. NRT is effective in
helping a wide variety of conditions from sports injuries to headaches, scoliosis,
whiplash, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, and much more. NRT sessions provide
needed relief from pain and stress, are relaxing, and are usually done with the client
fully clothed. |
Swedish Massage | Trigger
Point Therapy | Deep Tissue Massage | Hot Stone
Massage
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More Devine, Lytle, and San Antonio massage therapy, bodywork, and massage therapist
websites. These sites have lots of information about massage therapy, bodywork, and
the massage therapists of Lytle, Devine, and San Antonio:
Deep Massage | Massage By Ben |Lydia's Massage Therapy | Massage By Ben - Laredo | Sherri Smith, RMT
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