The goal of a Therapeutic massage is to relieve chronic disorders and muscular pains.
A complete and very thorough medical history form upon intake will be reviewed detailing current and past health complaints. Understanding your needs, expectations and medical history is critical to your best care. And determination where you are storing tension through your posture will be reviewed.
Benefits of Therapeutic Massage Therapy
Therapeutic massage for various pathologies has a physical effect beyond relaxation. Significant benefits appear to be reduced spasticity and pain, improved circulation and increased muscle and joint flexibility. Therapeutic massage greatly assists the pain management of patients suffering from muscle stiffness. Therapeutic Massage Therapy can benefit people of all ages.
Sunstone Registered Massage has extensive training to review your medical history, identify contraindications and determine the suitable therapeutic massage treatment and apply the safe use of Registered Massage Treatments for injuries.
Sunstone Registered Massage can effectively use a combination of other modalities (Massage styles) to address your muscle strain or sprain injury.
Therapeutic Massage Therapy benefits your health care in the following areas:
Health promotion of your optimal muscle recovery.
Increases circulation.
Helps general relaxation to minimize stress.
Enhances your immune system.
Helps reduce recovery of muscle stiffness following post-operative procedures.
Promotes nervous system functioning.
Releases endorphins that reduce anxiety and depression.
Reduces blood pressure.
Relieves pain and muscle tension.
Improves mood and focus.
Positive effect on conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, diabetes and migraine headaches.
Enhance the overall body well-being
If you have an injury or specific concern a therapeutic massage is recommended:
Chronic muscle aches and pains
Fibromyalgia
Cancer massage
Palliative care massage
Sports injury
Pediatric massage
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Accidents or whiplash
Arthritis
Headaches
Posture
Back pain
Seek your doctor’s approval if you have a preexisting medical condition.
Advanced treatment techniques will be used for your session to address your muscle pain with the focus on stretching and manipulations of muscles.
Your treatment session duration and frequencies may continue over to a few weeks or months.
Therapeutic massage techniques in some cases may not use oils to facilitate stretches. When friction technique is required to help heat the muscle area – the application of organic scent-free oils will be used.
The aim is to correct the physical problem, pain, or dysfunction.
Therapeutic massage is used when dealing with a health issue.
The Registered Massage Therapist and client will spend time going over the health assessment, setting a plan of action, and determining benchmarks and goals for the client to achieve.
Treatment focus is to break down the possible scar tissue within your muscles.
Pressure and manipulation will be applied safely to achieve best results. That’s why it is very important to have a Registered Massage Therapist deliver this type of treatment.
Therapeutic massage is quite different from relaxation massage.
Strokes used will depend on your muscle issue.
What Is Therapeutic Massage Therapy?
Therapeutic massages deepth of pressure is more medium to firm or deep targeting the muscle.
