What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage?
Useful for all of the conditions listed below and more massage can:
- Alleviate pain and improve range of motion.
- Assist with shorter, easier labour for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
- Ease medication dependence.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defence system.
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
- Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin.
- Increase joint flexibility.
Types of Massage available are:
Remedial Massage – A firm pressure massage which helps with muscular pain, restricted range of movement, soft tissue problems and general well being.
Deep Tissue Massage – Focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. Helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff neck, lower back tightness and sore shoulders.
Sports Massage – Specifically tailored to heal injuries or prevent injuries from occurring before the activity
Swedish Massage – A whole body treatment that uses pressure, stroking and rubbing of your skin to help you relax.
Pregnancy Massage – While a woman is pregnant her body undergoes numerous changes physically as well as physiologically and spiritually. The physical changes can cause stress and or discomfort to the mother. Massage is a wonderful way to help alleviate many of these discomforts, as well as promotes a sense of well being.
Please call your Physiotherapist at Manjimup Physiotherapy on 08 97771048 or visit our clinic at 25 Mount Street in Manjimup for more information.