Massage Therapy Equipment Collection: September 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Aromatherapy Massage

Aromatherapy is body and skin care treatments use essential oils to make you feel calm, relaxed, or energized. Aromatherapy oils work with your sense of smell; you can inhale them, bathe in them or be massaged in them.

Aromatherapy Massage

Aromatherapy Massage is familiar form of bodywork is known as aromatherapy massage, and has become quite a popular massage practice in today's hectic world.

Aromatherapy Massage is primarily slow, gentle, rhythmic movements - effleurage. The massage technique helps muscles melt into deep relaxation, relieves water retention, de-stresses the body, mind and spirit; trigger the limbic system the part of the brain that seems to be linked with emotion. Aromatherapy diffusers are utilized to fill the massage room with the scent of the oils. Specific essential oils are blended by the aromatherapist and added to carrier oil, such as almond oil, to be used during the massage. Each oil has its own unique characteristics and benefits.

Aromatherapy massage helps your skin to absorb warmed essential oils; these oils improve the effectiveness of the massage in treating specific physical problems.

Keep in your mind, before having aromatherapy massage:

- Don't eat a heavy meal before the massage

- Come at least 10 minutes early to complete the necessary form if it's your first time at the clinic or spa. Otherwise, arrive 5 minutes early so you can have a few minutes to rest and relax before starting the massage. - Please consult to your licensed medical practitioner if you have a medical condition.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Massage Therapy School

Massage Therapy School: Study massage, shiatsu, reflexology, bodywork and healing touch techniques to become a massage therapist. Exciting and fulfilling career opportunities await you in health spas and resorts, hotels, sports teams, physical therapy centers and in rehabilitation clinics.

Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating problems with the spine, nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems. Chiropractors are in high demand as they specialize in areas like pediatrics, sports injuries, neurology, orthopedics, nutrition, internal disorders and diagnostic imaging. About 70 percent of active chiropractors are in solo practice.

Swedish Massage

Swedish Massage

Swedish massage or european massage is a very relaxing and therapeutic style of bodywork. It combines an aray of long relaxing/stress releasing strokes.

The benefits if this kind of massage are very wide ranging and include in reducing pain, relief of aches, a release of stress from the body, enhanced mental clarity, improved blood flow into the muscles and an overall sense of well being when the massage is finished.

Swedish massage has also been shown to be helpful in individuals with poor circulation. The development of Swedish massage is credited to Per Henrik Ling, though the Dutch practitioner Johan Georg Mezger adopted the French names to denote the basic strokes. The term "Swedish" massage is not really known in the country of Sweden, where it is called "classic massage".

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Reflexology

Reflexology (zone therapy) is a type of bodywork that focuses on applying pressure to the specific nerve zones in your feet.

Reflexology is based on what reflexologists claim to be a system of zones and reflex areas that they say reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.

Unlike other foot massages that intend to mostly relieve tension in the feet themselves, reflexology is a far more in-depth science that aims to harmonize your entire body. According to reflexology, every part of the human body is mapped into the feet. Reflexology treatments have been found to be highly effective for conditions such as allergies, headaches, and depression.

Sports Massage

Sports Massage is a type of massage designed for highly active people who engage in athletics. Engaging in sports is harsh on the body and can often lead to injuries in both the short and long term.

Sports Massage enhances performance and prolongs a sports career by helping to prevent injury, reduce pains and swelling in the body, relax the mind, increase flexibility, and dramatically improve recovery rates.

Sports Massage is also highly effective in aiding the rapid recovery of an athlete from an injury by encouraging greater kinesthetic awareness and in turn promoting the body’s natural immune function.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue Massage is a form of bodywork that aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of tissue in the body.

Deep Tissue Massage is a highly effective method for releasing chronic stress areas due to misalignment, repetitive motions, and past lingering injuries. Due to the nature of the deep tissue work, open communication during the session is crucial to make sure you don’t get too uncomfortable. Keep in mind that soreness is pretty common after the treatment, and that plenty of water should be ingested to aid with the flushing and removal of toxins that will have been released from the deep tissue during the session.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Massage Therapy Tables

Massage Therapy Tables

Massage therapy tables are one of the most important of massage therapy equipment.There are 4 kinds of massage therapy tables commonly used by a massage therapist. These are:

Portable Tables: are designed to be lightweight and strong, and easy to move from location to location. These are often made with a wood or steel frame which can fold in half.

Portable Massage Therapy Table

OneTouch Elite Series Portable Massage Table Teal 4S

Fixed Tables: are tables which do not fold and are at a fixed height. They often have built-in cabinets for sheets, bolsters, lubricants and other supplies.

Hydraulic Tables: are stationary tables with a hydraulic lift to raise or lower the table easily. These are valuable when dealing with clients with mobility issues such as a physical handicap or obesity, or when several different therapists will be using the same table.

White Hydraulic Chair

Tables with Elevating Sections: are massage therapy tables with raising sections which put the client in a more seated, reclining, or foot-elevated position are most often found in a spa setting. These tables are also recommended for pregnant clients, to put them in a more comfortable position.

Adapta ADP300 Treatment Table

When choosing massage therapy tables, a massage therapist should consider whether clients will be seen only in office, or in their homes also for clients with special needs and cases.