Therapeutic massage utilises techniques that focus on deeper layers of muscle tissue to release chronic muscle tension that cannot be released during a more superficial massage.
The therapist uses palpation techniques to locate the areas of tension in the client and then uses slow strokes and deep pressures on these contracted areas to release the tension. A combination of direct deep pressure and friction across the grain of the muscle can produce very quick and effective results.
During a therapeutic massage, various applicators may be used on different areas of tension, depending on what is required to release the muscle fibres. These applicators include the forearm, heal of hand, fists, fingers, thumbs, knuckles and elbows.
Therapeutic massage often has quite a dramatic effect as it works on such a deep level to help release tension that the client often doesn't realise is present. It can help relieve pain, congestion and inflammation in muscle fibres, soften hard fibrous muscles and separate adherent fibres. It helps to improve skin tone, posture and joint mobility, helps prevent build up of cellulite, aids restoration of damaged ligaments and tendons, assists the release of trapped nerves in soft tissue and improves the function of the lymphatic system thus removing waste and toxins and improving immunity.
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