Spa Massage Therapy

Hot Stone Massage

Hot stone massage combines warmth and coolness that helps the body to heal and detoxify. This also enhances lymph flow and helps flush out waste.

Hot stones also infuse a sense of relaxation and calmness. Hot stone treatments alternate warmth and cold -- a technique which has proven beneficial to soothe an aching body.

They are coated in fragrant oil which is massaged gently into your body.

Benefits:

• Boosts your circulation
• Cures stress
• Cures insomnia
• Helps to boost one’s energy levels
• Helps you relax
• Cures depression
• Cures rheumatic and arthritic conditions
• Cures fibromyalgia
• Cures back pain
• Releases stored tension
• Cures depression.

Swedish Massage

Swedish massage is the commonest form of massage. It involves long strokes of muscles and tissues with light or medium pressure. This is mostly used for pure relaxation purposes. The masseuse adjusts the pressure to be applied in accordance with one’s preference and body sensitivity.

Benefits:

• Increases circulation
• Relaxes body and mind
• Stretches and elongates muscles
• Relief of inner tension and stress
• Can relieve gas as well as constipation
• Lowers high blood pressure
• Helps in flushing out of metabolic wastes
• Helps improve weak muscles
• Fosters relaxation and improves sleep

Chair Massage

Chair massage is a kind of seated massage that is pretty short and focuses on your shoulders, neck, arms and back. Chair massage can be received with one’s clothes on and doesn't require any oil.

One is made to sit on a special type of chair with your face resting in a small cradle that supports the head and the chin as the face is turned downwards towards the floor. It also provides with supports for your hands. Chair massage is often offered at high-stress locations like airports, corporate events or parties. It’s a brilliant way to heal muscle tensions! You’ve probably seen these massage chairs at conventions, malls, nail parlors etc.

Benefits:

• lower anxiety and improve sleep
• increase alertness
• relieve muscle fatigue and headaches
• decrease repetitive stress symptoms
• fosters creative thinking
• improves the immune system

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep tissue massage is a type of massage therapy that mainly stresses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and tissues. Some of the same strokes are used as classic massage therapy, but the movement is a lot slower and the pressure applied is the highest. It is applied mainly on the regions of tension and pain.

Benefits:

• Reduces Chronic Pain
• Improves Blood Pressure
• Breaks Up Scar Tissue
• Rehabilitates Injured Muscles
• Stress Relief

Trigger Point Massage

Trigger point massage therapy is particularly offered to mollify the root point of the pain by repeated series of pressure and release. Here, the person receiving the massage also participates by breathing deep and recognizing the zone of irritation and discomfort. One feels a huge reduction in pain right after one sitting. Trigger point massage therapy, if applied at regular intervals can automatically help manage stress and pain from chronic injuries. The best benefit patients receive from trigger point massage is that it is particularly applied to the individual’s exact area of pain.

Benefits:

• Chronic muscle pain
• Tension
• Post injury stress

Neuromuscular Therapy

Neuromuscular Therapy has emerged as a very effective procedure for identifying, preventing and curing pain and tissue injuries. This treatment uses a set of protocols based on skill, knowledge of diagnosis and palpation skills of the therapist. It is being used almost everywhere and every day in hospitals, health clinics and even some spas.

Benefits:

• Helps mobilize stiff and painful joints
• Rectifies muscular imbalances
• Improves tissue functions

Shiatsu Massage

Shiatsu is a very primitive spa technique from Japan. It blends mild caresses with finger pressure on many pressure points. The intention is to reduce imbalances in the energy flow of the body. Although there's no scientific basis of foundation of Shiatsu’s healing power, people who have received this massage have admitted pain and stress relief. One can keep his or her clothes on in this kind of massage.

Benefits:

• Cures headaches
• Reduces back pain
• Boosts one’s energy level

Thai Massage

Thai massage makes use of your entire body. It is also called Thai yoga massage, because the therapist uses his hands, legs, feet and knees to position you into a series of yoga-like postures. People describe Thai massage as both relaxing and energizing.

Psychological Benefits:

• Reduces anxiety
• Boosts energy levels
• Relieves stress
• Improves stamina

Mental Benefits:

• Maintains an emotional balance
• Helps in concentration
• Helps you gain mental clarity

Physical Benefits:

• Help detoxify the body
• Maintains lower blood pressure
• Helps in muscle relaxation

Facial Massage

A facial is so much more than just looking good. Cleaning the skin during a massage helps detoxify the skin and remove the dead skin cells from the surface. A trained skin specialist has persfect knowledge with which she can help the massage through the face by releasing pressure from the head and neck and cure headaches and fatigue caused by stress and mild depression. It helps to rehydrate the dry, dull and fatigued skin. It also makes wrinkles less prominent.

It can provide relief from sinus congestion and is very beneficial when one is suffering from allergies or colds.

However it is advisable that one consults a doctor or a specialist before visiting a spa because in certain rare occasions is might cause.

• Internal bleeding
• Nerve damage
• Temporary paralysis
• Allergic reactions to massage oils