Sally Deane BSc(Hons)
OM – Acupuncture MBAcC Lic Ac
Acupuncture in Kent and Sussex
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Massage is one of the earliest remedial practices of human kind. It is an instinctive impulse to rub the painful or uncomfortable part of the body to obtain relief. As children, when we injured ourselves, our parents would always say "rub it better"!
Therapeutic massage is soft tissue manipulation incorporating the movements of effleurage, petrissage, friction, vibration and tapotement. These movements give both physical and psychological effects.
The main benefits of massage are:
- Stimulates Blood Circulation - so increases both the supply and removal of substances on a cellular level
- Circulatory stimulation can improve the health or recovery of most other systems of the body
- Has a stretching effect on Vessel Walls, which can help increase their size, capacity and function
- Improves the Lymphatic System which in turn improves the Immune System
- Excellent for Relaxation - so it is good to aid sleep
- Can work the muscles transversely which the body cannot do
- Wears away Scar Tissue (being non flexible tissue)
- Stimulates Nerve Endings
- Pre-event massage in sports people helps to tone and strengthen the muscles
- Post-even massage in sports people helps to eliminate the build up of Lactic Acid and prevents DOMS (Delayed onset of Muscular Spasms)
- Helps with Emotional Problems
- Makes the body work properly and efficiently
Massage Therapy and how it works