Benefits of Massage Therapy and the Conditions it Can Treat

Massage therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the real strength of massage therapy lies in prevention. The following is a list of conditions for which massage therapy can prove beneficial when provided by a Registered Massage Therapist:
  • Anxiety and Depression
  • Asthma and Emphysema
  • Back, leg, and neck pain
  • Cancer
  • Muscle tension and spasm
  • Chronic Fatigue syndrome
  • Dislocations
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Pallitive Care
  • Post-surgical Rehabilitation
  • Pregnancy and Labour Support
  • Sports Injuries
  • Stroke
  • Stress & Stress Related Conditions
  • Fractures and Edema
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Headaches
  • Inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and bursitis
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (repetitive strain)
  • Insomnia
  • Kyphosis and Scoliosis
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Strains & Sprains
  • Tendinitis
  • Whiplash
Therapeutic Massage is an Important Part of Your Health Maintenance Plan, by:
  • Improving joint mobility
  • Reducing or eliminating pain
  • Improving circulation
  • Improving immune system functioning
  • Increasing lymphatic drainage
  • Reducing depression and anxiety
  • Reducing tension within muscles
  • Increasing body awareness

Benefits of Hot Stone Massage

  •     Promotes deep muscle and tissue relaxation
  •     Alleviates stress
  •     Releases toxins
  •     Relieves pain
  •     Improves circulation
  •     Calms the psyche

Health Conditions Commonly Treated with Hot Stone Massage
  •     Muscular aches and pains
  •     Back Pain
  •     Multiple Sclerosis
  •     Arthritis
  •     Fibromylagia
  •     Stress, Anxiety

Benefits of Massage During Pregnancy

  • Elimination of waste products through the lymphatic & circulatory system, which combats fatigue.
  • Increased circulation and reduced stress on the heart which keep blood pressure in check.
  • Alleviation of muscle tightness, stiffness, tension, and cramping.
  • Relief from headaches, stiff neck, backaches, sciatica, edema, and sore feet.
  • An increase in oxygen and nutrients to the cells of mother and fetus; which means mom has more energy and fetus receives better nourishment.
  • Stabilization of hormone levels.
  • Increased flexibility of muscles.
  • Relaxation and better sleep; which means a healthier and happier mom.
  • Relaxation of muscles to improve rotation of breech presentation.
  • Preparation and loosening of the pelvis before birth.
  • An easier childbirth.
  • Easier breastfeeding and better milk production due to reduction in tension.
  • Speedier healing during postpartum recovery.
  • Realignment of pelvis after birth.
  • Relief from soreness and stiffness after childbirth.
  • Speedier recovery after a cesarean birth.

Benefits of Infant Massage

For Baby:
  • Stimulates circulation
  • Releases stress
  • Improves muscle tone
  • Improves sleeping patterns
  • Reduces discomfort from colic, gas, and constipation
  • Strengthens digestive, circulatory, and intestinal systems
  • Improves body awareness
  • Stimulates right/left brain development and coordination
  • Increases sense of being loved and accepted
For Parents:
  • Provides quality bonding time
  • Increases communication between baby and parent
  • Improves relaxation and reduces stress
  • Allows parents to better read babies cries
*Demonstrations of treatments can be provided for parents on how to give an infant massage.

Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy

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Craniosacral Therapy is becoming a treatment of choice in areas of pain, rehabilitation and neurology. Also called CST, or cranial osteopathy, it is a gentle, non-invasive, hands-on technique, developed by an American osteopathic physician almost one hundred years ago.
CST theory and practice is based on understanding the continuous subtle movements of the cranial bones, which result in a rhythm of approximately six to twelve cycles per minute. This rhythm is understood as a response to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fluctuations within the spinal cord and brain environment. The subtle movement extends outward to the entire body, in response to the fluid pressure changes around the CNS.
A therapist gently works with the spine and the skull, and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia. By using the hands as fine discriminating tools, Craniosacral therapists are able to detect disturbances in the rhythm to help them identify areas of dysfunction, such as cranial, sutural, membrane and other soft tissue restrictions in the body.
Patients remained clothed during a treatment and treatments generally are one hour long.

How a treatment helps:
  • helps restore normal cranial mobility
  • releases abnormal myofascial restrictions and tensions in the body
  • releases abnormal restrictions in the head
  • eases restrictions of nerves
  • optimizes cerebrospinal fluid movement through the central nervous system
  • helps restore misaligned bones to their proper positions (assisting troubles with back, hips, shoulders, knees)

Craniosacral Therapy is beneficial for:
  • birth traumas and other perinatal challenges
  • infant latching and feeding difficulties
  • recurrent ear infections
  • facial asymmetries and eye motor problems
  • learning disabilities, A.D.D., A.D.H.D
  • gross and fine motor problems
  • developmental delays, autism
  • headaches
  • tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo
  • TMJ syndrome
  • stress disorders and insomnia
  • muscle and joint pain or injury
  • many neurological conditions and pain syndromes