What is Remedial Massage?
The benefits of remedial massage are varied, but what is remedial massage? This form of massage is a complementary therapy that aims to treat the body’s soft tissues, such as muscles, ligaments, and tendons, that may feel tense or knotted from stress, overuse, weakness, or a particular health condition.
Remedial Massage Techniques
Remedial massages incorporates trigger point therapy, myofascial cupping, muscle energy techniques, and targeted stretching. I use a combination of these techniques to target your current issue and to assist with increasing your range of motion for increased freedom of movement.Ā
Top 5 Benefits of Remedial Massage
1. Stress reduction
Feelings of stress signal to the nervous system for the body to develop a defensive holding pattern. This can feel like tightness in the shoulders and neck that wonāt let go. Receiving a massage releases the feel-good hormone oxytocin along with other hormones to increase mood and relaxation. This signals to the nervous system that it is safe to let go of the defensive holding that is occurring in the body. Reducing stress is an essential aspect of remedial massage and why regular massage can be so beneficial emotionally and physically.
2. Encourage blood flow
Remedial massage works with the circulatory system and encourages blood flow to the treated tissues. Increasing oxygenated blood flow to the focus area will help speed up the healing process. The circulatory system works with the lymphatic system, and enhanced blood flow assists in removing metabolic waste products from the muscles being treated, essentially reducing sluggishness and congestion in that area of the body. Your muscles will thank you for this!
3. Increase joint range of motion
Depending on a client’s treatment goals and health history, there is the potential to increase joint range of motion. Soft tissues around affected joints are treated with remedial massage, and the muscles may begin to move more freely, which allows movement to be restored and supports joint mobility.
4. Treat a range of health conditions
Remedial massage benefits a wide range of health conditions. It can be supportive for helping people with arthritis, headaches, muscle aches and pains, sporting injuries, and recovery after surgery. It can also support people suffering from anxiety, depression, and poor sleep. A practitioner should always take a comprehensive health history to ensure they are the best fit for treating the client’s condition and can work with them to achieve their health goals.
5. Management of pain and injury
If managing a painful condition or recovering from an injury, remedial massage often supports other treatments a client may undertake, such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, or exercise physiology. It is essential to have all therapists working together to help the client in reaching their treatment goals. For example, if seeing a physiotherapist for strength training and joint mobilisation, remedial massage can be recommended to release tight muscles that may be overcompensating while regaining strength in another body area. A client with a long-standing condition may have a higher frequency of treatment, and then eventually, these treatments can be gradually spaced out until a maintenance stage is reached.
How often should I have a remedial massage?
A regular remedial massage can be scheduled monthly or every six to eight weeks. This depends on the individual’s needs and why they seek remedial massage. This can be described as a maintenance massage, a chance to stay on top of stress, tightness, and tension before leading to headaches, pain, and discomfort.
Think of it this way: do you regularly service and maintain the running of your car? Consider the needs of your body. Do you attend to the maintenance of your body? Would you say it is your most important vehicle?
Using my many years of remedial training and experience, I offer clients a calm, relaxed space where the massage experience supports the physical and emotional body.
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