Massage Therapy...
Swedish
Swedish massage is generally an all body massage designed to increase venous blood return to the heart. It is a very relaxing form of massage and is generally the best option when your goal is to decrease mental/emotional stress.
Deep Tissue
Deep tissue massage is designed to increase arterial blood flow to an area. The work is deeper than a Swedish massage and is capable of breaking up some connective tissue adhesions. This type of massage is best applied to acute injuries to help interrupt the splinting cycle.
Neuromuscular & Myofascial Release
Neuromuscular therapy and Myofascial Release are the most advanced types of massage therapy available. These types of massage called ‘treatment’ massage consists of working with the body’s soft tissues to increase circulation, break up scar tissue/adhesions, decrease muscle tension, eliminate trigger points, promote relaxation and relieve pain. They work best with more chronic conditions and are designed to eliminate pain caused by these conditions.
Maternity
Maternity massage has been around for thousands of years. With regular therapeutic massage during pregnancy, the mother-to-be can experience a greater well being with enhanced relaxation, improved circulation and relief of common discomforts. When mom is relaxed and pain-free, the baby benefits as well. Additionally, maternity massage can help to relieve headaches, reduce fatigue and stress, ease backaches and leg cramps, reduce swelling, increase muscle flexibility and provide overall relief for your changing body. Should you be experiencing a high risk pregnancy, please check with your physician or midwife to determine if the massage is appropriate during your pregnancy.
Hot Rocks Massage
A stone massage uses stones, sometimes heated, to massage the body. The hardness of the stones allows the therapist to address specific problem areas with more detailed work or deeper pressure. Basalt stones of various sizes, shapes and weights are used throughout and heated in water.
Tandem Massage
We use our sense of intuition to customize every tandem massage session. We use tandem touch to facilitate the client's emotional, mental, and spiritual evolution. We act upon everything we understand to be of benefit to all in the room. You may be rejuvenated by our tandem energy that cultivates from the interchange and synchronicity of our tandem massage movements. Tandem massage sessions can be energizing, yet tranquil. We hope that you will depart from us feeling refreshed and fulfilled.
Therapeutic Massage and Palliative Cancer Therapy
In recent years the role of alternative therapies in cancer care has transformed the way many patients cope with illness and related side of effects. Older paradigms suggest that cancer can only be effectively treated with traditional treatments such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Those who refuse this notion seek alternative therapies outside of their treatment regimen to experience relaxation as well as an ease in side-effects associated with traditional treatment regimens, including those caused by chemotherapy drugs.
Today, not only patients but also the medical establishment recognizes the importance of alternative therapies, and particularly the importance of massage therapy in comprehensive cancer care. Massage, like most alternative cancer therapies, is most effective when used in conjunction with traditional treatments.
Therapeutic massage is unique in that it remedies the feeling of isolation which is experienced by many people who battle a difficult disease. The human contact that massage therapy soothes the psychological stresses that cancer patients endure such as feelings of being overwhelmed by the nature of their diagnosis, family implications, and other difficulties associated with cancer treatments.
Often, the most valuable treatments to patients battling a difficult diagnosis are those that allow the patient to be as comfortable and relaxed as possible. Patients battling aggressive cancers, such as mesothelioma, often forgo traditional treatments which will put their body through a great deal of stress and discomfort in favor of those such as massage, which provide peace of mind and comfort. Patients undergoing traditional treatments such as chemotherapy often find that therapies that are able to relax their mind and body, will dramatically lessen side effects like nausea, restlessness, and fever.
As with any treatment, the benefits of massage therapy are to be determined on a case by case circumstance. However, given the positive experience many patients have experienced, it is certainly worth exploring. Maximizing your cancer therapies with cooperation between patient, family, and physician will encourage patients to live healthy and comfortably, which is the goal of all comprehensive therapies.
Visit Mesothelioma.com to learn more about the value of massage therapy as an emerging therapy in palliative cancer care for mesothelioma patients.