Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:

• Decreased anxiety.
• Enhanced sleep quality.
• Greater energy.
• Improved concentration.
• Increased circulation.
• Reduced fatigue.

Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:

• Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
• Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
• Ease medication dependence.
• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.
• Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
• Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
• Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.
• Increase joint flexibility.
• Lessen depression and anxiety.
• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
• Reduce spasms and cramping.
• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
• Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
• Relieve migraine pain 

Cupping Therapy/Massage Cupping

Cupping Therapy is complementary. Is an ancient alternative medicine where a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. The idea is to draw blood and tissue away from parts of your body. Practioner places lotion or oil on the body then places a cup and runs it back and forth to increase blood flow and to help remove toxins and fluid.

Benefits of Cupping include,

• Helps seperate muscular adhesions
• Increases blood flow
• Helps manage chronic pain
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Upper and lower back pain
• Neck and migraines

Side effects of Cupping 

• Mild discomfort
• bruising 
• itching 
• burns and infection( high risks with Wet Cupping) I do dry cupping

Contraindications of Cupping if you have

• Cancer
• Organ failure
• Hemophilia or other blood clotting disorders 
• pacemaker
• Cardiovasvular disease
• High Cholesterol
• An infection

 

Lymphatic Massage

The Lymphatic system is a system of tissues, vessels, and organs that work in conjunction to maintain fluid levels in our body, support immune function, and keep blood circulating. The system carries lymph, a clear fluid that contains proteins, waste, fat cells, and metabolized cells through the body which is filtered through the lymph nodes. Waste is removed from the body as clean lymph circulates back through the body properly,excess fluid in the body builds up, causing edema and creating a puffy, uncomfortable look and feel.

• Helps remove toxins
• Reduces swelling and fluid retention
• Efficient healing from illness, injury, or surgery
• Relaxing and relieves stress

1. Contraindications of Lymph Massage Include

• Congestive heart failure
• History of blood clots or stroke
• Current infection
• Liver problems 
• Kidney problem

Craniosacral Therapy

It is a gentle touch therapy which involves a light pressure to release tension in the central nervous system in specific areas to the body including the skull, the spine, and pelvis. Practitioners are taught to detect subtle movements and rhythms in the spinal system.

Benefits of Craniosacral include,

• Reducing stress
• Alleviating chronic pain
• Induces deep relaxation
• Improves sleep patterns
• And overall wellness

Craniosacral Therapy can help people of all ages because it is a gentle touch and you don’t also have to take your clothes off. CST helps with Migraines and headaches, Post Concussive Symptoms, Back and Neck pain, Alzheimers  Disease, Stress Disorders, Autism, and ADD/ADHD.  Contraindications for treatment include

• Blood Clots
• A concussion
• Brain Aneurysm
• Chiari Malformation
• Any condition that causes the cerebral spinal fluid pressure, flow or buildup

Reiki

Reiki is an noninvasive therapy that has benefits for physical and mental health. Reiki does not involve clothes removal or lotion. It is a technique that helps with stress reduction and relaxation promoting healing. The practioner scans the body with a light touch while looking for cold or hot spots. the practioner then holds or lays hands on the area until there is a release or the tension lets go. 

Benefits of Reiki include

• Stress reduction and relaxation
• Helps with pain relief 
• Improves sleep quality
• Stimulates the immune system
• Reduces stress related symstoms like headaches, digestive disorders, and muscle tension
• Improves mood
• Helps manage the side effects of cancer treatments
• Reduces inflammation

Conclusion

All therapies should used alongside conventional medical treatments. Not all therapies should be substituted or replaced for consultation with a physician or psychotherapist.

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