Massage by Chrissy
WE OFFER MASSAGE FOR EVERYONE:
WOMEN, MEN, YOUNG ADULTS & THE ELDERLY
WOMEN, MEN, YOUNG ADULTS & THE ELDERLY
209 Sibley Street Hastings, MN 55033
651-480-3578
651-480-3578
As you lie on the table under crisp, fresh sheets, hushed music draws you into the moment. You hear the gentle sound of massage oil being warmed in your therapist's hands. The pains of age, the throbbing from your overstressed muscles, the sheer need to be touched -- all cry out for therapeutic hands to start their work. Once the session gets underway, the problems of the world fade into an oblivious 60 minutes of relief and all you can comprehend right now is not wanting it to end.But what if that hour of massage did more for you than just take the pressures of the day away? What if that gentle, Therapeutic massage helped you combat cancer? What if your sleep, digestion and mood all improved with massage? What if these weren't just "what ifs"?
Evidence is showing that the more massage you can allow yourself, the better you'll feel. Here's why...
Massage as a healing tool has been around for thousands of years in many cultures. Touching is a natural human reaction to pain and stress, and for conveying compassion and support. Think of the last time you bumped your head or had a sore arm. What did you do? Rubbed it, right? The same was true of our earliest ancestors. Healers throughout time and throughout the world have instinctively and independently developed a wide range of therapeutic techniques using touch. Many are still in use today, and with good reason. We now have scientific proof of the benefits of massage - benefits ranging from treating chronic diseases and injuries to alleviating the growing tensions of our modern lifestyles. Having a massage does more than just relax your body and mind - there are specific physiological and psychological changes which occur, even more so when massage is utilized as a preventative, frequent therapy and not simply mere luxury. Massage not only feels good, but it can cure what ails you.
The Consequences of Stress
Experts estimate that 80 percent to 90 percent of disease is stress-related. Massage is there to combat that frightening number by helping us remember what it means to relax. The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life. Besides increasing relaxation and decreasing anxiety, massage lowers your blood pressure, increases circulation, improves recovery from injury, helps you to sleep better and can increase your concentration. It reduces fatigue and gives you more energy to handle stressful situations. We can benefit from massage even in small doses (15 minutes of chair massage up to a 90 minute table session).
The Benefits of Massage
In an age of technical and, at times, impersonal medicine, massage offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on the body's natural ability to heal itself. So what exactly are the benefits to receiving regular massages?
Experts estimate that 80 percent to 90 percent of disease is stress-related. Massage is there to combat that frightening number by helping us remember what it means to relax. The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life. Besides increasing relaxation and decreasing anxiety, massage lowers your blood pressure, increases circulation, improves recovery from injury, helps you to sleep better and can increase your concentration. It reduces fatigue and gives you more energy to handle stressful situations. We can benefit from massage even in small doses (15 minutes of chair massage up to a 90 minute table session).
The Benefits of Massage
In an age of technical and, at times, impersonal medicine, massage offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on the body's natural ability to heal itself. So what exactly are the benefits to receiving regular massages?
• Increases circulation, allowing the body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.
• Increases joint flexibility& range-of-motion
• Increased circulation of blood and lymph systems improves the condition of the body's largest organ - the skin.
• Stimulates the flow of lymph, the body's natural defense system, against toxic invaders. For example, in breast cancer patients, massage has been shown to increase the cells that fight cancer.
• Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles.
• Reduces spasms and cramping
• Reduces recovery time, helps prepare for strenuous workouts and eliminates subsequent pains of the athlete at any level.
• Releases endorphins - the body's natural painkiller - and is being used in chronic illness, injury and recovery from surgery to control and relieve pain.
• Reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred.
• Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.
The Need for Touch
As a society, we are touch deprived and this can lead to disease or emotional dysfunction. From the cradle to the nursing home, tactile stimulation and the emotional assurance of caring touch bring about a sense of well-being and security.
Cancer Survivors
Massage is recommended by some health care professionals as a complementary therapy, that is, one that is used in addition to conventional medical care. They believe massage can help people with serious illnesses such as cancer to reduce fatigue, stress, anxiety, and pain.
In spite of great strides in the treatment of cancer in recent years, people who have the illness often suffer pain, anxiety and nausea caused as much by the treatments as the cancer itself. Hospitals are now employing a variety of unconventional therapies to help cancer patients and one of the most popular and effective is massage.
Massage therapy is now recognized by the American Cancer Society as an important complementary therapy for cancer patients. www.cancer.org type massage in search area.
It is helpful for cancer patients to talk with their physician about massage therapy before they begin. The doctor may have some guidelines for the massage therapist to follow, such as restricting the massage to certain areas of the body, or using only gentle, stroking motions on other areas.
Especially for parents
Why do I hurt?
Massage will help take away the tension in your neck and shoulders, your arms & legs will be softly massaged, feet will be gently caressed, the tension will melt away from your back, hips and head, you will relax in a quiet serene setting just right for you, soft music, no outside noise just the sound of your body relaxing and healing itself.
Senior Care
As we age, our body is able to repair itself, but as the years go on; this aging process slows down and becomes less efficient. Besides exercise and good nutrition, massages received regularly can help improve both physical and mental well being.
As a society, we are touch deprived and this can lead to disease or emotional dysfunction. From the cradle to the nursing home, tactile stimulation and the emotional assurance of caring touch bring about a sense of well-being and security. Cancer Survivors
Massage is recommended by some health care professionals as a complementary therapy, that is, one that is used in addition to conventional medical care. They believe massage can help people with serious illnesses such as cancer to reduce fatigue, stress, anxiety, and pain.
In spite of great strides in the treatment of cancer in recent years, people who have the illness often suffer pain, anxiety and nausea caused as much by the treatments as the cancer itself. Hospitals are now employing a variety of unconventional therapies to help cancer patients and one of the most popular and effective is massage.
Massage therapy is now recognized by the American Cancer Society as an important complementary therapy for cancer patients. www.cancer.org type massage in search area.
It is helpful for cancer patients to talk with their physician about massage therapy before they begin. The doctor may have some guidelines for the massage therapist to follow, such as restricting the massage to certain areas of the body, or using only gentle, stroking motions on other areas.
Especially for parents
Why do I hurt?
• Carrying too heavy of a load: groceries, kids, diaper bagsMassage gives you un-interrupted time, time just for you where no one is knocking on the door, calling your name, throwing up on you or throwing a well deserved tantrum. Time to yourself used to be easy-simple, like going to the bathroom or taking a shower, but as we know that private alone time is gone.
• Lack of sleep: kids sleeping with you, on top of you, sick kids, scared kids
• Eyes in the back of your head syndrome, every parents gift but not good on your neck
• Stress: no time to yourself what time you have is always interrupted
Massage will help take away the tension in your neck and shoulders, your arms & legs will be softly massaged, feet will be gently caressed, the tension will melt away from your back, hips and head, you will relax in a quiet serene setting just right for you, soft music, no outside noise just the sound of your body relaxing and healing itself.
Senior Care
As we age, our body is able to repair itself, but as the years go on; this aging process slows down and becomes less efficient. Besides exercise and good nutrition, massages received regularly can help improve both physical and mental well being.
