When muscles become knotted and tense or damaged, remedial massage
provides a healing treatment that can be gentle or strong, deep or
shallow. Remedial massage holistically treats the body. The massage
therapist endeavours to identify the original biomechanical dysfunction,
thus healing the cause of the disorder, as well as the symptoms.
Remedial massage uses several specialized techniques to locate and
repair damage to muscles, tendons and joints. Massage therapy supports
and speeds up the body’s own repair mechanisms. A lubricating medium
(usually oil) is applied directly on the skin. This ensures that the
muscles associated with the disorder are deeply penetrated. Passive
joint stretching moves are also used.
KEY BENEFITS OF REMEDIAL MASSAGE
Key benefits of remedial massage include the stimulation to the blood
supply allowing toxins in the muscles to be removed; the calming of the
peripheral nervous system to ease pain and discomfort; and the toning
and relaxing muscles to improve joint mobility. An improvement to the
health of the cells, the repairing of tissues, and the easing of
stiffness and tension can also be experienced through therapeutic
relaxation.
Muscular and skeletal dysfunctions often addressed with remedial
massage include muscle tightness and pain, arthritis, frozen shoulder,
tennis elbow, whiplash, neck and back pain, scoliosis, headaches and
sports injuries.
