Massage Therapy
Massage therapy is the application of pressure to the body for either medical or pleasure purposes. For hundreds of years, doctors and physicians have realised the effectiveness in massage for loosening tightness in the major muscle groups and improving the productivity of the immune system. Nowadays massage therapy takes all sorts of guises, helping to relieve stress, aiding the recovery form injury, improving circulation or simply relaxing the recipient.
Due to its multi purpose nature there are several different techniques when it comes to massage therapy. Two of which, are Acupressure and Barefoot deep tissue Massage.
Acupressure is centred on the principles of the ancient Chinese art - Acupuncture. During this massage, the subject will receive deep pressure to pre-decided points, which aim to alleviate muscle tension and enlighten the recipient. However, replacing needles are solid areas of the human body such as the corner of the elbow, the knee and the palm of the hand.
Barefoot deep tissue massage is the increasingly favoured technique that combines both relaxation and muscle relief. This practice uses elements of both eastern and western manoeuvres to form a rounded massage therapy. The balls of the feet are used to apply a significant pressure to specific areas, using the entire weight of the masseur at some points to fully eek out all muscle tightness. This principle is perhaps most renowned for its use in the far east, in which petite Asian women will suspend themselves above the patient using chains or pulleys. This enables them to apply the exact amount of pressure required.