About Swedish Massage

The term Swedish massage refers to a variety of techniques specifically designed to relax muscles. Many of today's massage techniques have been built on the earlier ideas and methods originating from Swedish massage. The main purpose of Swedish massage is to increse the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles.

Swedish massage flushes the tissues of lactic acid, uric acid, and other metabolic wastes enabling a shorten recovery time from muscular strain. It increases circulation, stretches the ligaments and tendons keeping them supple and pliable.

Swedish massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system and soothes the nerves themselves at the same time. It can reduce stress, both emotional and physical. Swedish massage feels good, is relaxing and invigorating. It affects the nerves, muscles, glands, and circulation, while promoting health and well being. 

Potential benefits of Swedish massage can include:

• Enhanced feelings of relaxation and contentment
• reducing emotional and physical stress
• relief from pain, eg. headaches and back pain, and from stress and tension
• the release of endorphins the body's feel good hormones
• easing muscular strain by flushing out toxins
• improve blood and lymph circulation
• helping to keep ligaments and tendons supple
• stimulating the nervous system
• injury recovery
• general sense of health and well- being

Throughout our live, a caring touch is fundamental to our health and sense of well- being.

>It is important to let me know at the time of the booking an appointment:

• If you are diabetic
• if you are, or you think you might be, pregnant
• if you have recently had an operation