Do you have aches, pains, bursitis, fatigue, high blood pressure? Maybe your ailment is diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, quitting smoking, depression, found what ails you yet? Perhaps it's lower back pain, maybe arthritis? All of these, as well as a tremendous amount of other ailments can be treated with massage therapy. Many physical rehabilitation programs accept this as an acceptable form of treatment. Millions of people the world over vow that massage helps relieve these symptoms, as well as the tension of everyday living that can lead to disease and illness.
A therapeutic massage is a long on-going process, usually performed in a clinic or doctor's office, but a quick trip to your local spa can be great for you too. It will revitalize your body, mind and soul. Whether you enjoy a relaxing massage, soothing facial, restorative body treatment, or combine therapies for a luxurious spa day, trained, certified and experienced therapists will see to it that you leave feeling rested, renewed, and energized. These spas have a huge variety of massages available. They may offer different packages and different massages. They can offer a basic, Swedish or relaxation spa, a specialty such as a deep tissue massage, a sport or shiatsu massage or reflexology. They may further offer an Ultra massage such as reiki, my facial or pre and post natal massages. A luxury massage can involve a body wrap, a warm/hot stone, cold stone and luxury shiatsu. They even offer double body works that involves two therapists at once.
Massage therapy became popular in the US in the 1800's and grew in popularity until the 1930's and 40's. The development of modern medicine discounted its benefits, and use dwindled. It made a re-appearance in the 1960's and 1970's when nurses began to use it to alleviate pain in patients. In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta massage spa was deemed a core medical service, which gave it great credibility. If it can be used in the Olympics, don't you want it?
Have fun finding what you enjoy and what benefits you. Trying different massages sure beats researching different ones! You can seek by oil,(trust me, there are wide variety of oils used) method or even by different cultures. You may find that Lomi Lomi massage in Hawaii, Samoan, Shiatsu, Thai or even Chinese suits you better. If not, then maybe try Swedish Massage, which, in Sweden is known as classical massage.
Whatever ails you, go to a massage spa to find one that will suit you. Your pain, anxiety, depression and a variety of diseases can be relieved, whether temporary or permanent. There is no way to blind-test massage therapy, as the person being tested is going to be touched, and we cannot deny that the sense of touch is very therapeutic by itself. Be sure to try and find what type of massage works best for you!
