Remedial Massage
What is Remedial Massage?
When muscles become knotted and tense or damaged, remedial massage provides a healing treatment. Remedial massage holistically treats the body. The massage therapist looks at the body as a whole and endeavours to identify the original biomechanical dysfunction, thus healing the cause of the disorder, as well as the symptoms.
Remedial massage is the umbrella term used for a treatment in which the therapist will use several specialised 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;
- Stimulation to the blood supply allowing toxins in the muscles to be removed
- Calming of the peripheral nervous system to ease pain and discomfort
- Toning and relaxing of muscles to improve joint mobility.
- Aids in the repair of fibrous muscle tissue or adhesions in the muscle
- An overall increase in the health of cells and a boost to all the systems in the body giving an overall sense of wellbeing.
An 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. Regular remedial massage treatments will help to maintain healthy muscle tissue, leading to a decrease in pain, stiffness and degeneration of muscular and skeletal function, and an increase in mobility, joint function and improved posture and body awareness.
Alison Payne
Remedial Massage Therapist
Dip. Health Science (Remedial Therapies)
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