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WHY DETOX & RELAX...
The aim of Detox & Relax is to support and promote a relaxed
and healthy lifestyle in the midst of the demands of the hectic society we live in.
This is achieved through carefully chosen soft tissue treatments combined with an evaluation of
lifestyle and habits.
The approach is holistic. This means that apart from offering individually suited
treatments,
we also consider the various aspects of the client's daily life, looking for balance.
The massage treatments stimulate circulation and help to release tensions, thus helping to
overcome stress related conditions and promoting body's own ability to heal.
A more detailed description of how massage works is found below.
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HEALING EFFECTS OF MASSAGE
"The physician must be experienced in many things,
but most assuredly in rubbing."
Hippocrates
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PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MASSAGE
The joints / skeletal system:
Massage can help to increase joint mobility by stimulating the formation of synovial fluid.
It helps to free adhesions, break down scar tissue and decrease inflammation.
As a result it can help to restore range of motion to stiff joints.
Massage improves muscle tone and balance, reducing the physical stress placed on bones and joints.
The muscular system:
Massage relieves muscular tightness, stiffness, spasms and restrictions in the muscle tissue.
It increases flexibility in the muscles due to muscular relaxation.
It relieves muscle fatigue and soreness by improving circulation, bringing nutrients and oxygen
and removing toxins and waste products from the tissue.
Back to the top The cardiovascular system:
Massage improves blood circulation by mechanically assisting the venous flow of blood back to the heart.
Massage can dilate blood vessels helping them to work more efficiently.
Due to increased blood flow, delivery of fresh oxygen and nutrients to the tissues is improved and the
removal of waste products, toxins and carbon dioxide is hastened via the venous system.
Massage can temporarily help to lower blood pressure, due to dilation of capillaries and
the decreased heart rate due to relaxation.
The lymphatic system:
Massage helps to reduce oedema (excess fluid in the tissue) by increasing
lymphatic drainage and the removal of waste from the system.
Regular massage may help to strengthen the immune system, due to increase in white blood cells.
Back to the top The nervous system:
Massage stimulates sensory receptors. This can either stimulate or soothe nerves
depending on the techniques used. It also stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system,
helping promote relaxation and the reduction of stress.
Massage helps to reduce pain and elevate the mood by the release of endorphins.
The skin:
Massage improves the circulation to the skin, increasing nutrition to the cells
and encouraging cell regeneration.
Increased production of sweat from the sweat glands helps to eliminate waste products through the skin, vaso-dilation of the surface capillaries helping to improve the skin colour.
Massage improves elasticity of the skin. Increased sebum production helps to improve the skin's suppleness
and resistance to infection.
Back to the top The respiratory system:
Massage induces deep breathing.
It also slows down the rate of respiration due to the reduced stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. Massage helps in moving phlegm up the respiratory tract and helps to clear nasal passages.
The digestive system:
Increased peristalsis in the large intestine helps to relieve constipation, colic and gas.
Massage promotes the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, which stimulates digestion.
The genito-urinary system:
Massage increases urinary output due to the increased circulation and lymph drainage from the tissues,
helping to remove waste and toxins from the body.
Womb being a muscle, massage may assist in the menstrual cycle by helping decongestion of blood.
Back to the top PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF MASSAGE:
Massage can help reduce stress and anxiety by relaxing both mind and body.
It helps to create a feeling of well-being and enhanced self-esteem.
Through relaxation, massage promotes positive body awareness and an improved body image.
It can also ease emotional trauma.
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