Acupressure Massage
Description:
This massage is performed by holding certain pressure points on various locations on the body while you are fully clothed, lying on a massage table. This type of massage can be performed when there are contraindications for other types of massage due to pain, injury in an acute stage, uncontrolled blood pressure, or when a disease may be spread by manual manipulations.
Effect:
Energy is stimulated and assisted in moving, by using a variety of techniques like pumping, direct pressure, circular pressure and pressure with passive movement. When this energy gets out of balance they need to be addressed by these types of techniques.
Benefits:
Common uses of this type of massage are: Arthritis, allergies, boosting the immune system, balancing hormones, pain management, emotional balancing, knee pain, low back or shoulder pain, headaches, kidney, stomach or liver ailments, and more.
Special Note:
Speak to the therapist upon scheduling of this massage for pre-massage instructions. This is a fully clothed massage.