Treatments

Gentle Swedish massage techniques melt away stress and release tension from muscles. These techniques are deeply soothing to the central nervous system and actually switch the brain from “fight or flight” to “rest and digest.” This produces a change in the brain’s chemistry – stopping the release of damaging stress hormones and helping to detox the cells of those already present. This reduces the damage these chemicals cause in the body and creates a sense of well being and calm. In this way, Swedish massage reduces stress, both emotional and physical, and is suggested as part of a regular program for stress management.In addition, this technique also promote circulation, increasing oxygenation and hydration to the cells. This helps shorten recovery time from workouts and muscular strain. It stretches muscles, keeping them healthy and pliable and taking the strain off tendons which reduces tendonitis. These techniques can be used exclusively, but are often used in combination with deep tissue and other types of massage.

 

This innovative treatment effectively softens the rigidity and changes the appearance of scar tissue. Applying light pressure, then progressively working more deeply, this technique opens up, loosens, and reintegrates scars into surrounding tissue. Improvement is seen immediately and changes are permanent.

What is Scar Massage?

Scar Massage naturally reintegrates scars into the matrix of healthy tissue that surrounds them.

Scarring is part of the healthy inflammatory response to tissue damage from a number of sources including: surgery, trauma, infection and radiation.When subjected to trauma, the body hastily lays down collagen fibers to form a patch of scar tissue. These fibers can overgrow and create adhesions that bind muscles, nerves, and even organs together. As part of the healing process, these fibers are meant to break down, but when they fail to the aftermath can be a lifetime of unresolved pain and dysfunction.

When tissues are bound together, they may pull on structures near or far from the site of the trauma, causing pain, numbness, decreased range of motion, and, in some cases, even life-threatening consequences. It’s estimated that 93% of surgical patients develop postoperative adhesions. Retracting an incision and exposing the internal structures to the air dries out tissues that are meant to slide past one another and sets them up to clump together when the incision is closed. While some of these adhesions are harmless, others can cause serious problems by strangling and blocking the bowels, or plugging the fallopian tubes, binding tissue together with bridges of overgrown collagen.

Fortunately, scar tissue is composed of strands of collagen with weak chemical bonds that can be dissolved with gentle guided pressure. For this reason, scar tissue and internal adhesions are ideally suited for hands-on treatment. After examining and creating a treatment plan for each scar, I employ a number of specialized massage techniques to soften scar tissue, make it more pliable, and to re-integrate it into the healthy tissue surrounding it.

Scar tissue therapy is appropriate for anyone who is unhappy with the appearance of a scar or is troubled by pain, numbness, diminished function or range of motion. It does not matter if a scar is recent or if you have had it for years, the tissue responds to treatment in both cases.

Scar Massage is effective in many situations including:

Joint replacement Reconstructive Surgery

C-section Skin cancer removal

Hysterectomy Heart surgery

Breast reduction Mastectomy

Lumpectomy Mommy/Tummy Tuck

Trauma Abdominal surgery.

Lymphatic drainage massage is an extremely gentle, relaxing treatment which stimulates natural detoxification through the lymphatic vessels. It reduces swelling and inflammation from surgery, lyposuction, injury or illness as well as the cumulative build-up of toxins from out busy, stressed lifestlye. This treatment boosts immunity as is deeply relaxes and soothes with it’s easy, rhythmic movements.