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Article #179: Japanese Massage

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Have you ever felt during a massage that The use of extremes of temperature has
the masseuse was just not strong enough long been scientifically and medically
to push through the ridges of tension in proven to be of benefit to the body.
your shoulder blades, and at the same Those who wish to relax and tone their
time not gentle enough to melt the muscles with a minimum of effort see this
tension in your neck or legs? Then try in the use of ice packs for muscle trauma
Japanese Hot Stone Therapy, a post-modern and the use of saunas. Stone massage
combination of gentle massage with makes you feel deeply relaxed, allowing
ancient tools of muscular penetration. you to let go of all the stress that is
Japanese Hot Stone Therapy is based upon held within your body.
ANMA, the oldest form of East Asian One of the best things about having a
Massage. It was developed over 7000 years massage therapy career is when clients
ago and is a kneading, rotation, and tell you after a massage how great they
vibration based technique. Japanese Hot feel. With a career in massage therapy,
Stone Massage is much more than placing you can directly help people one-on-one
stones along side of the body, or sliding to meet various goals: relaxation, stress
stones over the body. An expert will reduction, health promotion, pain
"hook" into a muscle with the stone and management, injury recovery, and relief
then gently rotate and/or knead the for specific medical conditions.
muscle...then apply pressure and use a Massage is generally defined as the
rapid vibration technique to further manual manipulation of soft tissue. That
relax the muscles and drive the heat means as a massage therapist you use your
deeper. It is quite an experience to feel hands, forearms, elbows, and, in some
the deeply relaxing, penetrating heat massage styles, even your feet and knees,
from the basalt stones alternating with to work on muscles, tendons, ligaments,
the toning and refreshing coolness of the and fascia (soft connective tissue) of
marble stones. the human body.






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