SWEDISH MASSAGE - Did you know???

The Most Popular & Classic Form of the Soft Tissue Techniques

YES, SWEDISH MASSAGE ---

    Barb applies Swedish Massage techniques
  • Is also known as the 'SPA' MASSAGE
  • Most common and best-known type of massage in the West
  • Uses massage oils or lotions to enable SMOOTH movements
  • Rhythmic and Relaxing massage
  • Uses gliding strokes or touch
  • Uses firm yet gentle, constant pressure but NOT deep pressure
  • Extra pressure can be used on areas of specific muscle tension
  • Eases muscle tension
  • Based on anatomy and physiology as opposed to energy work
  • Breaks up muscle knots (or adhesions)
  • For relaxation and reduction of edema, the direction of the movement is toward the heart or in the direction of blood flow
  • For fibrotic areas, a cross-fiber direction is used
  • Various parts of the hand, forearm, and elbow may be used during Swedish massage 
  • Pioneered by a Swedish physiologist Per Henrik Ling at the University of Stockholm
  • Swedish massage is the foundation massage for other massage techniques (deep tissue massage, sports massage, and aromatherapy massage.
Tammara using gliding Swedish massage strokes

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