• Why should I get a massage regularly?

  Not only are massages good for your muscles, especially after a long week of arduous workouts, but getting a massage also helps the rest of your body and your mind. Getting a massage helps you relax, relieve tension, and de-stress, and it also helps boost your immune system by increasing white blood cell counts.

• When should I not get a massage?

  There are several contraindications for receiving a massage. If you have any of the following conditions, you should not get a massage: 

  Fever
• Any type of infectious disease
• Systemic infectionsSevere cold
• Fracture, bleeding, burns or other acute injury
• Liver and kidney diseases
• Blood clot
• Pregnancy-induced diabetes, toxemia, preeclampsia/eclampsia
• High blood pressure (unless under control with medication)
• Heart diseaseCancer
• Open skin lesions or sores (therapist may work around them if localized)

   

  • When should I get a massage?

    Any time is a good time to get a massage. You don’t need to wait until you’re stressed or injured. Too often clients wait until they reach this state to see me. Massage works wonders as preventive care for a person’s body and mind. Instead of waiting until your back hurts from overwork or s tress, or the headaches that start at the back of your skull begin to pound, or the stress of every day life makes you develop serious road rage, get a massage before these things happen. A regular massage is a wonderful way to cope with stress, both physical and emotional, and to keep if from causing discomfort or harm to your body.

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