Massage Therapy
Massage therapy in Oshawa involves the application of various degrees of pressure and manual techniques to manipulate the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, and skin. These therapists are registered and certified medical professionals who use their skills to provide relief and relaxation to their clients. Whether you’re looking to relieve muscle tension, reduce stress, or improve overall well-being, massage therapy in Oshawa can be a beneficial treatment option.
Massage Therapy - We Cure Rehab Physiotherapy clinic Oshawa
Massage therapists are registered and certified medical professional applies various degree of fixed or movable pressure and uses of group of manual techniques to manipulate the soft tissues of our body such as muscle, tendon, ligaments, skin and other connective tissues.
Massage therapy is one of the oldest health practice found in Chinese medical text written more than 4,000 years ago. Massage therapy has been advocated in western healthcare practice after Hippocrates, the “Father of Medicine”.
Massage therapy primarily applied with the hands, sometimes the elbows, forearms are used. The basic philosophy of massage therapy embraces the concept of “vis Medicatrix naturae”, which means “aiding the ability of body to heal itself”.
Massage therapy can be provided only by the Registered Massage therapists (RMT). They could treat the acute and chronic conditions.
Benefits Of Massage Therapy
After diagnosing your condition, we create a personalized physical therapy approach with evidence-based results. By administering hands-on physiotherapy, we aim to improve your joint mobility, muscle strength, body balance, and posture.
- Reduces stress
- Lessens pain
- Reduces muscle tension and Stiffness
- Increases relaxation
- Increases the efficiency of movement
- Improves immune function
- Reduces muscle spasm
- Promotes easier breathing
- Improves Blood circulation and lymph movement
- Reduces headache and eye strain
- Reduces swelling
- Enhances nourishment of skin
- Reduces of formation of scar tissue following soft tissue injury
- Promotes the healing of soft tissue injury
- Improves the posture by reducing the tension in soft tissue
- Reduces anxiety
Swedish massage is the most common massage technique used. It is a system of gliding strokes, kneading and friction on the superficial layers of the muscles and sometime combines with the passive movements of the joints. Deep tissue massage is used to release chronic muscle tension with greater pressure to deeper layer of muscle using strokes, direct pressure and friction. Sport massage is performed for the physical demands and purpose of enhancing the athlete’s preparation for sport and recovery from the sport activity. It is performed pre-event, inter-event, post-event and restorative. Neuromuscular massage is a form of deep massage that is applied to individual muscles. It is for primarily to release trigger points.
Massage therapy is a registered and licensed profession. Our massage therapists are trained in various massage techniques and types.
