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Infant Massage
The calming influence of gentle infant massage reduces stress hormones and can soothe colicky and fussy babies and aid with digestive problems and constipation. Infant massage also boosts the immune system and can help build resistance to coughs and colds. All these benefits are particularly important for premature infants, since massage can help promote growth and weight gain while building their immunity.
Infant Massage may also increase the length of time a baby sleeps and how soundly they sleep. All of which greatly benefits the well-being of new parents and others within the infants household and care team.
Infant massage can enhance baby’s nervous system development and be beneficial with improving sensory integration, aiding in their sense of movement and balance.
The power of touch has strong psychological and physiological benefits and has been proven to produce happier, healthier children.
Help your child get the best start in life by incorporating infant massage therapy into your childcare routine.
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Child Massage
Why let your child suffer, when a child massage can treat their concerns and give them the tools to live a pain-free, healthier life?
The developmental years through childhood and into the teens place incredible strain on the growing body. Injuries and bad postural habits can create lifelong problems if not treated early. It may be more than just “growing pains”. Backpacks, computers, handheld gaming devices, smartphones and constant texting all create postural stresses on young bodies.
A body in balance is better able to handle the physical demands of sports and is less likely to be injured. Child massage therapy can help provide that balance. It can also help children deal better with the physical and mental stresses of growing up, boosting their immune system, reducing cortisol levels (stress hormones), instilling healthy sleeping patterns and improving their body image and awareness.
Every child knows about being told to “stand up straight”. Growing bodies often develop patterns of slouching or rolling of the shoulders in their early developmental years. Proper posture is crucial to overall health and this is the time to teach young people the correct way to carry their body. Treatments implemented at this stage will form good habits which will spare young people from a lifetime of problems. Correcting posture is much easier at this young age than it is to treat later in life.
For further information about postural correction, please read Structural Integration Therapy.
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Teen Massage
“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree”.
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Teens are often under significant stress, trying to juggle hectic schedules between school and extra-curricular activities and not getting enough sleep. Teen massage can help your teen relax, reduce anxiety and stress as well as improve focus and sleeping habits. In turn, you may find your teen is happier and coping more effectively with the stresses within their daily life. All of which results in less stress for you, too!
From sitting too long in school and studies, to wearing book laden backpacks, to constant texting, many of the activities your teenager engages in can cause them to develop poor posture. If not treated early, these activities can result in long-lasting consequences, not just aches and pains, but poor posture can have a negative effect on their overall health. Massage therapy can help prevent a lifetime of postural problems.
Posture can also have an emotional component and effect how your teen feels about themselves. They may find themselves “stuck” in an old postural pattern with shoulders rounded and chest sunken, which may convey shyness or fear. Whereas being able to stand up straight and strong conveys confidence. Changing ones physiology can change their psychology. For further information about postural corrections, please read Structural Integration Therapy.
For those athletic teens, regular massages can improve flexibility, helping to prevent injuries and improve performance. Massage therapy can also help them recover more quickly and more completely from injuries they do sustain, preventing chronic issues in adulthood.
The benefits of teen massage can last long into adulthood and prevention is always the best medicine.
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Senior’s Massage
Massage therapy for seniors, for your continued good health or to improve your current health.
Whether it’s a specific problem area or just general “wear and tear”, massage therapy should be an integral part of every senior’s healthcare strategy. Stiff joints, sore muscles, high blood pressure, arthritis and “senior’s moments” are NOT inevitabilities of getting older. A good diet and an active lifestyle combined with massage therapy can reduce pain, increase mobility, boost circulation and improve overall quality of life.
We will thoroughly review your health history to customize your treatment plan. Many serious conditions you may consider as only treatable with medication can be helped with massage. For example, massage helps with the circulation problems associated with high blood pressure and diabetes. By improving blood flow and reducing swelling, nutrient/waste exchange is improved and blood vessels are strengthen, thus lowering the risk of serious complications such as amputations related to diabetes.
Falling is a common concern among seniors. Massage therapy increases circulation, improves flexibility and can stimulate proprioception (a function of the nervous system telling us where our body parts are) helping to improve balance and reduce the risk of falling. If tissues become tight and restricted, it can make simple movements like getting out of a chair or a bath tub very difficult. Massage therapy can help improve / maintain flexibility and mobility, and therefore help to maintain independence.
The neurological benefits of massage can be seen in the positive results achieved with stroke recovery and sufferers of chronic diseases such as Parkinson’s. Greater mobility, less pain, improved mood and sleep patterns are all possible with massage therapy.
Changes in our posture as we age are not just about aches and pains and how we look, but can also be about how we think and remember. Some studies have shown that anterior shifts of the posture of the head cause traction of the nervous system and can result in an increased risk of dementia and neurological disorders. Massage therapy can help to correct and maintain proper posture, reducing neurological strain. For further treatment techniques for improving posture, please read Structural Integration Therapy.
In addition to resolving general aches and pains, massage therapy can help:
• Improve symptoms of Parkinson’s
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Improve / slow arthritic conditions
• Maintain lifestyle and mobility
• Reduce circulatory complications of diabetes
• Reduce symptoms of respiratory disease and increase breath
• Reduce depression / anxiety
• Improve neurological function
All of our therapists are trained in the special needs of seniors. You can book any treatment we offer and rest assured that you needs will be met.