These items are always a part of your massage session no matter which type of massage works best for you!
Aromatherapy
The use of scent has been shown to be able to help induce positive memories, which can help create a more positive outlook.
Cupping
Cupping increases blood flow to the tissues which increases circulation and can help relieve deeper held stress.
No Tipping!
Urbandale Massage Therapy is complement to your healthcare team so no tips are accepted. The best tip you can give is a referral!
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is a gentle type of massage using long, flowing movements to ease your muscles into relaxation. There is some occasional deeper work, but allows for the nervous system to calm down overall. This type of massage works well to decrease tension and stress, help provide better sleep, and an increased mood.
Hot stones are used as a tool with this session in places that I feel they are needed most, not during the whole session. Stones are never placed on your body and left during this work.
Himalayan salt is uniquely pink in color and is packed with 84 naturally occurring minerals and elements. Many of these minerals provide the body with health and healing benefits. During a Himalayan salt massage, pink salt stones are heated to a safe temperature to allow the minerals to absorb into the body, maximizing the salt’s many benefits.
The benefits of massage therapy with the added benefits of the Himalayan salt stones creates a deep sense of relaxation and well-being that are noticeable for weeks following the treatment.
A burn scar massage can help relieve skin tissue and muscle fiber tension. Massage works to stimulate oxygen-rich blood to circulate throughout the body. This reduces inflammation, as well as thickness, elasticity, trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL), and sebum production. Medical studies have determined that massage therapy can improve hypertrophic scars in these areas.
Scar massage works in a lot of the same ways as Burn Scar Massage, this type just doesn't have the water loss.
By adding scar massage therapy to a standard rehabilitation therapy program, survivors can see improvements. Massage can help break down internal scar tissue and underlying adhesions. It can reduce swelling/edema and also help with pliability, range of motion, and itching.
It may also help with the color of scar tissue – but sometimes all the benefits last until a certain point, which is different for every survivor, and then they would need another massage for the same results.
