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Stress Therapy – Completely Rejuvenate Your Mind Now in 9min

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Massage Therapy at Queen’s Women’s Health Center. KHON Channel 2 news

KHON Channel 2 interview. Amy Herchig is interviewed for ‘Ask the Expert’ for Queen’s Women’s Health Center in Honolulu, Hawai`i. Find out what treatment modalities are offered, how to find a qualified therapist and how to make an appointment!

Health Benefits of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is no doubt an effective natural therapy that has tremendous healing properties. To get maximum benefit from this therapy you should know the principles of massage therapy and do’s and don’t while doing massage. Touch is both healing and comforting and what’s more you can enjoy the pleasure of it – both giving and receiving. Massage improves blood circulation; calms the nervous system; stimulates skin function; improves muscle tone and eases aches and pains in muscles and joints.

The basic principles of massage

Massage is a way of stroking the body, with variations in the length and depth of strokes. However, you should always direct firm strokes towards the heart, as this will be beneficial to the circulation.

Long flowing massage strokes with little pressure on the body are the most soothing and relaxing. This type of movement is called gentle, even pressure and is often used to start and finish a massage.

Patting or tapping the skin with your fingers quickly and slowly is stimulating and helps to increase blood flow. This is called tapotement. It is usually done on small areas such as the forehead, cheeks and neck.

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