Category: therapeutic massage

Massotherapy in Santa Barbara

chris December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

Massotherapy, defined as a manipulation of the soft tissues, is often provided to specific areas or whole body parts aiming at the following effects: enhanced blood flow, relief of muscle tension, improvement of autonomic nerve functions, prevention of bad conditions or injuries, and easing of pains.

A collection of bodywork modalities designed to improve health through manual manipulation of soft tissues including stroking, kneading, pressing, tapping, and shaking. Intends to improve local circulation, reduce pain, and promote relaxation.

Massage for Tinnitus

chris June 9, 2022November 13, 2023

Tinnitus is when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears. The noise you hear when you have tinnitus isn’t caused by an external sound, and other people usually can’t hear it. Tinnitus is a common problem. It affects about 15% to 20% of people and is especially common in older adults. For some, it is felt like a buzzing or whistling sound that troubles them at night. Tinnitus is actually very common and affects about one in five people. The disturbance may be continuous or periodic in nature.

Thai Massage for Athletes

chris February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

Thai massage for athletes shortens regeneration time after intense exertion and improves physical shape in everyday exercise. It removes exhaustion, lowers contusion probability and helps with faster strength recovery, relaxes stretched and stiff muscles, lowers the pain made by exercise.

Elbow Pain

chris February 26, 2020February 28, 2021

If you are suffering from persistent elbow pain and realize you have an elbow injury that needs treatment. You’ve read that you may have Golfer’s or Tennis elbow, Elbow Tendonitis, or Elbow Olecranon Bursitis.

Piriformis Syndrome

chris February 22, 2020February 28, 2021

Piriformis syndrome is a condition in which the piriformis muscle, located in the buttock region, spasms and causes buttock pain. The piriformis muscle can also irritate the nearby sciatic nerve and cause pain, numbness and tingling along the back of the leg and into the foot (similar to sciatic pain).

Plantar Fasciitis Treatment in Santa Barbara, Goleta for Runners, Athletic Injuries

chris November 21, 2019February 28, 2021

Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the thick band of tissue (also called a fascia) at the bottom of your foot that runs from your heel to your toes. Plantar fasciitis (PLAN-tur fas-e-I-tis) is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of your foot and connects your heel bone to your toes (plantar fascia).

Massage to Ease Medication Dependence

chris July 23, 2019March 9, 2023

Massage offers a combination of Swedish/Deep Tissue massages. Physical, psychological and emotional components must be considered in order to encourage a successful recovery, which makes massage therapy a relaxing and calming treatment option.

Addiction changes brain chemistry. Normally, your brain produces a chemical called dopamine. Dopamine is a key to pleasure. It is used by your brain to encourage you to continue to do something that is required for survival. Eating and sex are two activities that naturally trigger large dopamine releases in our brains. When dopamine is released we feel good so we want to continue to do that thing so we can continue to feel good.

Dowager Hump (Kyphosis), Buffalo, Thoracic Humps

chris July 23, 2019March 2, 2021

Dowager’s hump: This condition, which doctors call kyphosis, results from chronic forward-leaning, a posture that is too common in our world of computer screens and other devices. Over time, a habit of poor posture can cause you to develop an abnormal curve of the upper vertebrae and a mass of tissue at the lower part of the neck.

Bodywork, Deep Tissue, Therapeutic, Santa Barbara

chris July 22, 2019March 2, 2021

Bodywork is a broad term for many different kinds of therapeutic touch, including massage, acupressure, Rolfing, Shiatsu, Feldenkrais, Trager, Craniosacral Therapy, Reflexology, Reiki, and many more. There are almost 300 massage and bodywork methods, according to the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, a membership organization for massage therapists and bodyworkers.

Therapeutic Massage

chris July 18, 2019March 2, 2021

Therapeutic massage is a general term that describes any type of massage modality that helps relieve pain, reduce stress, and work on a specific problem—such as a frozen shoulder. People tend to assume therapeutic massage means deep tissue massage, and that they will get a very strong massage.