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99 Park Street
Rockland, Maine 04841
(207) 594-1200
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Massage
Swedish Massage
Designed to relax muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles, and rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart.
Swedish massage is great if you’ve never had a massage or you don’t get massages often.
- Swedish massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissues of lactic acid, uric acid, and the metabolic wastes
- Used for pain management
- Improves circulation
- Helps client recover from injury
- Can decrease levels of depression and anxiety
Deep Tissue
The strokes used in a deep tissue massage are similar to those in a Swedish massage the only difference is the pressure used and deep tissue incorporates cross grain strokes.
Benefits of deep tissue:
- Increased blood flow
- Stress relief
- Reduced chronic pain
- Lowered blood pressure
- Break up scar tissue
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stones are added to your massage to increase relaxation levels and help relieve muscles.
Benefits of hot stone:
- Promotes deep muscle relaxation
- Improves circulation
- Releases toxins
Prenatal Massage
Benefits of pregnancy massage:
- Decrease stress levels
- Reduce swelling in the extremities
- Helps relieve aches and pains in muscles and joints
Not recommended in the first trimester
Chair Massage
In just one session, a chair massage can relieve pain, anxiety, lower blood pressure and heart rate, increase, and stimulate the immune system
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