Massage Therapy is a therapeutic treatment which involves the assessment of the soft tissue muscles and joints eg. Therapeutic massage treatments will help maintain, rehabilitate, increase physical function and relieve pain.
Your massage therapist will assess your condition during your massage therapy appointment and provide the appropriate treatment for your goals and your needs. At Savannah Massage Therapy Clinic, we provide the health history forms online.
We ask that you fill them out prior to your initial visit. The therapist will complete a full assessment at which time they will recommend a treatment plan to assist in your recovery. NOTE: If you create an account for online booking, you may fill out all necessary paper work online. Massage Therapy Treatments alleviate tension and strains placed on our bodies from every-day activities, such as sitting for prolonged periods or being physically active. Massage Therapy Treatments are able to realign and reduce strains of the muscles, tendons, and fascia by properly manipulating your soft tissues.
Often times, you may experience muscle soreness delayed onset muscle soreness. This will usually only last about hours. The tips mentioned here will alleviate any soreness from your massage treatment. After your treatment, your therapist will tell you to drink extra water, use a heating pad, ice packs, take a Epsom salt bath or do light stretching post massage. There are treatments designed for many different pathologies, but essentially MLD is helping the body recover faster by stimulating lymph flow and drainage mechanisms.
The lymphatic system is a drainage and transport system consisting of lymph vessels and lymph nodes. This means removal of proteins, fat, cellular components and water, chemical, organic and inorganic cell products as well as cellular residues and foreign organisms like viruses and bacteria.
