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Seventhmoon Complementary Health Centre - 44 Sevenoaks Crescent, Bramcote,
Nottingham NG9 3FP - Telephone 0115 925 11 84
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What Can I Expect From A Professional Massage?
When you go for professional treatment, it is advisable to avoid eating a heavy meal for 2-3 hours beforehand and to avoid alcohol on the same day. The therapist you choose may have trained in any one of the various schools of massage, but there are certain procedures you can always expect to be followed. In the treatment room, which should be adequately heated, you should find a massage couch, covered with clean couch roll, towels, blanket and a place where you can undress in privacy. Some relaxing music may be playing in the background, to help you unwind.
Massage is most efficiently performed in direct contact with the skin. Some practitioners use a towel, so that only the part of the body being worked on is exposed, while others may work without a towel, so as not to break the continuity of the massage. A high quality base oil will be used. Treatment may be extremely localised, with the practitioner working solely on your back for example, if you have a back complaint, or you may be given a complete body massage, including head, face and feet. Length of treatment varies, but a session is normally one hour to one and a half hours. If your problem is long-standing, you may need a series of treatments. You will be asked to give a brief outline of your medical history before treatment is commenced. Each person will be treated holistically.
Working on chronically stiff muscles is not always comfortable. A sensitive therapist, however, will only work to a level that is tolerable to you. When deep massage is carried out, you may feel stiff in the affected areas the next day, but this should pass off the following day. (Lying in a warm to hot bath for about half an hour, followed by a brisk toweling on the evening of the massage will help prevent any soreness).
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