Hot Stone Massage

Mohan John

06 March 2021

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Hot Stone Massage

If you have

Tension that’s affecting your movement, muscular aches

Massage pressure

Deep to Strong

Where?

Massage therapy in the comfort of your own home or office

Hot stone massage is a type of massage therapy that involves the use of smooth, heated stones. The massage therapist places the hot stones on specific points on your body and may also hold the stones while giving the massage.

The localized heat and weight of the stones warm and relax muscles, allowing the massage therapist to apply deeper pressure to those areas without causing discomfort.

The hallmark of hot stone massage is the use of heated stones. Basalt river rocks are typically used because they are smooth (from the river’s current) and retain heat well.

While massage therapists often use anatomy to guide the placement of the stones, some therapists will also place stones on points thought to energetically balance the mind and body.

Swedish massage therapy techniques are typically used during the massage, which may include long strokes and kneading and rolling.

  • Helps relieve muscle tension and pain
  •  Stress release.
  • Promotes sleep
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Autoimmune diseases- areas of acute inflammation
  • Bipolar disorder – contraindicated in a manic phase
  • Cancer – can cause cancer cells to metastasize
  • Diabetes – be careful about tissue conditions and loss of sensation.
  • Embolism or thrombus
  • Epilepsy – avoid hyperventilation
  • Haemangioma – congenital benign tumors.
  • High BP- can cause a rise in BP
  • Intervertebral disc problem
  • IUD – care in females with birth control measures.
  • Pregnancy – no deep work.
  • Varicose veins- avoid affected veins

Before treatment

Your therapist will arrive 15 minutes before the treatment and will text you when outside. This will allow enough time for the pre-treatment procedure, following Covid-19 guidelines:-

  • You will need to provide 2 large bath towels and 2 small towels
  • Pre-treatment consultation questionnaire (view here)
  • Choosing and warming the appropriate pre-blended oils
  • Choosing some appropriate music
  • Discussing any concerns, or problems you may need work on
  • Explanation of the treatment by the therapist
  • Ensure that all mobile phones are switched off

The therapist will leave the room to allow you 5 minutes to get undressed, leaving your underwear on, and getting on to the massage couch.

In treatment

  • The therapist will re-enter the room and begin the massage
  • Please feel free to communicate during the massage
  • You may incur moderate pain which will subside 24 to 48 hours after the massage

After treatment

  • The therapist will leave the room to allow you 5 minutes to get up slowly and get dressed
  • The therapist will re-enter the room to obtain your feedback, which will be recorded on your account
  • Please allow 15 minutes for the therapist to pack their kit away, following Covid-19 guidelines
  • Drink plenty of water.
  • Reduce caffeine intake.
  • Avoid alcohol and smoking for24 hours.
  • Relax, avoid strenuous exercises.
  • Eat healthy, light meals for 24 hours.
  • Frequent visits to the toilet.
  • Runny nose / sore throat.
  • Slight rashes as skin rebalance.
  • Headache due to detoxification process
  • Perspiration to eliminate waste.
  • A flare-up of suppressed conditions, as they heal
  • Deep sleep/difficulty in sleeping.
  • Alderley Edge
  • Altrincham
  • Bollington
  • Bowden
  • Bramhall
  • Bredbury
  • Cheadle
  • Cheadle Hulme
  • Didsbury
  • Disley
  • Hale
  • Knutsford
  • Stockport
  • Timperley
  • Macclesfield
  • Mobberley
  • Poynton
  • Prestbury
  • Wilmslow

My Location

22 BARR STREET, CAMPERDOWN, NSW- 2050

Call Me

+61 43262 6377

BOOK NOW

Your Treatment

Covid-19 guidelines

As members of the Federation of Holistic Therapists, we observe their Covid-19 guidelines for for Mobile Therapists. To view these guidelines,  please click on the button below.

 

Guidelines for Mobile Therapists
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