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Swedish Massage

In Sweden, "Swedish massage" is simply known as "classic massage". And that is exactly what it is - a classic massage treatment aimed at promoting relaxation and releasing tension.

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Swedish massage is gentler than deep tissue massage and better suited for people interested in relaxation and tension relief.

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Each treatment is tailored to reflect individual needs and can be a full body treatment or just focussed on particular areas of concern.   

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Swedish massage offers a wide array of benefits

If you have a sedentary lifestyle:

 

​​Perhaps you’re sitting at a computer at work most of the day ? 

Massage can help –

  • ease back and neck pain

  • improve blood circulation throughout the body

  • give you an hour where you can switch off and relax

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If you take regular exercise....

Swedish massage can help keep your muscles feeling good between workouts, making sure you recover properly between sessions and can keep progressing.  Massage can help -

  • ease muscular tension in tight, tired muscles

  • improve blood circulation throughout the body

  • help keep ligaments and tendons supple and improve range of motion

 

Do you have chronic pain?

Swedish massage may help with some chronic conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis.

 

Mental Health Benefits

And the benefits of Swedish massage extend just beyond the purely physical!   The emotional benefits might be even more important, with studies confirming the impact Swedish massage has on mood, sense of wellbeing, anxiety, depression and insomnia. Clients say they feel more relaxed and calmer after treatment and quality of sleep improves. Swedish massage helps reduce levels of cortisol, the stress hormone)  while at the same time increasing levels of the happy hormone, dopamine.  This rebalancing of hormones boosts the body’s ability to fight off pain and anxiety.

So if you’re feeling a bit tired and achy, a bit stressed and depressed or fed up with just feeling a bit sore all the time, book in for your first treatment today to see how Swedish massage can help with a multitude of different concerns.  

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