Massage Therapy
Meet your Massage Therapists
Lynne Bask (Bio)
Benefits of Massage Therapy
Massage therapy is conducted by a trained, certified medical professional (massage therapist) who massages the soft tissues of your body, the muscle, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and skin.
The massage therapist uses varying degrees of pressure and movement.
Generally, massage is delivered to improve the flow of blood and lymph (fluid in lymph glands, part of immune system), to reduce muscular tension or flaccidity, to affect the nervous system through stimulation or sedation, and to enhance tissue healing.
Massage benefits can: Help reduce stress - Lessen pain and muscle tension - Increase relaxation and Improve immune function
More benefits of Massage Therapy
More benefits of Massage Therapy
- reducing muscle tension and stiffness
- relieving muscle spasms
- increasing joint and limb flexibility and range of motion
- increasing ease and efficiency of movement
- relieving points of tension and overall stress; inducing relaxation
- promoting deeper and easier breathing
- improving blood circulation and movement of lymph
- relieving tension-related headaches and eyestrain
- promoting faster healing of soft tissue injuries, such as pulled muscles and sprained ligaments
- reducing pain and swelling related to injuries
- reducing the formation of scar tissue following soft tissue injuries
- enhancing health and nourishment of skin
- improving posture by changing tension patterns that affect posture
- reducing emotional or physical stress and reducing anxiety
- promoting feelings of well-being
- increasing awareness of the mind-body connection and improving mental awareness and alertness generally
- Improve pulmonary function in young asthma patients.
Massage Therapy room at Fairview Chiropractic Centre in Northern Alberta
Massage promotes faster healing of soft tissue injuries, such as pulled muscles and sprained ligaments
Benefits of Lymphatic Drainage Therapy performed by Lynne Bask
The Lymphatic System is our body’s waste removal system and is a network of vessels similar to our circulatory system. Lymph vessels carry metabolic waste, toxins, infections and other foreign materials to Lymph nodes, where they are then destroyed.
Our Lymphatic system can easily become stagnant from dehydration, fatigue, stress, infection, etc and can result in water retention, cellulite, chronic pain, and fatty deposits. A sluggish lymphatic system can also be the cause of chronic sinusitis, swollen glands, ankles and eyes, upper respiratory problems, throat problems, colds and pneumonia.
The Lymphatic Drainage technique itself manually helps accelerate lymph flow and is very gentle, steady and harmonious, the pressure being very light. Prepare to feel VERY relaxed and perhaps a bit flushed!