Home Massage & Body Therapies
I offer an extensive range of massage therapies in the comfort of your own home or workplace. I strive to create a warm, friendly and relaxing atmosphere where you can unwind and free yourself from everyday stresses and worries. You can either visit my dedicated studio located in central Clacton, or get in touch to arrange a home or workplace visit
– John Chin, L.S.S.M Dip, L.C.M Dip, T.C.M. Dip
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What is Massage Therapy?
Massage therapy involves the rubbing and kneading of soft tissues and muscles in the body to promote healing and enhance a person’s health and well-being. It is thought the term ‘massage’ originates from the Greek word, ‘Massein’ meaning ‘to knead’. It is also linked to the Arabic word, ‘mash’ which means to ‘press softly’. Both aptly describe the treatment. There are more than 250 variations of massage and bodywork therapies used today. Despite the differences between each modality, all of them involve touch and manipulation techniques to move muscles and body tissue.
The aim is to relieve stress, tension, pain, and a whole host of other ailments.
Benefits of Massage Therapy
Massage has a huge number of benefits to all the systems of the body. By massaging and relaxing the muscles, there is a domino effect to all the other systems of the body. It also brings about a relaxation that brings the body into homeostasis, a place of balance where the body can repair and renew.
The muscles are the most obvious part of the body to benefit from massage. They are made up of fibers that slide over each other (the sliding filament theory) to contract (shorten and fatten) and pull on the bone the muscle is attached to, to create movement. Muscles can contract to 50% of their normal length and stretch to 150% of their normal length. Through over use and through stress (due to the fight and flight response) the muscles can stay in a contracted state, causing imbalance in the body. Tight muscles will pull posture out of alignment and can constrict blood flow.