Massage Techniques

Swedish and Deep Tissue massage are available at Cambrian Therapeutic Massage. Swedish massage is generally regarded as the most common form of massage. Swedish massage involves manipulation of muscles and connective tissues of the body for relaxation or health maintenance. Swedish massage uses several basic massage techniques: applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or causing of or to the body, using primary hands to relax muscles and body tissues.

Deep Tissue massage uses slow strokes, direct pressure, or friction, applied across the grain of the muscles with the fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows or feet. Deep-tisue massage works deeply into the muscles and connective tissue to relieve chronic aches and pains.

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