Massage Time London UK

Most people really enjoy having their feet massaged. That’s no surprise, because a good foot massage feels great; so good, in fact, that your whole session could begin and end there. Entire books have been written about the subject of massaging the feet. (The alternative medical field of reflexology is based on the belief that areas on the foot correspond to areas of the body, and that manipulating areas of the feet can have beneficial health effects.) And hour-long foot massages are not uncommon in the spa world. Before you begin, make sure your hands and your subject’s feet are clean. (You may want to skip this portion of the massage if your subject has athlete’s foot or another fungus, because it’s easy to spread it to other parts of his or her body—or even to end up with it yourself.) If you subject has arthritis, bunions, corns, or calluses, or if his or her toes are misshapen for any reason, be very gentle and careful. Avoid handling ingrown toenails, as they can be quite p...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) causes sudden, severe facial nerve pain. The pain can last from just a few seconds to two minutes each time and attacks can follow in quick succession. An episode of multiple attacks could last for several hours. Symptoms usually gradually increase and worsen over time. In most cases it only affects one side of the face (unilateral), more commonly the right side. Rarely, people with trigeminal neuralgia have pain on both sides of their face (bilateral). The pain is often described as an electric shock, or a stabbing or piercing pain. Historically TN was commonly known as the “suicide disease” because of the numbers taking their own lives because of the pain in the days before there were any effective treatments. Trigeminal neuralgia is considered to be among “the most excruciatingly painful conditions known to medical practice.” The trigeminal nerve is one of 12 pairs of nerves known as the cranial nerves. The trigeminal nerve is the fifth and largest ...

If the threat, or perceived threat, persists, then the body also begins to release cortisol. Again, this is a critical function, cortisol being responsible for helping to regulate blood pressure and the immune system, and assisting balancing insulin to keep the blood sugar level normal, and generally helping the body to respond to stress. However, cortisol can also interfere with the function of neurotransmitters, the chemicals used by brain cells to communicate with each other. Too much cortisol can impair long-term memory, and people who have been in very stressful situations may have “gaps” in what happened, as the brain has been overwhelmed and has not been able to fully lay down the long-term memories. Our bodies are equipped to deal with all of this in short bursts: as the sympathetic nervous system releases the fight or flight response, so the parasympathetic nervous system will calm it down. However, the release of adrenalin is a much more effective and faster response ...

Ensure that you work all the way down from the top of the shoulders to the sacrum at the base of the spine, but avoid placing your hands underneath the client’s underwear. Repeat four or five times. Now check if the area at the back of the shoulder blade is tight—ask your clients to put their hand behind their back so that the shoulder blade is a little raised. Use a pillow to support the arm so that the clients do not need to hold the arm up themselves. If you are working with people with multiple sclerosis or Down syndrome, always ask them to move their arm into this position themselves so that you do not overstretch by assisting them in the move. If clients cannot raise their arm up to their back you can simply ask them to place their arm on the massage table next to their body. You should be able to either see or feel the shoulder blade, and you will be working on the area inside this. Using the flat of your thumb, simply press down so that your thumb moves underneath the edge...

Next we come to work the area of the jaw; this can be incredibly tender so be aware of the pressure that you are using—you need to ensure that you are not pressing the cheek into the teeth. Place your middle three fingers together and very gently make circles across the cheeks from the corner of the lips and moving outward toward the jaw; repeat this two or three times. You may become aware of an increase in tension as you get toward the jaw and your clients may complain that it becomes very tender around this area; this may be because they have been gritting or grinding their teeth. Place the index finger of each hand at the center of the jawline on the very tip of the chin. Use your thumbs on the very edge of the chin underneath but do not apply any pressure with your thumbs; there are lots of glands under the chin and you need to avoid pressing on these—the use of the thumb is just to keep the finger at the top steady. Using the same action as you did on the centerline of the...

After a massage treatment it is important to encourage your client to drink lots of water. This supports the body in its natural process of eliminating toxins; if someone gets a headache after massage they should be encouraged to drink water. Massage will help flush out both natural and chemical toxins from the body, but this process must be accompanied by hydration to allow the body to do its job. If clients’ urine is very dark after a treatment they again should be encouraged to drink plenty of water to assist the process of healing. Many London home massage therapists are aware of this. In busy lives it is tempting to squeeze a massage in when there is a small gap in a schedule; however, your clients will get the most out of a massage if they are able to rest after the treatment. Specifically, if clients are going to drive after a treatment and are in a deep state of relaxation they need to be given time to sit and sip water and gently “come round,” rather than dashing out sli...