Connie LMT ~ Emerging Massage LLC
Inner Health & Rejuvenation
Mental and Emotional Benefits
Improved sleep quality
Lessen depression & anxiety
Enhanced concentration
Increased mental relaxation
Improved sense of well-being
Physical Benefits
Relieving muscle tension
Decreasing muscle fatigue
Stretching connective tissues
Relieving cramps and muscle spasms
Loosening joints and improving range of motion
Calming the nervous system
Stimulating blood circulation
Speeding up healing from injury and illness
Improving lymphatic drainage of metabolic wastes
Firming up muscle and skin tone
Ease medication dependence
Assisting in relief of symptoms from such disorders as
asthma, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic and acute pain syndromes,
myofascial pain, headache, TMJ dysfunction, and athletic injuries
Specific Conditions that benefit from Bodywork
- Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
- Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
- Ease medication dependence.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
- Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
- Reduce spasms and cramping.
- Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
- Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
- Relieve headache pain.
Bodywork should be avoided on clients with the following conditions
Contagious diseases
Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
Fever
Severe pain
Hemorrhaging
History of phlebitis or thrombosis
Drug treatments with blood thinners
Bodywork areas of caution
It is at my discretion to perform bodywork on clients
with the following conditions or physical disorders
Please call me if you have questions
Recent injury or surgery
Body areas that are inflamed, swollen, or bruised
Open or unhealed sores or wounds
Broken bones, fractures, dislocations, or severe sprains
Torn ligaments, tendons, or muscles
Varicose veins
Frostbite
High blood pressure or heart problems
Kidney disease
Jaundice
Hernia
If you have or have had in the past any type of cancer
