Sports/Injury Massage
This type of massage treatment focuses on the injured areas while manipulating specific muscles, ligaments, and tendons to promote healing and improve mobility. We treat a variety of injuries, including ankle sprains, tennis elbow, neck and back pain, hamstring tears, strained muscles, and many others. Sports injury massage treatments can serve as a preventive measure to keep future injuries from occurring.
Swedish/Relaxation Massage
The principle of Swedish massage is to manipulate the superficial layers of muscles and connective tissue. Being the most popular treatment in the Western world, it aims to balance muscle tone, increase oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage is a specialty that involves the use of smooth, heated stones that the massage therapist places on your body. The stone heat can be both deeply relaxing and help warm up tight muscles so the therapist can work more deeply.
Cupping
This remarkable therapy employs negative pressure, rather than tissue compression, for superior results in the wide array of bodywork techniques. The suction and negative pressure provided by “cupping” can loosen muscles, encourage blood flow, and sedate the nervous system (making it an excellent treatment for high blood pressure). Cupping is used to relieve back and neck pains, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism, and even cellulite.
Pregnancy massage (pre & post natal)
(with issues relating to sciatica, lymphatic drainage for varicose veins and edema, etc)
Therapeutic massage can ease the physical discomforts, stress, and anxiety many women experience during pregnancy.
It can help reduce edema in the extremities, improve circulation and reduce spasms in tight overworked muscles, improve posture and restful sleep, and help pregnant women feel nurtured.
Reflexology
Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body
Trigger point therapy
Trigger points are sore, painful spots— or knots—found in muscles. These knots are sensitive and when pressure is applied, it produces local pain or a referral pain in a different part of your body. A trigger point massage helps work out those knots and reduce the pain associated with them. It is specifically designed to alleviate the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure and release.
Deep tissue massage
This style of bodywork targets deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. Deep tissue massage is used for chronically tight or painful muscles, repetitive strain, postural problems, and/or recovery from injury.
Aromatherapy massage
The purpose of an aromatherapy massage is not so much to physically work out all the kinks and sore spots in your body, but to use the restorative properties of essential oils to relax and heal your body and mind. Essential oils are 100 percent natural, highly concentrated plant essences.
Indian head massage
Indian head massage is a form of relaxation massage that focuses on the face, head, neck, shoulders, and upper arms. It increases circulation, relieves stress and depression, improves lymphatic drainage, increases mental clarity, improves sleep quality, and is deeply calming to the nervous system.
Paraffin Wax Treatment
This is a luxurious splurge with many health benefits for both the skin and overall health. It involves dipping hands or feet quickly into a small tub of heated paraffin wax, which is scented with soothing essential oils, and then covered with a plastic bag wrapped in a hot towel. Benefits include healthy skin, healed dry and cracked hands or feet, opens the pores and removes dead cells to rejuvenate the appearance of one’s skin.
SAUNA
Saunas have been used for thousands of years and are still popular today. A sauna can help people to unwind and relax, and it may have other health benefits.
The main benefits proposed for saunas are for relaxation and cardiovascular health.
Facts:
✌ A sauna is a room in which people aim to relax in dry heat.
✌ It may provide benefits for cardiovascular health that resemble those derived from exercise.
✌ Saunas aid in recovery after intense physical activity. Saunas relax muscles and soothe aches/pains in both muscles and joints.
✌ Flush toxins
✌ Saunas reduce incidences of Alzheimer’s by 65%
✌ Relieve stress
✌ Sauna Cleanses the skin
✌ Saunas help burn calories
At Zenith Massage and Wellness, we use the Tylo Sense Combi, which is quite simply the most sophisticated sauna heater on the market. It is a sauna heater with a built-in steam generator – the only heater that allows you to enjoy traditional (dry) saunas and steam (soft) saunas in one and the same room.
Traditional sauna ………….68-90°C with relative humidity of 5-35%
Steam sauna ……………. 45-65°C with relative humidity of 40-65%
The choice is yours!
Sauna Q & A
✌ How long do I stay in a sauna?
It is recommended to stay in a sauna up to a maximum of 1 hour. At our practice, clients stay up to 30 minutes but can allow up to an hour for experienced sauna users.
✌ How should I prepare for a sauna?
We provide a highly private environment to ensure clients’ comfort. A robe and towel are provided, together with a private washroom by the sauna location. We give clients water and a cozy seating area to relax after every sauna session. It is recommended to stay hydrated after sauna sessions.
