Waco Acupuncture Clinic

Swedish

This classic European body massage utilizes soothing, relaxing strokes to increase circulation, improve skin and muscle tone, and achieve total relaxation.

Deep Tissue

Deep Tissue massage is a type of massage therapy that focuses on tight muscles and trigger points.  These trigger points can be felt through the skin, and can be painful passively or to the touch. Not uncommonly, if a person carries a trigger point for too long, the brain tunes out the pain and can lose the ability to fully stretch or move the muscle as intended. Quite often, tuned out trigger points can make a person feel very stiff. Not to say that it is irreversible; deep tissue massage can greatly assist in relieving trigger points. When a trigger point is located and properly manipulated during a session, the difference is very noticeable.

We advise clients to drink plenty of water after this treatment to aid in the elimination of internal toxins released from muscles affected by the massage. Communication between the client and the therapist is very important to determine the proper level of intensity.

It is especially helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, low back tightness, and sore shoulders. Some of the same strokes are used as classic massage therapy, but the movement  is slower and the pressure is deeper and more concentrated on areas of tension and pain.

A Deep Tissue massage is the way to go to help with pain relief !!

Pre-Natal

Prenatal massage therapy focuses on the special needs of the mother-to be.  While providing emotional support and nurturing touches, it provides relaxation by relieving stress on joints, eases neck and back pain, helps to keep good posture and relaxes and provides flexibility to birthing muscles.  Massage can aid the circulator and lymphatic systems, which can keep blood flowing to both the mother and the baby, and reduce fatigue.  It stimulates different glands in the body, which help to stabilize hormone levels, and relieves nervous tension throughout the body.  Massage oils and creams with vitamin E included may help with possible stretching of the skin around the belly.  Doctors agree that a relaxed mother will be more likely to have a happier and healthier pregnancy, and perhaps an easier delivery. 

Studies have shown that prenatal massage can:

• Relieve depression, anxiety, and nervousness caused by hormonal changes
• Increase blood and lymph circulation, which helps to reduce swelling and improves the oxygen supply to the baby
• Relieve muscle discomfort such as cramping, tightening, stiffness, and knots
• Reduce pain and encourage relaxation, which can facilitate labor
• Improve muscle and skin tone 
• Provide emotional support through nurturing touch 
• Promote relaxation and relieve insomnia 
• Relieve stress on weight-bearing joints such as lower back, pelvis, and ankles 
• Alleviate neck, shoulder, and back pain caused by muscle imbalance

Hot Stone

Let your muscles soak in the therapeutic heat of stones. This relaxing massage is great for soothing tires muscles, easing chronic muscle tension, speeding the healing of injured soft tissue, and improving circulation.