How to get a massage during lockdown!
November 25, 2020
Since the 5th November, many businesses had to close under the month long lockdown 2.0 including massage therapists.
I realised on Monday 9th November my customers have been ordering loads of at home massage products! So this week I am going to tell you a little bit about how massage can benefit us and which products I recommend for home use.
What is massage?
Massage can be a powerful tool to help you take charge of your health and well-being.
Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing and manipulating your skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage may range from light stroking to deep pressure. There are many different types of massage, including these common types:
- Swedish massage. This is a gentle form of massage that uses long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping to help relax and energize you.
- Deep massage. This massage technique uses slower, more-forceful strokes to target the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, commonly to help with muscle damage from injuries.
- Sports massage. This is similar to Swedish massage, but it's geared toward people involved in sport activities to help prevent or treat injuries.
- Trigger point massage. This massage focuses on areas of tight muscle fibers that can form in your muscles after injuries or overuse.
What Are the Health Benefits of Massage?
Many types of massage offer benefits beyond simple relaxation. Here are just a few of the health problems that may benefit from massage. Ask your doctor before using massage for any health condition, though.
- Back pain - More than one study has shown the effectiveness of massage therapy for back pain.
- Headache - Another type of pain -- headache -- also responds to massage therapy. Some studies suggest that massage therapy can reduce the number of migraines a person has and also improve sleep.
- Osteoarthritis - In the first clinical trial looking at the effectiveness of Swedish massage for knee osteoarthritis, participants who received a one-hour massage either one or two times a week had improvements in pain, stiffness, and function. The control group had no such change.
- Cancer. Used as a complement to traditional, Western medicine, massage can promote relaxation and reduce cancer symptoms or side effects of treatment. It may help reduce pain, swelling, fatigue, nausea, or depression, for example, or improve the function of your immune system. However, there are specific areas that a massage therapist should avoid in a cancer patient, as well as times when massage should be avoided altogether. Talk to your doctor before getting massage therapy if you have cancer.
- Depression. A review of 17 clinical trials found that massage therapy may help reduce depression. But for generalized anxiety disorder, it was no more effective than providing a calming environment and deep breathing exercises.
Which at home massage products do I recommend?
The Medisana MC 825 promotes well-being and provides relaxation after a busy day. For an intensive thai shiatsu massage there are two massage heads in the neck / shoulder area and two double rotating massage heads in the back area.
You can choose between the massage zones "Upper Back", "Lower Back" and "Full Back". For a new relaxation experience the seat cover is equipped with air cushions, you can feel at the waist and thighs, and provides a gentle acupressure massage in three individually adjustable intensity levels.
In addition, it is equipped with an additional heat function in the massage heads in the back and an automatic shut-off after 15 minutes.
The Medisana Massage Seat Cover MC 825 offers you the intensive Thai shiatsu massage and a gentle acupressure massage at the waist and in the seat. You can decide for yourself whether you want both types of massage in combination or whether you enjoy them individually.
The separately selectable neck massage is height adjustable and so can be used by the entire family.
To keep your machine hygenic and clean the cover can be taken off for washing.
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And for my second product, I chose an amazing foot massager. I am on my feet all day at the pharmacy and when I tried this I was so impressed that I now use it every night! It’s brilliant
2.Medisana FM 888 Shiatsu Intensive Reflexology Foot Massager - £129.98
With The Shiatsu Foot Massager FM 888, your exhausted feet can breathe feely again with the intensive foot reflexology massage!
Thanks to the beneficial shiatsu massage, the soles of your feet and heels can completely relax and let you wash away the stress and worries of your day.
The upper foot compression massage promotes the blood circulation and invigorates tired feet.
The massage can be enjoyed in two different massage intensities – completely according to your individual feeling on the day.
With the switchable red-light and heating function in all massage heads, tensions can be loosened as desired.