Swedish Massage

Good morning today I would like to discuss the basics of Swedish massage . This form of massage was one of the earliest forms in Western civilization to be put down in a textbook

Format. Although many people think Swedish massage is a very light relaxing treatment, it was really designed to be very therapeutic. The main strokes in Swedish massage are Effleurage a long gliding stroke with the Palm, thumbs or fingers.Petriassage, a kneading movement with the hands. Friction beepers circular pressure with the palms fingers or thumbs. Percussion, tapping or hacking with the hands which can be used to stimulate the nerves or sedate the nerves and muscles when done for a long duration of time. The final component of Swedish massage is active or passive stretching. In both sports massage and deep tissue massage you find the basics of Swedish massage at their foundation, these foundational movements are applied with more focus and intent when doing both sports massage and deep tissue. The final point on Swedish massage is that it increases circulation soon as the nervous system increases the flow of lymph through the body and increases peristalsis the movement of waste through the smooth muscles of the intestines. Enjoy your day, love and laugh as much as you can sincerely Gene Hamilton LMT a.k.a. Eugene !