What is Muscular Therapy?

Massage, in particular the branch termed Muscular Therapy, has a wide range of effects and benefits. With a variety of hands-on methods and also a knowledge of tension patterns and common stress points likely to lead to pain or injury, a skilled Muscular Therapist can not only loosen and stretch muscles and connective tissue, but also greatly increase blood and lymphatic circulation throughout the body. This removes the waste products of metabolism and stimulates sensory nerve endings in the skin to crearte more body awareness and heightened level of sensation and input from the surroundings.

Tendon injuries such as rotator cuff strains, tennis and golfers elbow respond well to cross fiber friction therapy and rehabilitative exercise programs. With Muscular Therapy, muscle soreness and stiffness before and after exercise is reduced, there is greater flexibility and range of motion, fewer headaches, faster healing of injuries, improvement of the immune system and reduced tension levels.

Muscular Therapy can also bring relief to muscle spasms. Spasm is often caused by an initial pain, postural strain, or injury that refuses to "let go" after the episode is past. This will then cause further secondary pain, more spasm and pain, and so on.

Mentally, Muscular Therapy can reduce stress, allow better reception and monitoring of stress warning signals, and clarify thinking and understanding.