Arthrossage – Medical Massage for Arthritis
October 30th, 2010 | 
Author: Arthritis is the most common cause for disability.
Arthritis is a painful and disabling disease with many sufferers of all ages. Massage and hydrotherapy treatment can help ease the discomfort and degeneration. With a health promoting lifestyle, encouraged and assisted by massage therapy, improvement and a better quality of life can be enjoyed by those with arthritis. The limited function associated with osteo-arthritis (DJD) lends itself to successful treatment with massage therapy. People suffering with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be helped by the skilled therapist.
A combination of eastern and western techniques, along with information given by the medical community, gives massage therapists the knowledge and ability to help with arthritis.
BENEFITS OF ARTHROSSAGE:
- Gentle on client and the therapists
- Targets individual sports-specific needs
- improves overall athletic performance
- Increases agility (flexibility, strength, balance and endurance)
- Elongates muscle fibers to impact speed and power of motionE
- Decreases injury and shortens recovery time
- Works through the central nervous system affecting the whole body and producing a sense of well being
Beneficial For:
- Rheumatoid
- Osteo Arthritis
- PTOA
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Common athletic injuries
- any many more
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