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Explainer: Aromatherapy Massage v Remedial Massage

As a restorative treatment, the benefits of massage therapy are widely known. But with so many types of massage therapies to choose from, it’s often hard to pinpoint which one is right for you. In this blog we compare remedial massage and aromatherapy massage as viable therapeutic treatments, what makes them different, and how both provide body benefits to enhance mood and improve health.

Choosing between Remedial Massage & Aromatherapy Massage

The starting point in choosing between remedial massage and aromatherapy massage is understanding what makes them different.

• While remedial massage can be relaxing, it’s not intentionally designed to be relaxing. Remedial massage is intended to fix a mechanical problem.
• Even though aromatherapy massage can heal and ease pain, the focus is on relaxation. This is achieved by combining massage therapy and an effective blend of therapeutic grade natural essential oils.

Besides their differences, there are also many additional benefits each type of massage therapy offers, with some commonalities as well.

More about Remedial Massage

Remedial massage is a directed form of massage that targets specific areas of the body to promote healing and speed up repair. Remedial massage can help relieve a range of problems from chronic tight muscles to excess fluids, using an array of specialised techniques. This includes deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, myofascial release and stretching.

During your session, your remedial massage therapist can either apply deep and strong pressure or a gentler and lighter touch. With a specialised knowledge in anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, your therapist is trained to understand and heal your body safely.

Benefits of Remedial Massage

Remedial massage can help improve a number of health issues and ailments and help to speed up the repair of soft tissue injuries. Remedial massage helps to treat:

• Sports and dance injuries, and improve recovery time
• Chronic back and neck tension
• Sciatica
• Muscle cramps
• Whiplash
• Arthritis
• Frozen shoulder

Remedial massage can also help to:

• Relax muscles and connective tissue
• Reduce stress
• Improve mobility
• Improve sleep
• Enhance performance and vitality

Understanding Aromatherapy Massage

Building on the benefits of massage therapy—which is to decrease stress, elevate mood, reduce pain and heal—aromatherapy massage adds another sensory layer to treatment by using safe and natural essential oils. Once your therapist understands your health history, using expert knowledge, s/he will customise a blend of essential oils to treat your unique needs. Essential oils are diluted by adding to a carrier oil for application to your skin.

Some popular aromatherapy essential oils include bergamot oil, lavender, lemon, peppermint, orange, tea tree and chamomile. Each essential oil has different benefits and is used to treat varied needs.

Benefits of Aromatherapy

Because essential oils can be added to any type of professional massage, aromatherapy massage benefits include all the benefits of regular massage treatment plus more! And not just by breathing in the aromas, but also by taking in the essential oils’ herbal components through the skin. The benefits of aromatherapy massage include:

• Reduces stress and anxiety
• Promotes sleep and relaxation
• Eases pain
• Improves muscle fatigue and circulation
• Increases immune function

Although widely popular, aromatherapy is not suitable if you’re pregnant (rather choose pregnancy massage), if you have allergies (especially nut allergies), or suffer from asthma, skin conditions or epilepsy.

With each of the many massage therapy techniques having different goals to treat unique needs, the starting point for effective and safe treatment is for your trained massage therapist to get a full understanding of your health history, current ailments and treatment goals. Depending on your specific needs, remedial massage or aromatherapy massage, as standalone therapies or as part of an integrative treatment plan, can help you on the road to better health and holistic healing.

To find out more about any our aromatherapy massage or remedial massage therapies make contact or book now. You can also visit our new online store to shop Amazing Magnesium products. Bondi Junction Massage & Float Centre is a restorative and remedial oasis of calm and wellbeing in the heart of Sydney’s eastern suburbs, treating thousands of clients since 1985. Our centre is OPEN, adhering to a COVID Safety Plan.

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