Here are some tips for before and after your massage that will help you get the most out of the massage experience.
Before your massage
I am thrilled that you have chosen C. C. Baker Massage for your health and wellness needs. I look forward to working with you. Here are a few helpful tips I’d like to share… [Read More]
After your massage
Most people feel relaxed and/or refreshed after a massage. Occasionally, some people experience post massage soreness the day after their massage. This is nothing to worry about… [Read More]
Proper breathing for stress reduction
Oxygen is the first and most basic necessity of life. Stress is the first and most basic causative factor of muscle tension and pain. Optimal breathing brings oxygen into your muscles and helps release stress and tension from your body… [Read More]
Water facts
It is important to drink a lot of water after a massage. Massage helps to push toxins out of your muscles and into your lymphatic system to be removed as waste; drinking water after a massage aids in the flushing of the lymph system and the removal of these toxins… [Read More]
The importance of stretching
Stretching is an important part of muscle health. It is a simple, quick and effective way to bring oxygen rich, nutrient rich blood into the muscles, making them more supple and relaxed… [Read More]
Ice and movement for injuries
In an acute muscle injury (the first 24-48 hours) ice is the best treatment. It reduces swelling and inflammation, reduces pain and decreases metabolism of cells so they don’t need more oxygen then is available to them thereby creating less damaged tissue for the body to repair… [Read More]
