4 Reasons to Schedule a Hot Stone Massage

If you’ve heard of hot stone massage therapy but never had one yourself, you're probably wondering about the advantages to having someone using smooth, warmed rocks during a massage. There is a wide variety of mental and physical benefits to receiving this kind of a massage such as relief from pain, stress, increased circulation and improved mental well being.

• The hot stones allow you to get more out of your massage. Heat promotes muscle relaxation. By placing hot stones at key points on your body before your massage begins, the Massage Therapist is alleviating muscle tension before they even place their hands on you, making it easier for him or her to give you a soothing deep-tissue massage.
   
• The heat improves your circulation. Any type of therapeutic massage is good for your circulation, but a hot stone massage is especially beneficial because heat makes your blood vessels expand, allowing more oxygen to get to your muscles and allowing more toxins to move out of your blood stream. When your muscles receive more oxygen, you’ll experience less pain, and you can also heal faster if you’re suffering from any kind of muscle injury.
   
• A hot stone massage can help treat chronic pain. Any type of professional massage helps manage chronic pain and poor circulation, but many people find that hot stone massages are particularly effective. The heat allows the Massage Therapist to manipulate deeper muscle tissue, which leads to greater muscle relaxation, decreased muscle spasms, increased range of motion and—most importantly—reduced pain.
   
• A hot stone massage can elevate your mood and combat stress. The stones are placed at specific pressure points in order to relieve tension from those areas, and this physical reduction of pressure actually helps reduce mental stress. When the body is relaxed, the mind is able to relax, and you can leave your hot stone massage feeling rejuvenated.

Whether you’re trying to manage the chronic pain of a condition like arthritis or you're just hoping to treat yourself to a relaxing afternoon, a hot stone massage may be just what you need.

Discover the benefits for yourself by elevating your Swedish, deep tissue, sports or couples massage reservation with a hot stone therapy elevation today!