Touch related treatments and therapies, such as massage, are an ancient form of healing that has survived centuries and has been adapted and improved upon into modern times.
The power of massage was brought to the modern western world in the early 1800s and brought to light what was already well known – touch based therapies are highly beneficial for the body. The sports industries recognised this and so its popularity grew. Massage therapists are now an integral part of any sports team or individual athlete’s career because of benefits such as increased performance and injury prevention. The alternative and holistic health care industries have combined modern science and ancient knowing to create even more effective and powerful treatments.
Massage does not benefit athletes only. Indeed nearly anybody can reap the rewards of seeking this form of healing therapy as indications for its use are extensive. Vast benefits are experienced by recipients of touch based therapies of which the effects include relief from mental, emotional and physical ailments.
Not only do touch related therapies have positive effects for humans but it has shown fantastic results with animals as well. Pleasure horses and performance horses alike benefit greatly from various forms of touch therapy, such as Equine Trauma and Fascia Release.