What is Swedish Massage in Beauty & Day Spas in Pittsburgh?

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Pittsburgh is known a tough town. The truth is that the local people are amazingly friendly and the city is full of pleasures. Pittsburgh’s combinations of bridges, steep hills and broad rivers make is one of the most naturally scenic cities in the country.

Beauty and day spas are a wonderful retreat in Pittsburgh. They are places to go where you can get a massage, a facial or body treatments such as salt scrubs and mud wraps.

Beauty and day spas in Pittsburgh should offer a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Robes and slippers will be provided. You will be able to select from a full range of massage, facial and body treatments. You will be given a private room with fresh linens.

Beauty and day spas in Pittsburgh specialize in massage and body wraps. There are many types of massage including Swedish massage. What is a Swedish massage?

Swedish massage is performed at beauty and day spas by a trained, licensed massage therapist. First, the skin is lubricated with oil and the therapist uses various strokes to warm up and work the muscle tissue releasing tension and adhesions. The purpose of Swedish massage is to promote relaxation and ease tension.

During Swedish massages at beauty and day spas, you are nude beneath a towel or sheet. The therapist uncovers only the part of the body they are working on. Your head is cradled in a u-shaped devise so that your spine remains aligned without stress. Generally, the therapist begins massaging your back using gliding, kneading, friction and stretching motions.

After your back is complete the therapist moves on to the back of each leg. The masseuse then turns you over and the massages the front of each leg, both arms and finishes with your neck and shoulders.

Beauty and day spa Swedish massages last 50-60 minutes. Longer massages lasting 75-90 minutes are preferable.

Swedish massage is based on Western ideas rather than Asian style massage. Swedish massage and physical therapy were developed by Swedish physiologist, Per Henrik Ling at the University of Stockholm.

Massage is beginning to enter mainstream western medicine. Hospitals are starting to embrace massage therapy as a viable and important component of patient care. Patients are requesting additional treatment options and hospitals are beginning to realize the benefits of not only treating the condition or disease but also treating the person behind the disease. Studies are revealing the effectiveness of massage in helping cancer patients and others with debilitating illnesses.