The Massage Room Hot Stone Massage

Hot Stone Massage

The use of hot stones for healing dates back to ancient times, but it wasn't until Arizona massage therapist Mary Nelson introduced her hot stone massage technique, called LaStone Therapy, that the use of hot stones for massage caught on. 

In hot stone therapy, your therapist applies smooth, water-heated basalt stones to key points on your body. This direct heat relaxes your muscles, which means that the massage itself is more effective and intense than it would be otherwise. The size of the stones varies, according to which part of the body your therapist is treating.

What is Hot Stone Massage Good For?

​It is generally accepted that the stones help to soothe an aching body. It is thought to encourage the body to detox and heal, increasing lymph flow and helping to flush out waste. With the addition of heat, your body becomes relaxed in a much shorter space of time, and your therapist can focus on a deep working of the tissues using both the stones and her hand strokes.

The stones are coated in fragrant oil to increase your sense of relaxation and calm. Oil is smoothed gently onto your body, and each stone in turn is worked by your therapist's hands.

Hot stone massage can:                                            

boost your circulation release stored tension recharge your energy levels relax you.                                              

Hot Stone Massage is said to have health benefits for people with:

muscular pain

poor circulation

rheumatic and arthritic conditions

fibromyalgia

back pain

stress

insomnia

depression.

As with all spa therapies, though, never underestimate the feel-good factor. Hot stone massage will make you feel nurtured, pampered and special.