Heat Therapy

We offer two forms of heat therapy, Hot Stones and Moist Heat Packs.  Hot stones are basalt river rocks that are heated and used in massage. It can be added to a massage treatment as a targeted therapeutic treatment of ONE area, or as a full-body 90 min hot stone massage. It helps improves blood circulation, relaxes muscle tension, and calms the nervous system. This deeply relaxing treatment soothes the physical body and has a profound affect on the spirit.

Moist Heat Therapy can be particularly useful for chronic pain.  It helps to increase circulation, relaxes muscle, speed healing, and alleviate pain.  Heat packs warmed in a hydrocollator are placed on the body (back, neck, or painful areas) to help treat muscular skeletal injuries and pain.  This increases circulation, thus bringing oxygen and nutrients to the area, as well as promoting the lymph system to remove waste products in the body.  When indicated, we use it in conjuction with the external application of chinese herbal packs.