The term “massage” itself encompasses a wide array of different types of body massage, ranging from Swedish massage (the most common type in our treatment spa) and more targeted, like sports massage, which is aimed at helping athletes with their recovery and performance.
No matter the type, the benefits of a full body massage as a spa treatment come down to one thing: pressure. “The skin is moved during a moderate pressure massage, which results in a calming and slowing of the nervous system,”. And that slowing of the nervous system leads to other physiological effects, too, like a decrease in heart rate, lowered blood pressure, and changes in EEG patterns (electrical activity in your brain).