Methods and Techniques
At Salvador we employ a special assessment procedure meant to chart exactly the
treatment you need! This means that you will not be administered a gentle treatment
when you or your muscles are asking for high-intensity bodywork. But it also means
that you will not be given a sports massage when you had a gentle, pampering treatment in mind!
You will get the bodywork you expected and who knows, maybe even better!
Your first appointment will start off with a warm welcome of course!
Then the assessment procedure will begin. This is a 15 minute interview concerning
your general, injury oriented and your medical background, after which we will be
able to distill your exact wishes and expectations about your treatment. Primarily
we will decide whether general relaxation or specific therapy will be the chosen
strategy and thus your massage status file will be established.
And then: the massage of course, which you will receive in the warm, cosy studio
with enough easy atmosphere to give you the opportunity to quiet your mind, to
attend to your intuition and to catalyse your body's ability to heal itself.
After the massage, please take a few minutes to ease out of the treatment, at
Salvador no one is rushing you off the table!
To guarantee responsible, state-of-the-art bodywork I actively participate in
continuing education in the form of workshops, seminars, research articles and
intensive courses. Massage therapy is an exciting, ever-developing field, and as
a professional massage therapist I'm always studying new techniques and methods of healing.
To get a general impression of my practice, scroll to the bottom for some pictures, taken right after the opening on Februari 4th, 2006.
There is a continuing photo exposition .The current theme of the exposition is the Ape 50.Last summer I photographed a few of my "Jeep's" cousins...!
Range of Techniques [Click the items for more information]
• Sports massage
system of techniques designed to inspect, assess and bring the athlete to rest after the achievement or to prepare him/her for performance.
Sports massage offers good techniques for treating muscle ache after an intense workout at e.g.
the gym but trains the massage therapist in safe functional and structural testing as well, in technical terms this is called differential diagnostics.
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This is the slow, deep form of bodywork which is mostly chosen in cases of local
anatomical asymmetry that results in muscle stiffness or even pain, sometimes
chronic pain. Deep Tissue massage is a way to attempt to neutralise the asymmetry
by stretching and relaxing the deeper layer of muscles responsible for the pain
or asymmetry. Uses mostly heavy, detailed techniques.
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This ancient system of stretches, exercises and compression techniques for the
body was designed to stimulate the 10 energy lines that flow through our body.
By compression of certain points on these energy lines, energy is released back
into our system. Additional techniques concern stretches to maintain suppleness
and good functioning of your joints. For this type of massage loosely fit clothing
is recommended. The massage will be given on a futon on the floor and I will be
using my body's own weight to carry out the array of compressions and stretches.
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Esalen evolved in California on the Big Sur and is the home of the 'Long Stroke':
a rich, languid, smooth stroke that will embrace the entire length of your body.
Esalen massage will bring you sublime sedation and ease of mind, it can easily be
enjoyed as a meditation but will also instruct the masseur to stay open to problematic
areas on the anatomy of the client. It thus also consists of the necessary detail work.
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Swedish massage is the classic of all schools of bodywork and is easily recognized
by well known techniques such as long strokes, detail work done with different
parts of the hands and the fact that a larger part of the physique is uncovered
to facilitate the long languid techniques utilized.
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The all revered corporate-time-is-money-massage-with-clothes-on.
Just kidding. Chair Massage is evolving into a fast-growing treat for corporate
workers around the world. Typically, chair massage is a quick way to regenerate
the body and unblock energy that has accumulated throughout the system during
long stretches of motionless computer work. Furthermore, the focus is on the upper
body, namely the back, neck, shoulders and arms.
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Advice concerning injuries and complaints, sterile infections etcetera.
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