Hot Stone massage is a great and therapeutic treatment that you can add to your massage session to relax tight muscle muscles, fade away your stress, and promote deeper healing with using smooth and heated basalt stones and use them as extension to the massage therapist hands. At step above massage we heat up the stones to the warm and safe and comfortable temperature (122 Fahrenheit) and applied using therapeutic massage techniques to maximize relaxation without any discomfort.
This treatment is ideal for clients who need deep relaxation, but they prefer a gentle approach to the muscles compare to deep tissue massage.
You can perform all the massage techniques like long deeper strokes along the body with the heat of the stones or you can work on one sets of muscles and do deeper massage with hot stones. Therapist easily need to glide the stones over tight muscle muscles. The massage therapist constantly alternate between hands on massage and hot stone massage techniques.
This combination of heat and massage allow the body to release tension more quickly than regular Swedish massage or deep tissue massage.
Benefits hot stone massage
Why heat works, the science behind the hot stone massage
The heat from hot stones does more than just relaxation of feeling good. It also create physiological changes in the body that make muscle healing faster.
Heat softens tight muscles.The warmth of the hot stones make your muscles to relax and lengthen. This make it easier for your therapist to work deeper and do the transition to deep tissue massage faster with limited, warming up the muscles. Hot stone also increase the blood circulation heat make your blood vessels wider and it will increase the oxygen flow to the muscles therefore muscles get more nutrients. This improving circulation help reduce soreness and promote faster healing. Hadstone make a stress hormones to drop studies shows that warmth helping reduce cholesterol level and increase feelings of calmness. Hot massage make pain signals to reduce. Heat in drops pain signals sent to the brain and providing relief from chronic condition like fibromyalgia, arthritis, or lower back tension. All of these makes the hot stone massage one of the most effective treatment for releasing deep muscle pain, and tightness.
What to expect during your hot stone massage at step above massage
If it’s your first time at a step above massage, and you want to receive a hot stone massage, knowing what to expect can help you relax fully into the best experience of hot stone massage. When you visit our facility, your therapist begin by asking about your goals, health, history, any area of pain or discomfort. Your therapist make sure your hot stone massage doesn’t have any counter-indication with your health and well-being. They need to make sure getting hot stone massage is safe for you. , Goal of getting hot stone massage is relieving back or neck tension, reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep, recovering from workout, and reducing chronic pain. Then they get you into the treatment room. Once you’re in the treatment room, you will notice, steam lighting, calming music, and a peaceful atmosphere design massage room to help you unwind. While you are getting ready for massage, the therapist is getting your stones ready. Then your massage therapist start the massage. This is where the real magic happens. Your therapist may use their stones to massage deeper layers of muscles without the pain of a deep tissue massage. Throughout the session, your therapist switches between the stones and hands-on massage. This combination provide you the best experience of the pressure and the heat together. At the end of the massage, the massage therapist at the massage with some nice Swedish long strokes to relax you.
Who should try a hot stone massage?
Hot stone massage is ideal for people with muscle stiffness, those who are as struggling with a stress and anxiety, office workers with neck and shoulder and back pain, athletes who needs muscle recovery, anyone who wants deeper massage without having pain of a deep tissue massage, and clients who wants deeper relaxation.
However, deep tissue massage may not be suitable for everyone. Some client with certain medical condition shouldn’t get hot stone massage also some clients may not like hot stone massage.
Safety and comfort factors
At a step above massage, your comfort is always the priority for us. These are some factors that your therapist always make sure about them to provide you a safe and comfortable service. They make sure stones are getting cleaned and sanitize between each session. Temperature of the stones are getting checked before it touch your skin. Also therapist get your feedback about the stones temperature all the time. Your therapist make sure the pressure and the heat adjusted to your preference. Every therapist do the proper drape. During the massage your therapist communicate with you to make sure you are comfortable the entire session.
Why choose step above massage for your hot stone massage
Although many massage spas in the area offer hot stone massage, step above massage always provide you a better experience. The therapists are a lot more experience and trained. They make sure your session is both therapeutic and relaxing. At our spa, every session is tailored to your needs. The environment is warm, clean, and inviting. The massage actually works and not just feels good.
Whether your local to Raleigh or visiting the area, step above massage is the perfect place to experience the full benefit of hot stone massage.
Final thoughts
If you’re looking for deep relaxation, or if you’re suffering from pain, fatigue, tension, or discomfort. Treat yourself with a hot stone massage at step above massage. The combination of heated stones and the fantastic techniques of our therapists, create a session for you that supports your mind, body, and overall well-being. After your massage, you feel loser, lighter, and deeper restored. Book your heart massage at a step above massage in Raleigh or Wake Forest and discover how much it can benefits you.
