Massage
Our spa environment is tailored to you and what matters most to you as you undergo or recover from your cancer treatment. We want you come here as you are; we will ensure your privacy and allow you to retain your dignity. As opposed to large locker rooms in more traditional spas that are shared with other patrons, we provide private, comfortable rooms for you to change in and receive your treatment.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are
still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born
- Dr. Dale Turner
The list of symptoms associated with patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation is large and includes fatigue, nausea, constipation/diarrhea, and muscular atrophy and pain. It's hard to regain focus on your health and wellness when the fear and unpredictability of cancer takes over.
Massage therapy supports what your body is already trying to do; heal itself and battle against the damage caused by the cancer treatment. It helps to increase circulation, which may help such ailments as a sluggish bowel, and alleviates muscular pain by increasing the body's ability to release lactic acid in the tissue. While receiving massage your mind and body will shift to a more relaxed state - that relaxed state will encourage better quality of sleep, decrease stress, and may help to alleviate nausea. Manual drainage of limbs through massage can help to alleviate edema, while later on massage will help to break down scar tissue adhesions left behind from cancer surgery.
Massage is safest and most beneficial between day 14 and 21 after each round of cancer treatment because you will have regained some of your depleted blood cell counts by this time. Ideally you should be receiving massage about every 3 weeks.
Think of massage as part of your cancer treatment; the part you can actually look forward to! Be assured you will leave with an improved sense of well being. The physical and emotional benefits of massage therapy will stay with you well after your spa visit.
Breast Comfort Padding System: Soft transitions and generous proportions allow easy, dignified positioning for women of all sizes. Uniquely sophisticated, luxurious three-inch padding layers support all our natural contours and reduce pressure on sensitive breast tissue.
Reiki: Reiki practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal and harmonize. Reiki seeks to restore order to the body whose vital energy has become unbalanced. Reiki brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the system, provides new vitality in the form of healing universal life energy, and increases the vibrational frequency of the body.
Therapeutic Touch: Therapeutic Touch creates a healing environment in which movement is restored and enhanced through the safe, positive and therapeutic touch of bodywork and massage.
Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy uses essential oils and other aromatic compounds from plants for physiological and physical well-being.
Swedish Massage: Swedish massage traditionally incorporates effleurage, petrissage, and compression. It is used to relax soft tissue, encourages circulation in the deeper veins and lymph vessels of the body, and aids circulation to provide increased nutrition and realignment of muscle fibers.
Reflexology: Reflexology is a science which deals with the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all of the glands, organs, and parts of the body. Stimulating these reflexes properly can help many health problems in a natural way, a type of preventative maintenance.