For many years now hot stone massage has featured on the menus of many spas and salons all over the world, and massage therapists who provide them will undoubtedly agree that stones are lovely to work with and loved by every client who receives a hot stone treatment.

The benefits of working with stones are numerous both from a business point of view because offering hot stone massage will bring you more clients, and in terms of therapeutic outcomes. Everyone who has received a hot stone massage will know how relaxing the treatment is and how the addition of heat enhances this effect. But what about using stones within the context of a remedial massage? 

Barcombe Bodyworks have been using stones within their clinical massage treatments for the past six years and have developed a range of advanced techniques using stones hydro-therapeutically. The techniques use both hot and cold water, assisting the re-hydration of soft tissue. Because some of the techniques involve no oil they can be used in conjunction with myofascial release to great effect.

Barcombe Bodyworks have developed a two-day course that has been accredited by the FHT to share these valuable techniques with other therapists. The courses run in Sussex and the next one takes place on 26/27 July 2014. For more information, click here »

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