Medical Massage Singapore

Our Medical Massage Therapist offer comprehensive medical massage and non-invasive pain management services which help bridge the gap between common  physical therapy and reheabilitative work from injuries and surgery. Medical Massage treatments such as Myofascial Trigger point therapy, Positional Release, Muscle Testing and Myofascial release has become an integral part of the natural therapy health care.

Why Suffer Pain Unnecessarily?

Many patients needlessly suffer months or years of pain and discomfort associated with muscular aches and  myofascial pain syndrome. They believe  are not serious enough to warrant surgery. Other patients simply lack the time required to schedule necessary surgery with an appropriate amount of recovery time.

Natural Physical Manual Therapy - Medical Massage

Complementary Alternative Medicine Therapy provides another option by offering a customized, therapeutic program which we develop based upon individualneeds in conjunction with your doctor's assessment. Complementary Theray practices now recognize the healing benefits of medical or clinical massage therapy. Complementary Alternative Natural Therapy  is    now regarded as a safe and effective treatment programs.

Common Things People Do

Many adults routinely use complementary alternative medicine therapy including medical massage. Most Osteopathic and Chiropractic doctors and physicians consulted recommended Medical massage for their patients.

Many  patients view their medical massage therapist as a pain relief massage therapist.Among complementary and alternative medicine practices surveyed, medical practitioners ranked medical massage therapy highest (74%) in terms of being perceived as always or usually effective.

Medical massage therapy achieves this clinical criteria because:

1. Medical massage is not a general relaxing massaget; it is physical manual therapy applied to the specific area and the primary pathology of the patient's chief complaint.

2. Medical massage is delivered to an anatomical region based on soft tissue and joint findings and after trigger point examinatuin and palpation.

3. Medical massage comprehensive protocol involves several progressive steps or stages of treatment that attempt to correct muscles pain and aches conditions affecting the joint complex.

4. Medical massage therapy is not limited to myofascial pain syndrome tissues; it includes highlyspecialized joint complex and joint mobilization technique

Frequently Asked Questions - Medical Massage

How long does a medical massage session last?

A typical medical massage session should last a minimum of 45 minutes and no longer than 75 minutes.

How long do I have to see a medical massage therapist for?

Each person and medical case is different so treatment plans will vary.  A typical, initial treatment plan will last 12 sessions whereby the patient will be asked to return to the prescribing primary care physician for a re-evaluation. A written progress report will be delivered to the prescribing physician with a recommendation for further medical massage treatment if necessary.

Is there any scientific evidence that explains the benefits of medical massage therapy?

Over the years there has been a large amount of scientific research supporting the beneficial physiological effects of massage therapy.  They include but are not limited to;   

• Increases circulation and allows the body to deliver more oxygen and nutrients to tissues and vital organs.
• Stimulates the lymph system the body’s natural defense against toxic invaders. For example, in breast cancer patients, massage has been shown to increase the number of cells that fight cancer.
• Relaxes and softening injured, overused and tight muscles.Reduces muscle spasms and muscle cramps.Increases and restores joint motion and joint flexibility.
• Reduces recovery time from strenuous athletic workouts while eliminating "next-day" workout pains.Releases endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller. For this physiological reason medical massage is being included into treatment plans for chronic pain, acute injury and recovery from surgery.
• Reduces post-surgery adhesions, scarring and swelling.Improves joint motion and flexibility by stretching and stimulating weakened and tight muscles while lengthening shortened muscles.

Summary - Medical Massage

Medical massage therapy is emerging as a manual medicine system of treatment that

does address the needs of a rehabilitation therapy environment

 Medical Massage