Welcome to Gloots Massage Therapy York
Please take time to look around the website which has details of how I can help you with Massage Therapy. I have a treatment room at The Clinic on the Green in York and also offer Twilight Treatments at the Select Beauty Salon within The York Marriott Hotel. The Gloots Massage Therapy Mobile Spa Experience brings the day spa experience to your birthday party, hen party or corporate event within the comfort of your own home, office or hotel, and the Gloots Corporate Wellness Programme visiting workplaces, offices, local authorities, and hospitals to offer chair massage to busy office staff and workers.
Massage is the manipulation of superficial layers of muscle and connective tissue and is used to maintain physical health as well as inducing relaxation. It helps to alleviate the build of of stress and tension in the muscles from every day use. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, joints or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. The aim is to improve mobility and create a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation. The new Lava Shells Massage, as seen on The Apprentice, is now available at Gloots! Check out Jacqueline giving a Lava Shells Massage on You Tube.
Here are just a few of the benefits of Gloots Massage Therapy:~
- Alleviate back pain and improve range of motion
- Ease medication dependence
- Enhance immunity by stimulating the lymph flow
- Exercise weak, tight and atrophied muscles
- Increase joint flexibility
- Lessen depression and anxiety
- Reduce spasms and cramping
- Relax inured, tired and overused muscles
- Release endorphins into the system which are natural painkillers
- Increase circulation in tissues and vital organs
The mainstream medical profession now supports alternative therapies like massage to complement the conventional treatment of diseases such as MS and cancer. Massage may be practised on its own or as one component of more broad-based healing methods, such as aromatherapy. Studies of massage in people with MS found that it was associated with increased self esteem, improved social functioning, reduced anxiety and depression, and improved image of one's body. The slow 'stroking' massage (that uses the flat of the hand) over the spine was associated with improvement in anxiety and muscle stiffness.
Massage for people with cancer is promoted as a natural way to help sufferers relax and cope with stress, anxiety, sickness, headaches, depression and pain, helping them to feel good, and giving them a way to feel they are helping themselves.
Details of all treatments offered can be found on our Treatments Page. If you are unsure which massage may be best for you, Jacqueline is a well qualified massage therapist and she can advise you on the best type of massage for you.
A little pampering makes the perfect Birthday gift for that special person ~ treat them to any health treatment by purchasing a Gloots gift voucher.
Massage is not regulated by law and practitioners are not required to have any specific training or be a member of any professional organisation. However, there are various organisations massage practitioners may join, many of which are working together as the General Council for Massage Therapies. National standards for massage therapy were agreed in 2009 by Skills for Health, and massage practitioners who meet these standards can register with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council.
