Stress and the impact of massage
Overview
Resources
Dermalogica: Skin care product manufacturer.
International Dermal Institute: Educational institution for Esthetics students.
Stress and the impact of massage
Created by Nadjmeh Sharifi
Instructional Aid
Dec. 15, 2024
San Jose City College
Student Learning Outcomes
- Learn about stress and the impact of massage.
- Learn about physiological effects of massage.
- Manage skin and wellbeing benefits.
- Apply techniques and protocol.
Stress and the Impact of Massage
Dermalogica's Neck and Shoulder Touch Therapy embodies old-style European or Swedish style massage techniques by distributing a deep tissue treatment through stretching the muscles and deep relaxation. It is a medium-to-firm massage that soothes upper body muscle tension and aids with stress relief in the head, neck, and shoulder areas. The deep tissue massage and stretching relieve muscle tension and induce a deep relaxation.
This massage is not only just for the upper body. It also has an effect psychologically, providing a powerful solution to stress and tension as an esthetician, we are only allowed to work on the upper body, and we do not call it a massage. Instead, it is called, therapy. The benefit of therapy is reducing stress because we often tend to squeeze our shoulders, effecting our neck and head. With today’s lifestyle, stress negatively impacts the upper body and in general, effects our health. Learning facial treatment, combined with neck and shoulder therapy, we can provide a stress management technique.
Physical Stress
One of issues, we face these days is poor posture, overworked muscles, and an environment in which we spend time front of computer. This all increases the amount of stress in our body.
Psychological Stress
Emotional stress can be identified in many different ways. We can feel it terms of resentment, fear, frustration, or sadness. Other indicators are sadness, anger, grief and more. Psychological stress can lead us to feeling out of control and not feeling like ourselves. This can be limiting when it comes to our roles, attitudes, and general everyday view of the world.
Benefits of skin and wellbeing
- Improves skin condition.
- Improve systemic function.
- Improve sleep.
- Lowers cortisol.
Techniques and protocol
The technique requires medium-to-firm pressure that activates dopamine and endorphins. These are hormones and increase chemical reactions that play a big role when it comes to feeling good, focusing, and elevating the standard of living and wellbeing. Also, deep skin massages help with eczema, acne, chronic skin conditions.
The Protocol
- Clients complete an intake form.
- Avoid open wounds.
- Awareness to an unusual skin condition.
- Should not diagnose skin problems. We only can encourage client to see dermatologist.
Resources
Dermalogica
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