This is one of my favorite types of massage. The hot stone massage uses smooth, heated stones. The stones are often basalt which is a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well. The heat helps tight muscles release faster than conventional massage.
Before you arrive, the stones are sanitized and heated to between 120 and 150 degrees. The therapist will use traditional strokes of Swedish massage while holding a heated stone. The therapist might also leave heated stones in specific points along your spine, or in the palms of your hand, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body. If you have inflammation or muscle injury, cold stones are sometimes used. Personally I don’t really care for the cold ones but they really do help with muscle injury. The therapist will use many sizes and shapes of stones for different parts of the body.
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