What is Bamboo Massage therapy?
Bamboo massage is an innovative way to provide Swedish or deep tissue massage using heated bamboo to roll and knead the tissue to create an extreme sensation of relaxation and well-being.
Are bamboo massages good?
It is believed that bamboo massage has many healing properties which help to alleviate muscle tension; pain and ache; improve joint function; increase circulation and helps to enhance quality of sleep. It will also make you feel relaxed but energised at the same time.
What is a full body bamboo massage?
Bamboo massage therapy is essentially the same as deep tissue massage or Swedish massage. However, rather than the therapist simply using their hands to warm the muscles and reduce pain in the ligaments and joints, the therapist uses a roll of heated bamboo.
How is bamboo massage performed?
Warm bamboo massage uses solid bamboo sticks of different lengths and diameters to massage the body. The sticks are gently warmed and applied to give deep and long massage strokes to break down tension and stretch tight and sluggish muscles.
Who created bamboo massage?
Nathalie Cecilia
The History of Bamboo Massage One theory of its development was by Nathalie Cecilia, originally from France, who developed a massage technique for her North American clients using Bamboo, mainly to be able to provide a deeper massage and to save her hands. She called this treatment Bamboo Fusion.
Where did bamboo massage originated?
Long before paper was invented, the Chinese recorded their history on thin slivers of bamboo. Indeed, the Chinese have been using bamboo for more than 5,000 years. It is currently used in textiles, industry, water processing, landscaping and transportation.
How do you clean bamboo massage sticks?
You can wash the bamboo tools with a little soap and water. After washing them, it is also advisable to quickly rub them down with an antibacterial wipe. After cleaning the tools, use a little carrier oil to keep them conditioned.
What is Bamboo massage benefits?
Bamboo massage can help with medical conditions such as: Back ache due to the stretching and rolling of the muscles and the heat from the bamboo sticks. Respiratory problems due to the calming, relaxing nature of treatment that slows respiration. Headaches/migraines as the treatment releases stress and tension.
What is the history of bamboo massage?
The history of using to massage remains clouded, but what is known is that in 2004, Nathalie Cecilia, a therapist from America patented Bamboo Fusion massage, after substituting her fingers with bamboo sticks and rattan tools during Swedish body massage, to save the pain and strain in her fingers.
Who invented bamboo?
The history of Chinese people planting and using bamboo can be traced back 7,000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century B.C), bamboo was already used in various aspects of ancient Chinese people’s daily lives.