OSTEOPATHY
Osteopathy is a healthcare profession that treats the body as a whole. That is because the symptom and its cause are often in a different place. Treatments are done manually and different techniques and principles of treatment are used to make the body work better, for example making room for the bloodflow and nerves to work better and the joints to move more freely. Because a human being is an entity, in osteopathy the goal is to get a picture of the whole situation. In that way the problem can be faced as widely as possible.
Voice Massage is a massage treatment facilitating muscle groups related to breathing and voice production by means of classical massage techniques. It aims to relieve tension so that proper posture, flexibility (especially in the area of the rib cage and diaphragm) and overall relaxation can return, which is the prerequisite for balanced voice production.
The muscles related to voice production are in the middle and upper part of the body: the chest, the neck, the face and the head. Respiratory muscles are also treated, as are masticators and tongue muscles.
Voice Massage can be performed only by trained specialists, who are required to be health care professionals registered by Valvira.
Voice Massage is not physiotherapy, speech therapy or an alternative therapy. It does not contain any kind of philosophy.
Voice Massage was developed by Ms Leena Koskinen, a massage therapist from Finland, in collaboration with medical and voice specialists, and has been in use since the 1980's.
Voice Massage is an appropriate massage therapy for e.g. the following:
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One session takes 60 -
However, in some cases of very established voice and breathing
problems or exhaustion, more sessions may be required. As a prevention of problems
a regular treament, for example once a month, can work well.
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The stress of the hectic life of today and for example past traumas cause many people to grind their teeth during the night and also in the daytime. The treatment of the mastication area reliefs the tension around the jaw and neck helping with headaches, and other disturbing symptoms caused by tight jaws, for example aching teeth, ears and face, tinnitus, dizziness, noisy jaw joints, pain in the neck and shoulder area, feeling of lump in the throat, shortness of breath, numbness of the hands and/or arms and voice problems. Because the body works as an entity and the cause of a problem is often somewhere else than the symptom, the area of treatment is mostly wider than just the jaw and neck area.
Massaging is one of the oldest methods of treatment: treating soft tissue by hand in order to decrease tightness and tension in muscles. Massage also increases blood flow and metabolism in tissues, helping both body and mind to relax and relieve stress.