Relaxing Benefits of Acrosage Therapy

Acrosage therapy or also known as inversion therapy is a form of massage therapy that is combined with above-the-ground yoga that will surely make you feel good. This type of therapeutic massage aims on releasing pressure from the neck and spine. Pressure points are targeted and worked on during the elevated yoga session as a way of healing, removing stress, realigning shoulders, hips, and spine.

This unusual type of massage therapy focuses on working on the patient while being balanced and transitioned in various postures above the ground. Most of the time during the massage session, the patient is hanging balanced on the feet of the acrosage therapist. As the patient is held suspended upside down, the massage therapist then works on and conducts his massage techniques on the patient. The trust between the patients and their therapist is required in order to perform properly during the massage therapy session. Although it may seem quite scary being transitioned with your head, feet and arms hanging, there's no need for worries as acrosage sessions are done without injuries and accidents unless done by an untrained practitioner.

Benjamin Marantz was a circus acrobatics performer during the time of his discovery of this revitalizing technique. He was surprised on how wonderful and relaxing he felt as his acupressure points were worked on as he was inverted. This curiosity then led to his practice and soon development of acrosage technique. Marantz's first patients were his fellow performers in the circus he was working at during that time. As his skill in this new therapeutic massage technique was mastered, he started on treating in the public.

Marantz's idea is to give a soothing experience as the body of the patient is in many various acrobatic positions. During each positions, the practitioner works on realigning and decompressing the spine, correcting the position of the neck, shoulder and hips as well as massaging the back, arms, and feet of the patient. He believes that this form of therapeutic massage also allows the body of the patient to fully receive the benefits and effect of the massage as the head hangs freely while the neck and spine carries no pressure.

Extra oxygen is passed on to the brain and an improvement in the circulation is enjoyed after sessions of acrosage therapy. Blood circulation is also a benefit the patient can get while being suspended without having gushes of blood going to your brain unlike with some of the inverted therapies. The patient can also relax as he or she meditates while being held in a comfortable upside down posture that is ideal for improving the spirituality of the client. Good posture of the body is also acquired after series of acrosage sessions as the patient's spine is constantly checked and corrected in its ideal place.

A boost in the overall immune system is also another great benefit from the natural therapy which can be achieved with regular sessions. Although this technique has many wonderful effects to the human body, it should be done with utmost caution and care as it involves much risk when performed.