Swedish Massage is a relaxing, friction based massage style used to treat illness, injury and pain.

Swedish Massage was developed in Europe by Dr Johann Mezger for use in sports performance and athletic recovery. The Swedish style uses five friction techniques, which are the foundation for most other types of massage therapy.

Conditions that could benefit from Swedish Massage

  • Aches and pains
  • Neck pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Back pain
  • Lower back pain
  • Chronic pain
  • Tension and stress
  • Fibromyalgia pain
  • Headaches
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Sleep problems
  • Circulation problems
  • Cancer pain

About Swedish Massage treatments

Therapeutic Swedish Massage treatments are typically relaxation-based with a focus on specific tension areas. Massage programs are created using five basic techniques:​

  • Pressure (friction)
  • Kneading (petrissage)
  • Shaking (vibration)
  • Stroking (effleurage)
  • Cupping (tapotement)

The other, fundamental component of massage therapy is promoting the body’s self-healing action. A full-body Swedish Massage stimulates and releases specific tension areas, followed by whole-body relaxation to enable the body to further calm-and-release holistically.

Relax the body

Relax the mind

As a complimentary (CAM) therapy, Swedish Massage combines very well with: sauna, hydro therapy, physical therapy, and fitness / training routines.