Full Body Massage

 

The definition of “full-body massage” is in the name: it is a massage therapy session that works over all areas of the body. A typical full-body massage covers top-to-toes. Traditionally, a full-body massage covers the:

  • Head – normally including the temples, crown, occipital muscles (the back of the head) and scalp.
  • Neck – including the nape and trapezius (long muscles on the side that connect to the back).
  • Shoulders – along the collar bones, shoulder blades and into the upper back.
  • Arms
  • Hands
  • Upper and lower back – the lower back is where most people harbour stubborn tension and experience tightness, stiffness or pain.
  • Legs – including the buttocks, glutes, thighs and calves
  • Feet