There are many benefits of geriatric massage.

 

Some of them are:

 

• Faster healing

• Pain relief

• Restored range of motion and flexibility

• Reduced anxiety, tension and stress

• Relief from depression

• Enhanced immune function

 

Before I became a massage therapist my Grandmother suffered some debilitating health issues resulting in her moving into an assisted living home for seniors. To help her adjust to her environment I sat with her a couple days a week. The nurses would come and go and sometimes I would assist with changing her bandages. My Aunts said I would make a good nurse. Actually I think this might have inspired my cousin to become a nurse. I decided to go into massage therapy.

 

What this experience impressed upon me was the great care and thoughtfulness that was needed when caring of older ones. When I learned geriatric massage in massage school I realized how important having the right equipment is. Since older ones can be unsteady it is really important for a massage therapist to use an electrical lift massage table. They are expensive and at this point in my massage therapy career I cannot afford one. Until the day I get an electric massage table I will not be offering geriatric massage.

 

There are other massage therapists in Thousand Oaks that do offer geriatric massage.

 

Heather Karr of Ahhhmmm massage therapy is located at

100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 152Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

And her phone number is: (805)857-5693