Massage for the Elderly/Disabled
'The gift of life... is no less beautiful when it is accompanied by illness or weakness... mental or physical handicaps, loneliness or old age.
Indeed, at these times, human life gains extra splendor as it requires our special care, concern and reverence.'
Cardinal Terence Cooke
The benefits of the simple pleasure derived from human touch and company for just a brief period of time is priceless for many lonely and depressed elderly/disabled.
Careful, safe massage can help provide symptomatic relief and help to extend the vitality in their lives.
The benefits of massage to the elderly or disabled are numerous.
In addition to encouraging circulation, decreasing muscular stiffness, and helping to decrease inflammation that may rest in the joints.
It also treats so many of the typical conditions that arise with age - such as muscular stiffness, arthritis, skin discolouration, muscle and bone deterioration, tendonitis, bursitis, and respiratory problems such as asthma and emphysema.
For all Clients over 65's and Disabled, Holisticbee offers a discount of 20%.
We have worked in different Care and Residential homes, where we saw the various discomforts that the elderly sometimes suffer from like stiff joints, back pain, pains in the hands & feet, circulation problems and many other joint and muscular problems, that through the use of massage can help ease away these problems and can be very soothing and completely non-intrusive.
Elderly Care nowadays is much more centered on the wellbeing of the individual, thanks to new policies implemented in the sector.
Massage for those who have to sit or lie in one position for long periods of time, can stretch and release tense muscles, increase circulation to avoid pressure sores, and help them regain range-of-motion in underutilized parts of the body.
Massage should be a part of the Elderly Care. It is the unique combination of focus on both the emotional and physical aspects of this work that makes it so valuable.
