A Customized Medical Massage is a treatment that considers the specific health issues of the individual client. For example: Are there any medical conditions that should be noted, what medications are the client presently using?  These are questions that may help the therapist to develop a safe, helpful treatment plan for each client. 

Stress:

Hans Selye, a Canadian endocrinologist, coined the term ‘stress’ and described the General Adaptation Syndrome which outlined the three phases (alarm, resistance and exhaustion) of the body’s responses to stress as it progresses from acute to chronic 17. Chronic emotional stress can cause physical pain, it can also affect posture, decrease breathing capacity…, nutrition and hydration, all of which can affect the health and quality of the fascia and your quality of life.