Frequently Asked Questions: Hot & Cold Stone Therapy Hot stone massage is one of the most popular methods of massage therapy for several reasons. Your clients will benefit from the deeply relaxing experience induced by the heat from the massage stones. This warmth radiates into the muscles of your massage client, relaxing their muscles and allowing the therapist to work deeper into the muscles. You, as a massage therapist, will greatly benefit by not only seeing an increase in profitability, as you can charge more per massage, but you will not have to use as much strength and energy (and thereby less wear on your body) to achieve the same results on your client. Cold stone therapy is also becoming very popular. It is common to use stones that have been chilled in the same massage routine as hot stones. When cold stones are use on the body the act as a powerful decongestant. Basalt stone can be used for cold stone therapy but most people are finding that marble provides an even better material for this type of therapy due to its ability to be colder (or draw heat from the body) better than other stones. Please read through all of our frequently asked questions pages that are listed below to find out more about hot and cold massage stone therapy. |