00:00:03watchmojo calm at my mess of therapists
00:00:06calm this afternoon we are talking about
00:00:08hot stone therapy you’ve probably
00:00:10wondered what exactly is hot stone
00:00:12massage and you’ve probably seen it on
00:00:14the menu at most of your local spas many
00:00:18people have wondered where it comes from
00:00:19some say it comes from Arizona others
00:00:21say Hawaii others say California but the
00:00:24truth is that we’re not exactly sure we
00:00:27just know that this stone per se basalt
00:00:30stone is a volcanic stone with
00:00:33properties that are unique in that they
00:00:35have a magnetic field that is ideal for
00:00:39helping muscle relaxation these are not
00:00:41rods that you’re going to find in your
00:00:42garden or outside when you walk your dog
00:00:45the hot stone treatment helps the
00:00:48cardiovascular the lymphatic system and
00:00:51the nervous system it’s kind of
00:00:53interesting to note that these hot
00:00:55stones are unique and that they do
00:00:58retain their heat and in order to
00:01:00achieve that what we do is we heat them
00:01:02in a hot stone heater between 120 and
00:01:07140 degrees Fahrenheit that is the
00:01:10precise temperature at which the body
00:01:12reacts well to the heat given off by
00:01:15these stones for the most part I find
00:01:18that they retain their heat for about
00:01:19five to ten minutes depending on the
00:01:21thickness of the stone and its
00:01:22composition if you’ve ever had adhesions
00:01:26or if you’ve ever had a lot of tightness
00:01:27in your shoulders you probably go into
00:01:30your massage therapist and he’s probably
00:01:32had to do many percussions on your back
00:01:35like this just to try and break down
00:01:38those adhesions so as Jamie’s therapist
00:01:43I may have to do this for 5-10 minutes
00:01:45sometimes just to break through these
00:01:49tight tight muscles rather than banging
00:01:52on his back for such a long period of
00:01:53time I can apply the storm and get deep
00:01:58much much faster
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