Thermal massage bed: Combining the best of Jade stone therapy and Infrared

Life’s been too busy these days. It might seem inconspicuous but after working for 9 hours a day, 6 days a week and 12 months a year, you do realize the strain your work puts on you. Every evening, after a day of hard work, the only thing that you earnestly desire is RELAXATION. While a bath in a hot tub might serve as a substitute it is no match for a good jade stone therapy on an acupressure bed.

Jade stone: ‘A stone of heaven’

Ever since the discovery of its magical powers by Chinese, it has travelled all over the world giving respite to millions. Though it has been ‘Americanized’ now in its use, it has still retained much of its past Chinese legacy. Other than their use in massage, the history shows that they have been used for healing and medicinal uses as well. In modern days they are mostly used along with infrared waves in acupressure massage bed, Jade Stone roller and V3 Plus. Such beds are commonly known as thermal massage beds. Due to its numerous uses, the Chinese referred Jade stone as ‘A stone of heaven’. Some of its qualities are –

·         Aids in detoxification which results in relaxing by rejuvenating blood flow.

·         Improves your immune system

·         Used for lancing boils, and the most important

·         Good CONDUCTOR of Infrared waves.

Of course, the people who practice this therapy also claim ‘out of this world’ benefits but we will stick to only those which are well known.

Jade Stone and Infrared: A killer combination

The jade stone has therapeutic properties and Infrared has warmth and when this too are combined we get the modern and extended form of jade stone therapy. The two are mostly used together on what’s commonly known as thermal massage beds. This beds are the real innovation and that’s due to the benefits they offer –

·       Moxibustion – it involves burning a herb called ‘mugwort’ and placing them over acupuncture points. The application of heat directly and indirectly helps to increase the body heat and provide respite from many ailments.

·       Acupressure and acupuncture – while acupressure is application of manual pressure to stimulate specific points, acupuncture involves insertion of needles on select points. Both of these are therapy are performed flawlessly by thermal massage beds like acupressure massage bed or jade stone roller. They are so designed so as to apply pressures only at some specific points on the body. The recirculation of lymph in itself is cure to many ailments.

·       Chiropractic benefits – the manual treatment of lower back and the spines. It helps in providing relief from sciatica, rheumatoid arthritis, spasms etc.

·       Stimulation of hypothalamus and deep tissue massage – Infrared therapy is known to boost the activity of hypothalamus which controls sleep, mood and sensations. Deep tissue massage benefits include improved metabolism, strengthening immune systems etc.

Little downside risk

Though thermal massage by the use of infrared has many benefits all, there have been instances were concerns had been raised regarding its side effect on human body. This concern mainly generates on the suspicion that infrared might cause cancer. Ceragem therapy are the type of thermal massage therapies which have been mostly blamed for the rumors. But time and again many studies have refuted the claims of any wide spread side effect. Of course, as is true for most of the things, this do have certain risks associated with them. Regular use of infrared may cause some damage to your skin due to heat.

Give no ears to such rumors. Stay fit and stay healthy. 

Note: This article was written for Jade stone therapy.