
What is a Hot Stone Massage?
Hot stone massage is a variation on classic massage therapy.
Heated smooth, flat stones are placed on key points on the body. The
massage therapist may also hold the stones and use them to massage
certain areas of the body.
The use of hot stones for healing dates back to ancient times, but it
wasn't until Arizona massage therapist Mary Nelson introduced her hot
stone massage technique, called LaStone Therapy, that the use of hot
stones for massage caught on.
Nelson conducts workshops to train other massage therapists in
LaStone. While LaStone continues to be popular, massage therapists and
spas have also developed their own versions of the hot stone massage
using heated, smooth rocks.
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