Prostate massage

Traditional asian Massage
Thai Massage, also known as Thai Yoga Massage, is a form of bodywork that has been practiced in Thailand for over two thousand years. Sharing roots with Ayurvedic medicine and yoga practices from India, Thai Massage uses a combination of acupressure, energy meridian work, and yoga-like stretching for a uniquely invigorating and balancing experience.  Stretching and compression is used in gentle rhythmic movements to ease stress and tension from the body, while creating space within the muscles and joints to allow greater freedom of movement.

Thai massage is different from many Western forms of massage in that no oil or table is used. The therapist uses a mattress on the floor, the client remaining completely clothed throughout the session. It is so different from what we typically think of as "massage" that it is often described as having someone "do yoga to you." In fact, in Thailand, Thai Massage has sometimes been called "Yoga for Lazy People"! (but...don't stop coming to class!)
 

Like other Asian massage techniques, such as shiatsu and reflexology, Thai Massage is a therapy that promotes the flow of energy throughout the body. A practitioner can treat conditions or injuries by working on acupressure points that stimulate the body and promote its natural healing. It should be noted that in Thailand, this is not considered just a massage, but a medical art form. Physically, a Thai massage treatment can range from extreme flexibility work to gentle relaxation sessions with little to no stretching at all. A treatment can be completely customized for any set of needs, so anyone can enjoy and benefit from Thai massage regardless of their physical limitations (particularly when it comes to flexibility). 

Convinced? Make an appointment for a Thai Massage, you will be amazed at how you feel afterwards. Georgetown Yoga proudly refers practitioner Matthew Fratus. Matthew trained at the Tao Mountain School of Traditional Thai Massage and Herbal Medicine. Georgetown Yoga instructor Vanessa King also offers Thai Massage; Vanessa received her training in Chiang Mai, Thailand. viagra

Matthew (pictured) is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association and is nationally certified as a massage therapist by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. He is certified as an Advanced Thai Massage Practitioner and as a Tao Mountain Instructor for Basic Thai Massage.
Former Georgetown Yoga Instructor Vanessa King also offers Thai Massage - visit her website at http://aximfind.com/search.php?q=massage&aff=1190972


 
Prostate Massage What about having an energetic, "vigorous" prostate massage?How about a good old prostate milking? Sounds like a healthy thing to do, doesn't it? A lot of people become confused after reading about the supposely good effects of vigorous massage or drainage at various websites and newsgroups devoted to the subject of prostatitis. One such website states: "Your prostate gland is a complex structure of tiny acini, or sacs, in which bacteria can grow. Once they grow there, the swelling and inflammation caused by the infection closes off the sac, causing it not to "shed" bacteria, and protecting the bacteria inside from antibiotics and your body's own immune cells. As more and more acini get closed off, your prostate begins to swell and interferes with your other normal urinary and sexual functions." This concept, this image of bacteria-filled acini, is not borne out by any research. But it's an idea which has taken hold of many men and now drives a good deal of the layman debate around chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). You need to be aware that it is not an idea with any support both experimentally or in the urological community generally. It seems that gentle massage of the prostate by a urologist may be beneficial by helping to drain painfully sequestered secretions in a chronically inflamed prostate gland or seminal vesicles. As a leading prostatitis researcher has stated, "prostate massage" may help by releasing the tension around nerve endings near the prostate in a manner similar to Theile's massage which helps women with IC. This represents a form of "myofascial release". However, vigorous prostatic massage may be very dangerous. If you have acute bacterial prostatitis it can result in septicaemia (blood poisoning). If you have the beginnings of a carcinoma in your prostate, it could conceivably result in the cancer being disturbed, broken up and metastasizing (spreading) around your body. Thirdly, it can result in prostatic calculi (little stones -- if you have them) tearing the delicate membranes in the prostate, exacerbating your CP/CPPS. Fourthly, there is a chance of perforation of the very thin rectal lining adjacent to the prostate, or tearing the rectal lining with a fingernail or implement. Fifthly, it may cause a hemorrhoid flare-up. In short, do NOT ask your doctor for prostate "massage" unless you have considered all the above points carefully. 4 reasons to be careful about prostate massage However, vigorous prostatic massage may be very dangerous. If you have acute bacterial prostatitis it can result in septicaemia (blood poisoning). If you have the beginnings of a carcinoma in your prostate, it could conceivably result in the cancer being disturbed, broken up and metastasizing (spreading) around your body. Thirdly, it can result in prostatic calculi (little stones -- if you have them) tearing the delicate membranes in the prostate, exacerbating your CP/CPPS. Fourthly, there is a chance of perforation of the very thin rectal lining adjacent to the prostate, or tearing the rectal lining with a fingernail or implement. Fifthly, it may cause a hemorrhoid flare-up. In short, do NOT ask your doctor for prostate "massage" unless you have considered all the above points carefully. A researching urologist adds that "vigorous pressure can result in tearing the very short segment of the urethra just below the prostate and immediately before the beginning of the penile urethra (this part is usually referred to as "membranous urethra"). The tearing can be very small and indistinguishable on routine examination but during the healing process this results in urethral stricture. In short, if the person giving you a massage has short fingers there is a significant probability that he/she might give you... a urethral stricture." Viagra