Hot Stone Therapy
Hot stone massage is a type of massage therapy used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body.
During a hot stone massage smooth flat heated stones are placed on specific parts of your body. The stones are usually made of basalt a type of volcanic rock that retains heat. According to the University of New Hampshire Health Services.
The stones may be placed on various parts of your body such as –
along your spine
on your stomach
on your chest
on your face
on your hands
on your feet and toes
Massage therapists may hold heated stones as they massage your body using long strokes circular movements vibration or tapping.