MASSAGE THERAPY
Why Massage??
Massage increases circulation, stimulates the flow of lymph, relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles, Reduces spasms and cramping, increases joint flexibility, reduces recovery time, helps prepare for strenuous workouts and eliminates subsequent pains of the athlete at any level.
Bodywork also is known to releases endorphins – the body’s natural painkiller. It reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred. Massage can improve range-of-motion, decreases discomfort for patients with low back pain, relieve pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.
In an age of technical and, at times, impersonal medicine, massage offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on the body’s natural ability to heal itself. So what exactly are the benefits to receiving regular massage and/or bodywork treatments?
Massage Benefits:
• Increases circulation, allowing the body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.
• Stimulates the flow of lymph, the body’s natural defense system, against toxic invaders. For example, in breast cancer patients, massage has been shown to increase the cells that fight cancer.
• Increased circulation of blood and lymph systems improves the condition of the body’s largest organ – the skin.
• Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles
• Reduces spasms and cramping
• Increases joint flexibility.
• Reduces recovery time, helps prepare for strenuous workouts and eliminates subsequent pains of the athlete at any level.
• Releases endorphins – the body’s natural painkiller – and is being used in chronic illness, injury and recovery from surgery to control and relieve pain.
• Reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred.
• Improves range-of-motion and decreases discomfort for patients with low back pain.
• Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.
• Provides exercise and stretching for atrophied muscles and reduces shortening of the muscles for those with restricted range of motion.
• Assists with shorter labor for expectant mothers, as well as less need for medication, less depression and anxiety, and shorter hospital stays.
Modalities available at Sun Spa
Swedish Massage: Traditional spa massage, focussing on long relaxing strokes with light to moderate pressure. Swedish massage uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage. The five basic strokes are effleurage (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber) and vibration/shaking
Deep Tissue Massage: Deep tissue massage is designed to relieve severe tension in the muscle and the connective tissue or fascia. This type of massage focuses on the muscles located below the surface of the top muscles. Deep tissue work varies greatly, depending on injury, sensitivity, muscle soreness and other factors.
Ashiatsu Oriental Bar
Deepest, most luxurious massage on the planet! This barefoot massage technique uses deep compression effleurage strokes that glide over the body. Bars are used above the head for balance and lubricant is essential for its purest application. Ashiatsu combines flowing centrifugal and centripetal force and also incorporate push, pull, pumping effleurage movements. The results relieve symptoms of chronic soft tissue damage and in some cases when we’re lucky, a structural change.
Cranial Sacral Therapy: Light touch therapy, CST is a minimally invasive or intrusive approach to releasing or unwinding trauma in the body. It thereby supports the body’s individual healing process, by not exacerbating any previous trauma in the nervous system, or creating any additional stress.
Prenatal Massage Therapy- Massage is not only soothing for mom, but it also relieves many of the normal discomforts experienced during pregnancy, such as backaches, headaches, leg cramps, and hip discomfort. If you have been a long time client it is great to continue receiving massage throughout your whole pregnancy. We ask if you’re new to massage therapy, to please wait until your second trimester to start receiving bodywork.
Massage Therapists
Carolyn
MASSAGE THERAPIST
We are very excited to announce our newest massage therapist Carolyn!
Carolyn is a very knowledgeable, licensed massage therapist with many years of experience. Schedule you appointment today!
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Relaxing environment clean friendly very professional the only place ill go for waxing lashes and hair 
Dayna Guerrero
10/03/2020 - Aggie is beyond awesome and a professional hair artist. Her experienced artistry with color ensures a perfect, personal experience every visit. Thank you Aggie for making me glamorous!
Julie's facials are extraordinary! Her knowledge & experience has been a game changer for my overall skin health. Thanks Julie for getting me on track for anti-aging process. I underestimated the benefits of facials. Julie is the best!
Amy Miller
1/30/2021 - Awesome! Staff is friendly, patient and very knowledgeable. Could have sold me the most package and I would have go e for it because I had no idea, she asked me what I needed and gave me the best for me!
Debi Chavez
10/08/2020 - I am in the beauty industry and I LOVE using Beth and her team for all of my beauty needs! Beth runs her business very fair, professional and with excellent customer service! Everyone I have referred to SunSpa has loved their experience as well!
Amanda Gunton
8/24/2019 - I walked in to get a spray tan yesterday afternoon and Courtney & Ashley got me in right away! The color is amazing & no spray tan spell
kylie haas
2/09/2021 - I have seen Aggie for all my hair care needs for the last 14 years. I find Aggie to be attentive and professional. Her station is always clean and organized. There is never a feeling of being rushed as she schedules ample time per client. She listens to my ideas and offers professional suggestions for styles and hair products. She has highlighted my hair for years and most recently applied wavy perms. My hair continues to be soft and healthy. I 100 percent recommend Aggie for all your hair care needs
Karen Lee
11/20/2021 - Sarah is the BEST massage therapist! 💞
Andrea Busch
9/17/2020 - I visit here for a style and color every 6 weeks. I followed Danette from another beauty salon. She is excellent with every service and absolutely shines with her hair color knowledge. She is an excellent communicator and always strives to give me the best salon experience. The salon itself is bright, clean,and cheerful. I am always greeted with a friendly hello.
Mary Martinez
5/30/2019 - I had my first Ashiatsu massage last week and it was the most productive massage I've ever had. I was a massage therapist for 5 years before becoming a physical therapist assistant, and out of the countless massage trades I did with co-workers over the years I felt like even great therapists really good therapists really couldn't get much done in an hour. But with the broad, deep pressure of Ashiatsu, I felt like Beth could really start to get into the deeper tissues after just a few warm up strokes and cover a lot of area at a time. I felt like the amount of head to toe myofascial release I got was worth my money so much more than a standard massage is.
Jessica Mehsikomer
2/25/2020 - I love this place. Everyone is so nice and the customer service is excellent. I highly recommend this tanning salon
Deanna Meier
9/30/2020
SUN SPA TANNING & DAY SPA
1057 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO
(303) 989-3656
Hours
Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm
Sat: 9am-5pm
Sun: 10am-4:30pm
**Last tan time 20 min prior to close