Massage Therapy: Deep Tissue and Lymphatic Benefits

Massage therapy is an effective way to reduce stress and improve circulation. Explore the specific benefits of deep tissue and lymphatic drainage massages, and learn how to use hot towels and hand pressure points for therapeutic relief.

How to Use Hot Moist Towels in Massage Therapy

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Gina Battaglia

Heat treatments are used to provide health benefits, ranging from treating arthritis joint pain to increasing circulation to reducing post-exercise muscle soreness. Although you can derive benefits from heat in steam rooms or whirlpools, using hot moist towels is a convenient, inexpensive mode of heat therapy.

Gina Battaglia has written professionally since 2006. She served as an assistant editor for the "International Journal of Sports Medicine" and coauthored a paper published in the "Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research." Battaglia completed a Doctor of Philosophy in bioenergetics and exercise science at East Carolina University and a Master of Science in biokinesiology from the University of Southern California.