Hospice Massage Therapy       

What is Hospice Massage Therapy?

The right touch at the right moment can be far more effective than words in acknowledging a person's suffering, and offering comfort and support. Using a series of therapeutic touches and strokes, Hopsice Massage Therapy is used at First Choice Hospice of Utah to comfort many patients on our program and their caregivers by reducing stress, anxiety, and pain. Each Hospice Massage Therapy visit is tailored to the needs of the patient at the time of the visit.

Benefits Of Massage And Attentive Touch In Hospice Care

Hospice Therapeutic Massage is well known for its ability to relieve pain, improve circulation and induce a relaxation response. Other benefits of massage, applicable to hospice patients in Utah, as well as to the general population, include:

• Ease of tension, stiffness & pain
• Reduce restlessness & anxiety
• Promote mind-body connection
• Improve circulation which can ease breathing
• Induce more restful sleep
• Temporarily improve mental clarity