What to expect after an Aromatherapy or Kinesiology treatment
After receiving treatment, there are a few factors that you will need to consider.
Firstly you must always drink a lot of water for 24hrs after treatment. This ensures that any toxins released during the treatment can be safely excreted from the body in the urine instead of causing symptoms such as headaches because they are still circulating throughout your system.
If you have had an aromatherapy treatment, then it is advisable not to wash or shower till the next day. This allows the essential oils to be thoroughly absorbed by the body and to be allowed to circulate over a long period. Each person has a different absorption rate and so to be sure, it is best to leave washing till the next day.
During treatment the body has had to change, either physically because of the massage or mentally through the change in the biochemicals of the brain and so some side effects may occur.
Below I have listed the most common ones but if you experience any other symptoms that you are not sure about, then please do not hesitate to contact the therapist no matter how trivial you think they are.
- Headache: most common symptom, usually occurs because not enough water has been drunk after treatment. Most headaches clear up within two/three days. If symptoms persist, please contact the therapist.
- Flu like symptoms: These consist of feeling cold and chilly, aching in muscles and in joints. Caused by toxins being released from muscular tissues of the body. This differs from normal flu symptoms in that with flu the person feels sick, ill and wants to go to bed where they cannot get up.
These symptoms make you feel chilly but do not debilitate you and you do not feel ill.
- Aches and pains: These occur after treatment when congestion (lactic and malic acids) have been cleared from the muscles fibres through biochemical changes.
- Stiffness may occur a day after treatment as the muscles get used to what has been done to them but this usually clears and you will notice an improvement from day two onwards.
Sometimes the aching can get worse before it gets better and improves. This does not mean that the treatment has not worked.
- Tiredness: This occurs because your brain needs you to rest while it deals with the treatment you have just had. This tiredness can be quite strong so it is best to follow your bodies needs and rest or sleep. This tiredness usually passes after a day.
- Lightheadedness: This occurs normally just after treatment and normally only lasts for 15 minutes. It clears quickly but if lightheadedness persists, then please consult the practitioner.
- Remember that in order for your symptoms to clear up, great changes have to occur in your physical body and brain. This sometimes generates side effects as your body copes with these changes. These are a normal part of the treatment and nearly all symptoms clear up within two to three days.
If any problems do occur then please contact the therapist that you went to and they will be able to advise you.