Types of Massage

Deep Tissue Massage is a massage technique with a focus on the deeper layers of muscle tissue.

Slow strokes and deep pressure release chronic stress and tension in the body.

Benefits: 

• Eliminates and breaks up adhesions and scar tissue
• Helps to reduce or eliminate pain
• Relieves muscle cramps and spasms
• Increases flexibility

Based on the extensive works of Dr Janet Travell and Dr David Simons trigger point therapy involves a systematic de-activation of trigger points.

Trigger points are located in tight bands in the soft tissues and refer pain. The trigger points are commonly de-activated by flat or pincer compression wile the muscle is on a part stretch.

The treatment may be followed by stretches with ice then heat and then movement.

Trigger point work is a part of Neuromuscular Therapy and is beneficial wherever chronic aching pain is felt.

Benefits:

• Elimination of pain and tension
• Restores range of motion and muscle flexibility
• Re-educates muscle and restore neural pathways
• Increases circulation
• Improves coordination

Neuromuscular Therapy is a specific approach for treatment of chronic and acute pain.

Advanced massage techniques are used to treat muscle dysfunction and postural imbalances.

Benefits:

• Helps to reduce or eliminate pain
• Relieves muscle cramps and spasms
• Increases flexibility
• Restores correct posture
• Eliminates trigger points

Sports massage is used by top professional athletes throughout the world together with anyone passionate about their sports and pursuits.

Designed to prepare athletes for an upcoming event, aid recovery after a vigorous workout or competition, maximise training gains and achieve peak performance and improve personal bests. This is achieved through specialised medium to deep massage techniques which stimulate circulation of blood and lymph.

Sports massage can help prevent niggling injuries that often hinder performance and achievement, whether a person is a top athlete or a casual jogger.

Benefits:

• Helps to prevent injury and relaxes tight muscles
• Speeds recovery time and drains away fatigue
• Relieves pain and increases muscle flexibility
• Breaks down scar tissue which can reduce muscle performance

Enhances athletic abilities and endurance

Reduces likelihood of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

Myofascial Release (MFR)  is the three dimensional application of sustained pressure and movement into the fascial system in order to break down restrictions.

This treatment approach focuses on the fascial system, which is a network of connective tissue that holds the body together.

When there is a restriction in this network, reduced flexibility, pain, impaired circulation and loss of endurance can result. MFR is applied by use of light traction in the area of pain or restriction.

Benefits:

• Improves flexibility
• Reduces pain
• Increases circulation of blood
• Increases endurance

Swedish massage is a luxurious therapeutic massage, excellent for stress reduction and total relaxation.  Known as the one hour holiday.

Bring in your sore, aching, tired and tense body and leave feeling relaxed, soothed and balanced.

Benefits:

• Relaxes body and mind
• Reduces anxiety
• Enhances self-awareness

Pregnancy is a time to be pampered.

A therapist trained to perform pregnancy massage understands the changes occurring in the body throughout pregnancy. 

Massage during pregnancy can promote increased circulation, thereby bringing fresh nutrients and removing wastes.  You may achieve greater energy and less fatigue.

Pre-labour massage helps sedate the nervous system, release endorphins which are natural pain killers and so lead to a state of deep relaxation

Benefits:

• Reduces and alleviates neck, back and sciatic pain caused by additional weight, improper posture and weakness or imbalance
• Aids to increase local blood circulation to sore and tired muscles which in turn aids the elimination of metabolic wastes
• Alleviates lower limb muscle cramping
• Engages the parasympathetic nervous system which may have a corresponding effect to lower the blood pressure
• A healthy strong body recovers quicker and adapts more easily to a new lifestyle with baby
• May aid reduction of oedema as circulation increases.  Oedema most often occurs in the feet, ankles, wrists and hand