Massage

Initial consultation 1hour – 1 hour and a half

Benefits of massage

Improves the quality of your life
Pain relief, reduced anxiety and depression, and reduced blood pressure, heart rate. The release of endorphins and serotonin can: prevent fibrosis or scar tissue, increase the flow of lymph, and improve sleep.
Relieve tension headaches.
Relief from pain due to musculoskeletal injuries
Improving muscle tone and delaying muscle atrophy
Massage assists the body's natural ability to heal itself
Reduce post surgery adhesions and swelling.
Deep massage can separate fascial fibers, and prevent the formation of adhesions and helps reduction of inflammation and oedema in joints and soft tissue.
Improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to all body cells.
Clears the muscles of lactic and uric acid that build up during exercise and relaxes muscle hypertonicity as well as relieves muscle tension.
Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system
Helps athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
Reduce spasms and cramping

Profound Effects

In response to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes cascade throughout the body, with profound effects. Research shows that with massage:

Arthritis sufferers note fewer aches and less stiffness and pain.
Asthmatic children show better pulmonary function and increased peak airflow.
Burn injury patients report reduced pain, itching, and anxiety.
High blood pressure patients demonstrate lower diastolic blood pressure, anxiety and stress hormones.
Premenstrual syndrome sufferers have decreased water retention and cramping.
Preterm infants have improved weight gain.
Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.

Remedial Massage

Includes a full body muscular and neural and postural assessment
Medical and lifestyle history

The first treatment involves an explorative massage to establish areas of concern and rule out any other conditions that may present itself. Each treatment will be followed by a series of stretches which will be relevant to the area treated, followed by another assessment, which will then be recorded to see the improvement of the treatment.

At the end of the first treatment, each person will be given a tailored stretching routine specific to the area of concern. This routine is given and used for after care, which must be practiced between treatments to help assist with your recovery. The stretching routine will be revised every 4 weeks, with new routines being produced when needed.

Once everything is improved a 4-6 weekly maintenance treatment is required to prevent reoccurrence.

What to bring

Any current radiology images i.e. x-rays, MRI or ultrasounds.
It is ideal to come in comfortable clothing for the stretches after the treatment, but not a must.

Sports Massage

Sports massage is used to optimise the athlete’s performance: Competition, Pre & Post Event and During Training. The aim of sport massage is to help Athletes who want to reach a level of performance slightly beyond that which they may at present be capable of achieving. Athletes strive to “Be better not normal”.

In an athletes efforts for enhanced performance there is always a risk of injury. Therefore our primary concern is to prevent injury. With regular treatments, higher levels of performance can be sustained without incurring any injuries.

Increasing flexibility and range of motion.
Reducing muscle tension and soreness
Enhance recovery of muscles after activities / sport
Prevention and early detection from injury
Enhancing repair and recovery of soft tissue injury
Soft tissue pathologies, eg: nerve entrapment, myofascial
restriction and trigger points.

Relaxation

Reduces stress, improves circulation through out the body, and helps the muscles to relax. It allows our minds and bodies to recharge and rejuvenate, bringing the body back to balance by releasing negative energies that we face every day.

Tui na

This type of massage is a basic form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It uses a form of acupressure points, which improves one’s Constitution, improves the flow of your Qi and balances the Ying and Yang. Please note this type of treatment is fully clothed, and minimal oil is used.

Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy massage has been found to reduce stress, decrease swelling in the arms and legs, and relieve aches and pains in muscle and joints. It’s a popular complementary therapy during pregnancy for back pain, when choices for pain relief, such as medication are often limited. Not only can massage be physically beneficial but the human touch can be comforting and provide emotional support during pregnancy.