Treatments
All types of massage is essential for healthy living and maintaining physical, emotional & mental health.
Regular treatments can make a positive difference to you taking control of your stressful lifestyle as it counteracts stress.
Massage techniques work by manually manipulating the muscles, fascia & strains by breaking down scar tissue & using both active & passive stretching to reduce muscle tone.
Sports Massage
Sports massage is a set of specialised techniques for the treatment of muscle, tendon & ligament problems. Anyone, not just athletes can benefit from sports massage, if they have aches & pains caused by either over use or incorrect use of muscles.
Helps to improve range of motion to joints & blood circulation.
Remedial Massage
Remedial massage aims to treat muscles that are damaged, knotted, tense or immobile. It is useful for a number of problems that affect the muscles & tendons. It can stimulate the blood supply & make joints more mobile & help the damaged tissues repair. It improves blood circulation & lymphatic drainage.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage therapy isn't just a Swedish massage with deeper strokes or harder pressure. Deep tissue massages use firm pressure & slow strokes to massage deep layers of muscle & fascia, which is the connective tissue that surrounds your muscles.
It helps to improve blood circulation, lymphatic drainage & helps to reduce emotional & physical stress to the body.
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage can be known as the classic massage. It is a therapeutic massage that works the soft tissues & muscles, which helps to restore health by creating calm & balance effect on the nervous system. Techniques often used used are gliding, stroking & kneading. It is good for soothing tight muscles & boosting well being, it also so improves blood circulation & reduces emotional & physical stress.
Myofascial Dry Cupping
Myofascial dry cupping is an alternative therapy that uses suction cups to stimulate your skin & muscles. It promotes blood circulation, which relieves tension, promotes cell repair & aids regeneration. It is a painless technique. It allows the tissues to stretch which increases mobility at the joint and reduces swelling after an injury.
Reflexology
Reflexology is a technique which applies to gentle pressure to your hands or feet. It aims to bring relaxation & helps the healing process for the body. It uses acupressure points which correspond to other areas of the body.
Hot Stone Massage
Hot stone massage is when flat, heated basalt stones are positioned along areas of the body and also massaged with. The heat & weight from the stones warm & relax muscles, which allows deeper pressure without causing too much discomfort.
Kinesiology Taping
Kinesiology taping helps to stabilise the muscle during movement. The tape lifts the connective tissue which allows blood to flow while also giving support.
Infra-red light
Infra red light helps to treat pain & inflammation. It enhances cell regeneration. Infra red light is delivered to the site of injury or inflammation at certain wave lengths. It promotes cell repair. The light penetrates deep into the layers of skin, providing better pain relief.
Trigger Point
Trigger point helps to improve circulation, reduce tension & stress. It helps to improve mobility & flexibility. It can help to relieve headaches.
It involves manual techniques using pressure & stretching muscles.
Soft Tissue Release
Soft tissue release is a technique used to restore normal flexibility to a muscle. It is particularly useful when a muscle becomes very tense & shortened.
Dry Needling
Dry Needling releases tight muscles that are associated with trigger points, or hard knots that can cause pain over a large area.
Dry needling involves acupuncture needles being inserted, into muscles, ligaments, tendons, subcutaneous facia or scar tissue. It focuses on stimulating a trigger point that is leading to pain and disability. The needles are inserted and gently manipulated and removed after a short time.