Therapeutic Massage

Massage can provide you the space to relax and revitalise the body from the daily stresses of life. Massage has many positive benefits including reducing muscular tension and increasing the range of motion of joints. We incorporate many different styles and techniques, aiming to provide you with an individual treatment to optimise your physical wellbeing.

Relaxation Massage

This is also referred to as Swedish Massage in the Western world. The techniques used are designed to reduce stress, increase blocked energy flow and generate a feeling of good health generally for an immediate or short-term benefit. (Usually for a few days). Combined with natural body movements massage helps to improve circulation, posture, stiff joints and numerous other ailments and disorders. Massage encourages organs to function correctly and eliminate toxins which gather in the body. It helps reduce the feeling of stress and produces a calming effect on the overall body.

Therapeutic Massage

Therapeutic Massage is based around a pre-existing condition, whether it be a general sore spot or a specific injury of some description. Sports injuries are good examples of a situation where therapeutic massage is used. The massage generally focuses on the site of the injury or soreness and the immediate area around it in order to try and repair the damaged muscle fibres and return the muscle to its optimal performance.

There are a number of different techniques used with a therapeutic massage which differ from a relaxation massage because there are generally specific injuries being targeted. It cannot be over-stressed that the taking of a detailed history and observation of patient signs and symptoms is vitally important in the ability to give an effective therapeutic massage.

Massage decreases stress level

Many of us find ourselves in a constant state of hyper-alertness as we try to respond to the stresses of day-to-day living. Massage acts directly on the nervous system, activating the opposite of the "fight or flight syndrome" that we are so familiar with.

Massage relaxes painful and tight muscles. Massage stretches and kneads tight and painful muscles, gently separating individual fibers that may have become bound and knotted together.

Once your muscles are relaxed you may find that you can move more freely, breathe more deeply, making it more likely for your muscles to remain in their new-found flexible state.

Massage improves joint mobility and health. Massage can help increase range of motion in your joints by releasing muscle tension around them. In addition, circulation is also increased in the joints - actually stimulating the healthy production of the joint's natural lubrication.

Massage can help ease secondary pain

Massage can relieve secondary pain that builds up around a primary source of pain which can even sometimes last longer than the original cause. Headaches brought about by tense shoulder and neck muscles, pain and tingling that travels down your leg as a result of tight low back muscles or arthritis are just a few examples. Massage increases vitality, energy and alertness.

Massage increases circulation throughout the body

This cleanses your body of waste products that can cause fatigue and soreness. Massage promotes restful sleep. Many people find that massage helps with accomplishing a full night's rest. Massage helps the body and mind relax, and it's a great way to end a hectic day.

Massage releases your natural endorphins that reduce pain and give feel-good factor. Is a great way to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system and so lowering the pulse, slowing breathing and, in general, chilling you out.

By assisting in breaking down of scar tissue & adhesions and improved blood circulation massage speeds up the elimination of waste products which in effect promotes healing.

It can also benefit those suffering from PMT, menopausal symptoms, skin complaints and in respiratory ailments, as well as being useful in the treatment of depression and emotional traumas.