Remedial Massage Therapy

Deep Tissue Massage

This technique is a specific type of massage therapy that concentrates on the deep layers of muscle and fascia in the body. Deep tissue massage aims to provide effective treatment to physical pain and muscle dysfunction. It incorporating a number of modalities and techniques, like frictions and trigger point therapy to break up adhesions and knots to increase blood circulation to a particular area. It is especially helpful for chronic aches and pains and contracted areas such as stiff neck and upper back, low back pain, leg muscle tightness, and sore shoulders.

Trigger Point Therapy

This is alternative therapy that focuses on detecting and releasing trigger points in skeletal muscles. A trigger point is an area of local sensitivity and indicates a build-up of metabolic waste. It is usually a very small sensitive point and can sometimes refer pain to other areas. When these points are active they can prevent full lengthening of the muscle, weaken the muscle and usually refer pain to other parts of the body. Releasing these points through isolated pressure alleviates pain and discomfort.

Sports Massage

Exercise places stress on the body and intense training can bring on progressive muscle fatigue, putting stress on tendons and ligaments causing stiffness and soreness. Sports massage techniques aim to enhance sporting performance, and reduce muscular pain and injuries. It is not just limited to athletes; it is also of great benefit for anyone who exercises. Sports massage can treat a variety of ailments and injuries that may occur as a result of exercise. It also has other benefits that allow you to train or exercise more efficiently.

Relaxation Massage

This focuses on massaging the whole body. It aims to reduce stress and encourage a sense of wellbeing. Relaxation massage uses slow and calming massage techniques to calm the nervous system, promoting a sense of well-being, improving blood circulation and stimulating the body's lymphatic system, which carries away waste products.

Pregnancy Massage

A gentle massage which has many physical and emotional benefits. Pregnancy Massage reduces peripheral swelling, soothes the nervous system, helps to prevent insomnia, muscle cramps and back pain.


Oedema Massage

Oedema massage is often helpful in reducing oedema(fluid build up) because it stimulates blood flow, fluid movement and lymphatic system function (detoxing our bodies). Oedema massage strokes are often made in upward motions toward the heart to encourage the lymph movement. Oedema is abnormal fluid accumulation in the spaces between the cells of body tissues, causing swelling and pain. Mostly found in the legs and feet, where it is called peripheral, fluid retention can also accumulate in other areas of the body.

Myofascial Cupping

Myofascial cupping techniques using ‘no flame’ silicone gliding cups. It is a modified version of the ancient eastern style of cupping. Cupping is an effective therapy as it creates a negative pressure (vacuum) inside the cup which draws up the skin and together with gliding techniques opens out and stretches constricted tissue fibre. The benefits of cupping include: increase in range of motion, increase nutrient rich blood supply to the treated area aiding in the body’s natural healing process, increase fluid movement thereby decreasing oedema and relaxes the muscles.

Dry Needling

Dry Needling uses fine filament needles such as those used in acupuncture. These needles are used to directly stimulate specific trigger points in muscles to increase muscle relaxation and reset muscles. Dry Needling may be used by your Osteopath or Remedial Massage therapist to assist in achieving better results in your treatment.

Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a form of manual healthcare which recognises the important link between the structure of the body and the way it functions. Osteopaths focus on how the skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves, circulation, connective tissue and internal organs function as a holistic unit.