Massage
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Remedial & Sport Massage
Is a more intense massage treatment that loosens up muscle tightness, breaks up a adhesions in muscle fibres, restores and maintains the full functionality of your muscles. It can also help your muscles work better and avoid injury. Muscle injuries will often heal more effectively with the help of sports massage.
Soft tissue techniques include:
- Trigger point therapy
- Deep transverse frictions
- Myofascial release
- Muscle energy technique
- Moblilizations
Conditions that often improve with sports and remedial massage include:
- Tension headaches
- Neck/shoulder pain
- Wrist/forearm pain (Tennis elbow)
- Tight calves and/or hamstrings
- Ankle pain / discomfort / loss of range of movement
- Lower back pain
- Sciatic pain
- Reduce mobility range of movements in joints
- Repetitive strain injuries
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Swedish Massage
Deep relaxation and rejuvenation from top to toe!
Swedish Massage can be quite deep and like all therapies is very much client-led. Swedish Massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissues of lactic acid uric acid and other metabolic wastes. It increases circulation without increasing heart load. It stretches the ligaments and tendons keeping them supple and pliable.
Swedish massage has been proven an effective remedy for many conditions including:
- Muscle aches and pains
- Headaches and migraines
- Emotional conditions
- Poor circulation
- Low immune system
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Digestive disorders
- Stress & anxiety
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