Services
Remedial Therapeutic Massage
Remedial Massage is treating soft body tissue such as muscles, tendons, ligaments and facia.
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Remedial massage is for specific health problems and based on the treatment principles, specific techniques are combined to treat the presenting complaint and underlying pattern. Deep tissue massage is part of therapeutic massage, which will require the customer to uncover the affected area.
Reflexology
Reflexology is a form of massage in which pressure is applied to certain parts of the feet and hands in order to promote relaxation and healing elsewhere in the body.
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It is based on the belief that each part of the body is interconnected through the nervous system to the hands and feet. Stimulating specific reflex points in the feet can bring relieve to poorly functioning areas of the body.
Hot Stones Massage
A hot stone massage can promote relaxation and wellness within an individual receiver. First, the hot stones are heated for approximately 30 to 45 minutes. This heating removes any germs from the surface of the rocks prior to the hot stones being placed in the correct positions on the massage recipients body. The hot stones are then used to gently massage beneficial areas of the body. The benefits of Hot Stones massage are:
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Relieve the fatigue and pressure, relax the body and complement energy
Strengthen the blood circulation, dissolve blood stasis.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage is designed to relieve severe tension in the muscle and the connective tissue or fascia. This type of massage focuses on the muscles located below the surface of the top muscles. Deep tissue massage is often recommended for individuals who experience consistent pain, are involved in heavy physical activity (such as athletes), and patients who have sustained physical injury. It is not uncommon for receivers of deep tissue massage to have their pain replaced with a new muscle ache for a day or two
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Pregnancy Massage
We use a combination of Swedish and Remedial Massage techniques, to assist with the tensions and pains experienced during pregnancy. These are often caused by the extra weight and shift in the centre of gravity. There are many physical benefits to Pregnancy Massage, in addition to the nurturing and emotional support provided by the practitioner. Massage reduces peripheral swelling, soothes the nervous system, helps to prevent insomnia, muscle cramps and back pain.
Care must be taken during the first trimester but Pregnancy Massage is beneficial throughout the whole pregnancy. Various techniques are used as the client progresses through the pregnancy and massage may be performed whilst she is lying on her side, seated, or on a special table that allows her to lie on her stomach. Once the pregnancy is advanced, she is discouraged from lying on her back as this may cause pressure on deep blood vessels.
Regular massage throughout the pregnancy is also said to shorten labour time and the return to optimal fitness after birth.
Child Body Massage
Babies and Children often enjoy being massaged as much as adults. As a general rule, the strokes of massage will be much lighter.
Frozen Shoulder
What is a frozen shoulder?
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A frozen shoulder is a shoulder joint with significant loss of its range of motion in all directions. The range of motion is limited not only when the patient attempts motion but also when a medical professional attempts to move the joint fully while the patient relaxes.
Torticollis
Torticollis is one of a broad category of disorders that exhibit flexion, extension, or twisting of neck muscles beyond their normal position. Treatment for torticollis is targeted at relaxing the contracted neck muscles involved. In most people, torticollis can be resolved in several problems for months to years. Persistent neck muscle spasms may require referral to a neurologist or surgeon.
Cupping
What is Cupping?
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Cupping Therapy is an ancient Chinese treatment for preventing and treating diseases. It uses a cup as a tool and
expels the air inside the cup by burning or suction to form a negative pressure. Cupping can affect the body up to four inches into the tissues, causing the tissues to release toxins, activate the lymphatic system, clear colon blockages, activate and clear the veins, arteries and capillaries, activate the skin, clear stretch marks, and improve the appearance of varicose veins.
Cupping can leave your skin bruised for a couple of days, but these bruised will disappear quickly
Sports Massage
About Sports Massage
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Sports massage is a type of massage that is specifically tailored to sporting injuries or ailments. It is not meant to be a relaxing massage and, indeed, can become quite vigorous at times. Contrary to its name, sports massage is not only utilised by professional sports people or people that exercise heavily. It is of benefit to anyone that exercises, even if it is only mild exercise such as regular walking.
Tennis Elbow
A degenerative condition of the tendon fibres that are attached to the bone of the outer side of the elbow or the wrist and hand. Many individuals with tennis elbow are involved in work or recreational activities that require repetitive and vigorous use of the forearm muscles. Specific massage helps to relieve the symptoms, but allowing troubled muscles and tendons to rest is also very important.
Gua Sha
What is Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is a healing technique used in traditional Chinese medicine. It involves palpation and cutaneous stimulation in which the skin is pressed with a piece of jade; that results in the appearance of small red patches. Gua means to scrape or rub. Sha is a reddish, elevated patch of skin. Sha is the term used to describe blood in the subcutaneous tissue before and after it is raised as a small red bump.
The Sha bump should fade in 2-4 days. If it is slower to fade, poor blood circulation is indicated and the Massage therapist must ascertain whether there is a deficiency of blood, Qi, Yang or a deeper organ deficiency at the root of the problem.
Sciatica
What is Sciatica?
What is Sciatica?
Sciatica is pain in the lower extremity resulting from irritation of the sciatica nerve. The pain of sciatica is typically felt from the lower back (lumbar area) to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee.
The sciatica nerve is the largest nerve in the body, beginning from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal cord in the lower back and extending through the buttock area to send nerve endings down the lower limb. The pain of sciatica is sometimes referred to as sciatica nerve pain.
Swedish Massage
About Swedish Massage
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Swedish massage increases the oxygen flow in the blood and releases toxins from the muscles. A firm pressure will assist in working through knots or a medium/light pressure can be used to zone out! Massage helps control stress, both emotional and physical, and is suggested as part of a regular program for stress management. The swedish massage begins with a footbath and refreshing foot scrub to relax into your time, any concerns you may want addressed in the massage please feel free to discus this then.
Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage
A rhythmic massage using long strokes connecting one
to the waves of breath, energy and love in the body.
Moxibustion Treatment
Moxibustion Treatment
Moxa is derived from herbs and has been used for treatment in China for 2000 years.
Heated Moxa is applied at the pressure points or areas of discomfort.
The warm heat and incense clears the energy channels and removes blood stoppages or bodily fluids slow down.
Moxibustion therapy can be beneficial in the treatment of the following ailments, joint pain, arthritis, cramping asthma, allergies period problems, colds, flu, sports and accident injuries, joint stiffness, water retention ( fluid built up in hands, feet, ankles and legs) .weight gain ,fatigue, sciatica, frozen shoulder and back pain.
Regular moxibustion treatment can also help people to improve immunity and prevent disease.