Types of Massage

Victoria Chesworth -

Sports Massage, Facial Massage, Pregnancy Massage Tel 07789 496620

Marion Cobbold -

Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Mayofascial Release, Trigger Point Tel 01394 462340

Anna Cornford -

Aromatherapy, Swedish Massage Tel 07771 971791

Rosie Jackson -

Aromatherapy, Swedish Massage Tel 07967 793877

Rob Lambert -

Fitness Massage, Deep Tissue, Remedial Massage Tel 07916 137516

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Holistic Massage

Eases muscular and psychological tension and rebalances vital body energies, giving you a chance to let go, relax and enjoy a time of peace and tranquillity. On a regular basis relaxation massage will reduce the effects of stress, thereby helping to avoid stress related illnesses.

Sports Massage

A must for the competitive and recreational sports person. Prior to activity, it will prepare you, reducing the risk of injury and enhancing your performance. Post activity, massage is effective in speeding recovery, insuring or increasing your current levels of flexibility, muscle responsiveness and body awareness.

Trigger Point

Therapy Isolates and treats points of muscular spasm, which cause localised and extended pain patterns, which are common to all overworked muscles, pain is reduced and or eliminated.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue Massage is a massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fibres of the muscles, tendons and fascia.

Swedish Massage

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 also stimulates the skin and nervous system and soothes the nerves themselves at the same time. Swedish massage reduces stress, both emotional and physical, and is suggested in a regular program for stress management. It also has many specific medical uses.

Pregnancy Massage

During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes many changes, some of them stressful and uncomfortable. Back, shoulder and leg aches and pains can some times be very painful and uncomfortable; you need not suffer any further. Massage is a perfect way to reduce stress and promote general well-being.

Myofascial Release

Releases restriction between muscles and other soft tissues. It also helps to improve posture and can release restrictive emotional holding patterns.

Acupressure

Using principals of Chinese and Western Knowledge of endorphins, acupuncture points are massaged to provide pain relief, increase relaxation, and promote harmonious energy flow.

Remedial Massage

A paramedical treatment method, which utilises any or all of the above techniques to reduce pain, and restore function to injured tissue. When used regularly or in conjunction with other health practitioners Remedial massage helps to maximise your health and well-being.

Remedial massage uses several specialized skills to locate and repair damage and speed up the body's repair mechanism. A professional remedial massage therapist has to draw on his knowledge of anatomy, physiology, related pathology and the techniques of many therapies, including heat and cold therapies.

Remedial massage can involve gentle to strong strokes as well as shallow to deep strokes. It works on the fact that soft muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia is responsive to touch. Sensitive points in the muscles often refer to pain in other parts of the body. For instance, headaches may originate from muscles in the neck and pelvic pains maybe caused by certain areas in the abdominal and pelvic area. Remedial massage helps to stimulate blood flow in these areas, thus reducing pain, swelling, and speeding up the body's natural healing process.

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