Sports massage is suitable for all, not just athletes. People often think of massage as a nice way to occasionally pamper themselves, but regular massage provides a powerful tool to help you take care of your health and wellbeing. Clinically based musculoskeletal and neural techniques are used to provide a bespoke treatment targeting muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia and the pressure may vary from a light stroking or kneading to deep pressure. Regular massage can improve your quality of life and aid recovery from training. Kinesiology taping is also offered to support injury recovery.
Massage is recognized as complementary therapy used alongside conventional medicine such as chemotherapy,radiotherapy,surgery or drug therapy.Complementary therapies aim to treat the whole person,not just the symptoms of disease and whilst massage doesn’t treat the cancer itself,it may help reduce the side effects caused by conventional treatments to bring both mental and physical relief and make living with cancer more comfortable.Oncology massage therapists have extensive training,and have relevant insurance,ensuring they are knowledgeable about cancers and can tailor treatment accordingly.
Remedial massage uses varied techniques to restore muscle balance and help remedy chronic musculoskeletal problems caused by postural imbalances,frequent computer use,overuse etc.It incorporates massage, myofascial release techniques,manipulation of soft tissues,exercise and stretching advice to reduce symptoms of overuse injuries,treat muscular aches and pains and correct postural problems.The whole body is considered to identifying and treat the cause of the disorder,not just the symptoms, after assessing soft tissue condition through conversation, postural assessment and palpitation.