About Massage Therapy
Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) to enhance health, and well being. It relieves muscle tension and pain, increases flexibility and mobility, and helps clear lactic acid and other waste, resulting in reduced pain and stiffness in muscles and joints. The nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems also benefit from the therapeutic effects of massage.
Treatments
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Foot Joint Mobilisation
When upright, the body is reliant on the feet for balance and stability. If any of the bones in the feet are incorrectly aligned, the whole body is effected. Foot joint mobilisation uses 17 moves to help realign the bones of the feet, which leads to more effective movement patterns.
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Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger point therapy is a bodywork technique that involves the applying of pressure to hypersensitive spots in the muscle or fascia ( a knot) in order to relieve pain and dysfunction in other parts of the body.
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Pregnancy Massage
Pregnancy massage may help with the associated physiological, psychological and emotional changes experienced by the mother-to-be The client is massaged in the side lying position. Usually a light to moderate massage that targets areas of discomfort caused by the expanding body, eg lower back, hips neck and shoulders, calves and feet.
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Deep Tissue
Deep Tissue massage is a massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle and connective 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 fibers of the muscles, tendons and fascia.
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Swedish/Relaxation Massage
Swedish massage refers to a variety of techniques, specifically designed to relax muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles and bones, and rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart.
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Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular therapy (NMT) is a branch of massage therapy that attempts to problem-solve long standing myofascial pain and dysfunction.
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