Massage
Sports Massage
A common myth is that sports massage is just for athletes – this is not true! While sports massage is often used to prevent and treat sports injuries and improve performance, the technique also has substantial benefits for all individuals.
Sports massage can be helpful for individuals with occupational injuries (ranging from manual work to desk-based jobs), day-to-day movement challenges, or certain types of pain. That’s because the focus of sports massage is to repair the body and bring it back to a balanced state, improving posture, movement, and overall wellbeing.
The techniques used in sports massage include effleurage, petrissage, tapotement, trigger point, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.
Deep Tissue
This is a form of massage that can be calming and also provide higher pressure. The pressure goes deeper into the muscles, tendons, fascia, and connective tissue to release chronic tension and deliver relaxation. Deep tissue can also help to eliminate toxins and help the flow of oxygen into specific muscle groups or across the whole body.
This is a relaxing and calming massage ideal for relieving stress. It involves massage to the acupressure points in the neck, shoulders, and head – including the scalp – combined with other techniques. The overall effect helps to release tension in the neck and shoulders, and can help to reduce headaches and migraines. Improved blood flow can also help to improve sleep.
Indian Head Massage
This is a relaxing and calming massage ideal for relieving stress. It involves massage to the acupressure points in the neck, shoulders, and head – including the scalp – combined with other techniques. The overall effect helps to release tension in the neck and shoulders, and can help to reduce headaches and migraines. Improved blood flow can also help to improve sleep.
Cupping
Cupping therapy has been in the headlines as a technique used on athletes, but it also has important benefits for individuals, too. Cupping can reduce pain and inflammation and decrease muscle tightness. It can also help improve lymphatic drainage.
Cupping therapy involves placing suction cups on the skin, and either leaving them in place or moving them around. They increase blood flow to the area being treated as well as release tension in the myofascial tissue.
Gua-Sha / IASTM
Qua Sha, also known as Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilisation can help with releasing muscle tension and tightness. Gua-Sha helps to breakup adhesions and scar tissue, which helps to reduce dysfunctional tissue, reducing pain and improving range of movement.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
This slow, light massage seeks to support the body’s natural lymphatic drainage system in releasing toxins from the body. Sometimes in an individual’s body, fluid in the lymphatic system can build up because the lymph system becomes restricted or blocked. A manual lymphatic drainage massage supports the body’s natural processes with specialised stroking movements that help move fluid along so that the body can dispose of it more easily.
Pre/Post Event Massage
These massages are tailored to the needs of individuals, before or after events or workouts. The pre-event massage uses fast, sweeping strokes to enliven key muscle groups and help the body prepare for the athletic activity that is to take place. The post-event massage is more relaxed, and designed to help muscle groups recover from the athletic event faster by enabling more oxygen to flow. The techniques used are proven to support performance and recovery.
Taping and strapping
Rock tape/Kinesiology tape can be used to aid acute/sub-acute and chronic conditions, including arthritis, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, sprains, postural correction and general pain and inflammation. Kinesiology tape can also help to prevent injuries by aiding blood flow.