Therapeutic Massage Clinic
Therapeutic Massage
"Helen knows exactly how much pressure to apply (or not!) and clearly knows her stuff, with a wide range of allied expertise that makes her a brilliant therapeutic adviser as well as practitioner."
David Oglethorpe
With its origins in traditional Swedish massage, Therapeutic Massage uses deep tissue remedial techniques to help break down painful adhesions in muscle tissue aiming to ease tension, free tight muscles and eliminate waste and fatigue.
Your massage therapist will have a variety of massage techniques to call upon dependant on your needs. Following a full consultation to listen to your reason for seeking massage clinical reasoning is applied. This discussion leads to an individual treatment plan completely bespoke to each session. Treatments will be reviewed and adapted as requirements change gauged on your feedback and the feel of the tissues as they relax.
Techniques may include:
* Swedish massage
* Manual Lymphatic Drainage
* Soft Tissue Release
* Neuromuscular Technique
* Myofascial Release
* Myofascial Trigger Points
* Acupressure points
* Meridian work
It is for you to present your symptoms and the therapist to discuss with you the best treatment plan to ease away the pain and tension.
Deep tissue massage has been used to help the healing process for chronic pain such as arthritis or long term muscle tension and stress. The massage is soothing and relaxing on the senses while delivering an effective therapy to relieve pain and improve muscle flexibility, tone and function. It is also deeply relaxing and effective in releasing stored tension common to the neck and shoulders. Therapeutic massage is often used to help stress relief and a bespoke treatment to work on your specific areas of tension whether they are the back, shoulders, neck, scalp or jaw is the best way to target tight muscles to bring about relief.
“To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear”. Buddha
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