MASSAGE TIME FOR YOURSELF

Deep tissue massage incorporates slow strokes and firm pressure to relieve tension from the deepest layers of your muscles and connective tissues. Aiding in soreness and muscular tightness, deep tissue massages can help individuals with chronic muscular problems.

Sports massage is often utilised to facilitate flexibility and recovery following exercise. This technique incorporates firm pressure and specific movements to aid treatment. Sports massages can improve sporting performance by improving blood flow and flushing out waste products that build up in the body during exercise.

Trigger point massage is a technique that incorporates trigger point therapy to alleviate tight knots of muscle that often form due to a positional weakness or hyperactivity of a muscle. These trigger points can often refer pain to other areas of the body. By focusing on these points, this massage can reduce specific sensations of pain.

The lymphatic system is a series of vessels responsible for removing toxins and waste from the body, however, this occasionally becomes disrupted leading to a build-up of lymph. Lymphatic drainage massage uses broad, surface strokes to transport the fluid to different lymph nodes around the body. This facilitates the removal of lymph by improving circulation, subsequently reducing local swelling.

Swedish massage is characterised by mild pressure with broad, slow strokes to allow for relaxation and relief of muscular tension. The massage therapist may incorporate a variety of different stroke techniques, as well as passive joint movements.

Pre-natal massage can be carried out on women after their first trimester of pregnancy. This massage aims to reduce muscular tension, stress, and body aches associated with pregnancy. Prenatal massage uses mild pressure, focusing on areas such as the lower back, hips, and legs. The massage is carried out whilst the patient is lying on their side.