Massage Therapy

Using a combination of stretching and massage techniques drawn from various styles of oriental bodywork (including Tuina, Shiatsu and Indian head massage), I can treat a wide variety of injuries and ailments or provide preventive treatments to keep you strong, fit and healthy.

Each massage treatment works on the body as a whole, so while the treatment may focus on relaxing specific muscles or tendons to treat an injury it also has the added effect of calming the nervous system, improving blood circulation and assisting the free movement of Qi.

Massage treatments are usually done fully clothed and through a thin sheet, although it may be necessary to adjust or remove certain items of clothing to allow for the use of other therapies like acupuncture or cupping. 

In general massage oils are not used, although sometimes medicinal balms or lotions are used to aid the healing process.

At the start of a treatment the techniques used are of a gentler nature, this allows for the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system (Rest and Digest) allowing the outer layers of tissues to relax and improve blood circulation to the area.

Once the area is suitably relaxed I can use techniques that allow me to reach the deeper layer of tissues without activating the sympathetic nervous system (Fight or Flight). 

This multi level approach makes for a more comfortable treatment experience helping you to stay in a state of relaxation which will aid the body’s natural healing process.