our Services
Spinal Manipulation and Mobilisation Therapy
Spinal Manipulation & Mobilisation therapy involves the specialized use of mechanically applied movement techniques to improve joint range of motion and balance tissue and muscle mechanics in order to relieve pain.
Soft Tissue and Remedial Massage Therapy
We know that life can be hectic! Our modern lives are busy but often sedentary, leading to poor posture, tight muscles and restrictive movement. If left untreated, these everyday aches and niggles can turn into more significant problems, such as chronic pain and even injuries.
Full-Body Alignment
The full-body alignment works to increase mobility and decrease the pain throughout the body, not just in certain parts. To get a glow stick to glow completely, it needs cracking the whole way down. It is not much different than the human body in a sense. When there’s an issue in part of the spine, it can interrupt the entire body and its functions.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue is a type of massage therapy that is used to treat chronic tension and injuries from overuse, such as tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome. Whilst some of the strokes are the same as in classic (Swedish) massage, the pace tends to be slower and pressure is applied more strongly, concentrated on problem areas. Practitioners may use their forearms, elbows, fingertips and knuckles as well as their hands in order to break-up adhesions. These bands of rigid tissue can cause pain and inflammation, and restrict movement and circulation in muscle tissue. You might have a stiff neck and upper back, lower back pain, tight legs or sore shoulders
Dry Needling (F.I.D.N)
Dry needling is the use of solid filiform needles which are very thin (2.25mm in diameter) to penetrate the skin and underlying tissues to manage pain, tension or dysfunction of muscles to reduce pain and improve movement. The insertion of the needle is shown to stimulate the body’s natural healing process and can be used on muscles, fascia, tendons and ligaments.
Relaxing Massage
Used to relieve stress and tension: avoid all stimulating movements and concentrate on effleurage movements. The pressure should be firmer and the rhythm slower. A pre-heating treatment would be beneficial before massage application.
Massage Oil :
Good for normal to dry skin; helps nourish and lubricate the skin; helps the therapist to provide a deeper massage and prevents the skin from tearing whilst being stretched.
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is a whole-body therapeutic massage treatment that works the soft tissues and muscles to help restore health - creating a calming and balancing effect on the nervous system.
The massage therapist will use five main types of massage techniques in a Swedish massage: stroking and gliding; kneading; rubbing; tapping or pounding; vibration.
Aromatherapy Massage
This massage will treat all areas of the body most prone to stress and tension, such as the back, shoulders and neck, along with the upper and lower legs, arms and hands.
The blend of incredible oils and the luxurious massage will send you into complete relaxation, and you'll leave feeling renewed.
Indian Head Massage
It helps to relieve stress and tension and creates a feeling of well being. This type of massage has developed over thousands of years from traditional techniques practiced in India. The family tradition of massage plays a central role in daily life in India and dates back to the beginning of Hinduism, the main religion of that country.
Indian head massage can also help with relieving fatigue, insomnia, headaches, and sinusitis.
Bamboo Massage
As the name suggests, Bamboo Massage consists of massaging the body
using Bamboo sticks of varying lengths and in a specific way. The sticks are usually warmed and work as a remedial treatment to promote deep relaxation as well as to stretch and elongate the muscle fascia (covering of the muscle)
The Effects
Effects of Bamboo Massage will be to provide all the benefits of regular massage, but the heat, pressures and manipulations we can carry out with the canes will enhance all of them. It is also said to work 10 times deeper than a standard massage without using more pressure making it more comfortable for the client.
Hot Stone Massage
The Hot stones are basalt. This is igneous, volcanic rock that can be found all over the world. It is mainly pyroxene and plagioclase feldspar. The texture is so fine these individual minerals are rarely seen, basalt varies from grey with a greenish tinge to almost black. They can differ immensely in texture, colour and composition depending on their origin, region and mineralogy. Basalt is found on the exterior of a volcano. It is formed from the hot lava that spills out of the volcano as it erupts. Over the years they are exposed to the minerals together forming a concentrated mass of minerals and crystals. The heat of the rocks causes muscles to relax, thus allowing the therapist to apply deeper, more precise pressure if desired or necessary. The heat contained in the rocks also relaxes nerves, and may improve chakra flow if placed on chakra centres on the body.
Thai Massage
Also know as Thai Yoga Massage, or informally as “ the lazy person’s yoga ” combines assisted yoga with acupressure techniques. The therapist will incorporate yogic stretching movements as they knead and press muscles along the body’s energy lines. Thai massage combines the principles of acupressure whereby the Sen is stimulated, which is said to balance the energy system in the body. The passive stretching can also help to open up the body which can help increase flexibility and relieve tension within the joints and the muscles. A Thai Massage treatment typically begins at the feet with the client lying face down and is more energetic and rigorous than your usual massage. The therapist will also often use their hands knee and feet to apply pressure, and the treatment usually is done through although oils and lotions can sometimes be used if requested.
Traditional Thai Massage
In a traditional Thai massage, practitioners use their hands, thumbs, elbows, forearms, and sometimes even their feet to reduce tension in your muscles. Traditional Thai massage uses no oils or lotions. The recipient remains clothed during treatment. There is constant body contact between the giver and receiver, but rather than rubbing on muscles, the body is compressed, pulled, stretched and rocked. Thai massage is based on the idea that energy moves through your body along predictable lines or pathways known as sens.
Thai Herb Ball Massage
A Thai herbal compress or Luk Phra Kob/ !กประคบ ส)นไพร, is made from a concoction of aromatic herbs making this an indulgently, healing treatment. Our Thai herbal compress massage consists of no less than 11 ingredients. The herbs are wrapped in cotton fabric and shaped and tied into a ball...with a handle, for want of a better word. There are a few sizes of Thai herbal compress balls as this massage treatment can be used on both the body and the face. These herbs have a host of therapeutic benefits that help restore the body’s health by helping to ease pain, heal bruises and soothe your skin by opening the pores and bringing a medicinal heat to muscles to induce relaxation. It’s also a fabulous treatment, to target specific pain points and ease the pain. And is especially good for postpartum mums.
Foot Reflexology
Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and hands. This is done using thumb, finger, and hand massage techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work on the feet and hands causes a physical change to the supposedly related areas of the body. There is no convincing scientific evidence that reflexology is effective for any medical condition
Dry Cupping
During massage cupping, silicone cups glide over the body with the use of different typer of oils and circular/long movements. Massage cupping has been used for centuries and is documented in even the oldest records of traditional Chinese medicine. Massage cupping is often referred to as the “ opposite” of traditional massage therapy. Regular massages involve the application of downward pressure. This can be done by placing hot stones on the patient’s skin, or even standing on their muscles, to release tension, as pressure is being forced upward into the cups. However, both have the same relaxing effect and can be used to destress the body.
