Treatments

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Deep tissue massage includes strokes very similar to those of Swedish massage, but the therapist will apply the strokes with deeper pressure.

The firmer pressure helps release tension in the deeper layers of muscle and in the connective tissues, and fascia surrounding the muscles. These bands of rigid tissue can cause pain and inflammation and restrict movement and circulation in muscle tissue, therefore causing pain. Deep tissue massage helps work on relieving painful muscles and is a great choice if you are looking for something a little firmer than a swedish massage. 

Swedish Massage is a classical massage popular for relaxation. 

  It is a light to medium pressure massage, using long gliding strokes, to superficial layers of muscles to help relieve stress and encourage blood flow, releasing muscle tension and promoting deep relaxation.

 Life can get busy and stressful at times, leaving us feeling in need of some TLC. If you just want an hour of ‘me time’ away from your busy life, this is the massage for you. 

 Swedish massage may help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. 

Sports massage is the application of soft tissue techniques to manipulate and rehabilitate soft tissues of the body, to help restore muscular dysfunction and imbalances and to help improve posture.

You do not need to be an athlete to benefit from a sports massage. It is great for anyone wishing to prevent or recover from a soft tissue injury. It is great for people who suffer with aches and pains that come with having a physical job, or those who spend a lot of time at a desk or computer.  

 Some of the soft tissue techniques used during a sports massage are soft tissue release, MET’s and stretching of larger muscle groups. 

Benefits of sports massage include: reduced muscle tension, reduced pain, injury prevention, aid in recovery of injured tissue and improvement of posture and range of movement. 

Dry Needling (DN) is a skilled technique performed by a physical therapist. It involves the use of a fine sterile needle, used to penetrate the skin and underlying tissues to treat musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. The Needles are inserted into trigger points to help relax muscles, increase blood flow, and trigger a healing response. Dry needling has been proven to be most beneficial for muscle related pain. 

It is great for treating tendinopathy and particularly successful in the treatment of Plantar Fasciitis.