Massage
If tension, pain or restricted movement keep you from living the life you want, massage may help. With its marvellous abilities to relieve pain and tension, speed healing and increase energy and vitality, massage can be a lifetime ally in maintaining ongoing good health.
Our therapists are fully qualified members of their respective societies therefore enabling them to receipt for all major Health Funds. HICAPS is available for participating Health Funds. Our Massage Therapists also undertake over 40 hours of extra training every year, so they stay up to date on the latest techniques to help you.
Our experienced Massage Therapists are trained in the following techniques:
- Remedial Massage
- Deep Tissue Massage
- Sports Massage
- Relaxation Massage
- Swedish Massage
- Aromatherapy Massage
- Pregnancy Massage
- Hot Stone Massage
We value open communication, so if we can help in any way
to better your experience with us, or something is bothering you,
please let your therapist know.
remedial massage, deep tissue massage
& sports massage
Remedial, Sports or Deep Tissue Massage is an intensive form of massage that aims to address the cause of pain and dysfunction. Through slow strokes and deep finger pressure the Massage Therapist uses a combination of soft tissue techniques including trigger point therapy, myofascial release, stretching and exercise prescription to relieve pain or soreness, improve joint movement and assist the body’s natural healing process.
Over the course of a day our muscles contract and relax many times. However, accidents, repetitive actions, poor posture and everyday stresses can form permanent, sometimes painful, tension in our muscles. Even worse, around any painful site, muscles automatically contract to support and protect the area. Any tight muscle can’t hold much fluid which means reduced circulation and accumulation of irritating waste products.
Over time, areas with poor circulation form trigger points.
Trigger points are highly irritable spots (commonly called knots) that can refer pain elsewhere in the body. For example, a trigger point in your hip can refer pain down your leg.
Through therapeutic massage, muscle tension and trigger points can be relieved allowing circulation to return bringing with it healing nutrients and oxygen to the area. A deeply relaxing massage can provide a much needed break to everyday stresses helping to calm your nerves and allowing muscles throughout your body to let go and relax.
Remedial Massage or Deep Tissue Massage may be of particular benefit for those suffering from:
- headaches
- migraines
- back or neck pain
- frozen shoulder
- sciatica
- general stiffness or
relaxation massage & swedish massage
Using long, soft, firm strokes a Relaxation (or Swedish) massage can
- ease muscular tension
- improve circulation
- calm the nervous system &
- promote deep relaxation
Relaxation or Swedish Massage has also shown to be beneficial for reducing the effects of stress, both emotional and physical and improve sleep. Traditionally a Relaxation or Swedish massage is performed using light pressure, however most people find it more beneficial when medium to firm pressure is used. Talk to your Therapist about the level of pressure you like with your massage.
aromatherapy massage
Quite often during a Swedish or Relaxation Massage the Therapist blends Pure Essential Oils with the carrier oil they are using to enhance the therapeutic benefit of the massage. This is referred to as an Aromatherapy Massage. Easily absorbed through the skin, Pure Essential Oils have been extracted from various parts of certain plants and the application of these precious oils assist in improving physical and emotional well-being. If you're feeling worn out, on edge, stressed or anxious talk to your Therapist about adding some Essential Oils to the Massage.
pregnancy massage
During Pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes many changes, some of them stressful and uncomfortable. Massage is a great way to reduce stress and promote general well-being for the mum to be.
During the early stages of pregnancy, the massage can be performed with the woman lying face down. When it becomes too uncomfortable, an inflatable ring can be used to lie on with the support of pillows. This many not sound comfortable but it truly is, it takes the pressure off and allows the Massage Therapist to work properly. Another option is for the woman to be in the side-lying position with the support of pillows. The comfort of the pregnant woman is always a priority.
Massage during pregnancy can
- reduce peripheral swelling
- help to prevent insomnia
- reduce muscle cramps and back pain
- soothe the nervous system
- ease sciatica, leg cramps and shoulder pain.
Depending on how comfortable the Pregnant women is she can be massaged from 30 to 60 minutes.
Regular massages during pregnancy can also shorten labour time and make the return of your optimal fitness easier. Even receiving Massage once a week after the first trimester is a great way to help ease recurring problems and maintain general well-being.
hot stone massage
Hot Stone Massage is a deeply relaxing and therapeutic treatment, which uses heated, smooth, volcanic stones placed on key points of the body. The stones have an extraordinary energy and with the right combination of heat, oil and an experienced therapist, the treatment is deeply relaxing.
The massage is a slow rhythmic, top to toe experience. The long, slow, firm strokes performed allow the heat from the stones a greater chance to penetrate past the superficial tissues to reach deep muscle layers.
The heat from the stones increases blood flow to the area enabling deep muscular tension to be released. Like normal massage the pressure used is adjusted to suit your comfort level. You can request light, medium, firm or deep pressure.
The basalt stones we use are sourced from South America and were originally molten lava. Basalt, a composition of many minerals, is particularly high in iron, which is why the stones absorb and release heat extremely well.
Unfortunately Hot Stone Massage is not suitable for everyone.
Anyone who has a loss of touch or heat sensation, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Peripheral Vascular Disorder, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, is Pregnant or has suffered damage or trauma to the nervous system should avoid having a Hot Stone Massage.
Of course, it stands to reason that anyone suffering from an acute skin condition such as sunburn, psoriasis, skin cancer, burns, dermatitis, eczema, shingles or herpes should also avoid a Hot Stone Massage.
