How can massage help?

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Back Pain

Shoulders & Neck Pain

Shoulders & Neck Pain

Massage therapy can provide substantial healing and pain relief for people suffering from low back paincaused by muscle tension and strain

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Shoulders & Neck Pain

Shoulders & Neck Pain

Shoulders & Neck Pain

Massage therapy helps ease Shoulders and Neck Pain. Massage is a popular therapy used to relieve muscle tension, stiffness, and pain. Massage therapy helps lengthen tendon and muscle tissue, releasing pressure on the tendons. 

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Headache

Shoulders & Neck Pain

Headache

Massage Therapy Relieves Headaches. Massage is done to ease the pressure brought on during a migraine or tension related headache. By focusing on the neck, shoulders, and head, massage can decrease the pain and discomfort brought on by migraine or tension headaches.

About Massage

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Deep Tissue Oil Massage

Deep Tissue is a very specific massage treatment in which the therapist uses knuckles and elbow's to put pressure on muscle tissue, and strip down as far down to the bone as possible.
Deep Tissue Massage:

  • Offers stress relief
  • Eases pain
  • Makes movement easier
  • Lower heart rate and blood pressure  

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Relaxation Massage

Relaxation Massage is all about relaxing. It focuses on giving the client time to recover from the stresses of daily life. when you experience relaxation massage, you can expect a treatment that involves:

  • Pressure that is deeply relaxing, but not painful
  • Long smooth gliding strokes that are rhythmic and flowing
  • A treatment that is designed to soothe and relax you

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Remedial Massage

Remedial Massage is the systematic assessment and treatment of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues of the body to assist in rehabilitation, pain and injury management.
The benefits are:

  • Reduced muscle tension
  • Improved circulation
  • Stimulation of the lymphatic system
  • Improved recovery of soft tissue injuries
  • Increased joint mobility and flexibility

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Reflexology

Reflexology foot reflex zone massage refers to a therapeutic method that attempts to find and massage tenderness and aching points in the reflex zone. It helps to strengthen healthy Qi to eliminate pathogens, prevent and eliminate pathogens, prevent, and cure diseases. It regulates nervous reflex, improves blood circulation, aids in detoxification, assists the lymphatic system, controls stress levels and enhances functions of the immune system.

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Cupping

Cupping is an ancient chinese method to treat and prevent diseases. It has been further developed as a means to open the 'meridians' (Jing Luo) of the body. Meridians are the conduits in the body through which energy flows to every part of the body through which energy flows to every part of the body and through every organ and tissue. There are five meridians on the back that when opened, allowing invigorating energy to travel the whole length of the body and it has been found that cupping is the best way of opening this meridians.

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Dry Needling

Dry needling is a unique procedure intended to specifically target and restore muscle function, with an emphasis on improving tissue healing and restoring normal tissue function. This is important as continued activity with poor muscle function may lead to further tissue damage and increased pain. Dry needling is not meant to replace conventional medical procedures such as physiotherapy or surgery. However, when combined with conventional treatment options, dry needling can be an influential method to accelerate pain reduction, healing and the restoration of normal tissue function.