Massage (Swedish, Remedial, Sports), Myofascial Release, Lymphatic Drainage, Trigger-point Therapy, Corrective Exercise...
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Tired?
Stressed?
Injuries?
Aching joints and muscles?
Remedial MASSAGE can help and improve all of these things
Using various techniques, deep or gentle pressure, there is a massage to suit everyone. Massage promotes circulation, relaxation and muscle tone and corrective exercise can teach you how to take better care of yourself.
Description of techniques:(scroll down for details)
Swedish massage – gentle, relaxing
Remedial massage – firmer, stimulating
Sports massage – specific, preventative
Corrective exercise – create balance
Myofascial release – deep, unwinding
Triggerpoint therapy – deep pressure on points
Lymphatic drainage – cleansing, clears toxins
Call and make an appointment for:
- Massage (Swedish, Remedial, Sports)
- Myofascial Release
- Lymphatic Drainage
- Triggerpoint therapy
- Corrective Exercise
1 or 1.5 hour treatments
Gift Vouchers available
NEW PACKAGES
Deluxe Massage – a real pamper package! This consists of one and a half hours of massage with real attention to detail. Your feet will be bathed in lavender oil, an eye mask applied to soothe tension around the eyes and extra time will be spent on your hands, feet and face. This is also an excellent present for loved ones and gift vouchers are available.
Kickstart Program – gives you a kickstart to good health. Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to get healthier? Regular massage helps tone your muscles, conditions your hair and skin, clears toxins and gives you a much better awareness of your body and its needs. The Kickstart Program offers you four weekly massages, personalised exercises (all very simple!) and one yoga class at Novoyoga, Hamilton. Plus, most importantly, you get weekly encouragement and support to help you stay on track.
Every person receives individual attention. I adapt each treatment to your individual needs and comfort. I endeavour to help every person I treat to achieve their goals, whether they be relaxation or rehabilitation. When you come for a treatment, you will be valued and supported as an individual. I can teach you some great techniques that will help you not only reduce pain but become healthier and happier. I like to help people help themselves - plus give some relaxation along the way!
More about techniques…
Remedial Massage:
Remedial massage is massage with the intention of ‘remedy’. That is, in order to initiate or maintain optimum health. The nurture and healing of human touch has been somewhat lost in our culture and returning to it through massage and other manual therapies is beneficial to the health and wellbeing of every person. The intuitive awareness and ability of a skilled bodyworker to assess a person and adjust treatments accordingly is something no machine can match. Everything from sports injuries and other injury rehabilitation to posture and general relaxation can be effectively treated with Remedial Massage. Combining deeper techniques, such as Sports Massage and Triggerpoint Therapy or more gentle approaches of Myofascial Release and Lymphatic Drainage, with general massage techniques, means there is a massage to suit everyone. Corrective exercise therapy is also available to those interested in facilitating and maintaining balance in themselves outside of the treatment.
Remedial massage is benefitial to EVERYONE.
Swedish Massage:
Swedish Massage is for relaxation. This massage makes you feel relaxed all over, rather than focussing on problem areas. It is a general, soothing massage, to ease your aches and pains and send you to another world!
Swedish Massage is beneficial to anyone who just wants to relax.
Sports Massage:
Understanding the relevant sport and main muscle groups used allows specific massage techniques and preventative measures to be applied. Although this type of massage and assessment is most commonly sought after a sports injury has occurred, it is beneficial to anyone involved in sports, particularly as a preventative measure. Corrective exercises can be used to complement this technique.
Sports massage is beneficial to anyone involved in sport.
Myofascial Release:
Imagine one giant sheet of cling wrap surrounding each and every piece of the body – bones, muscles, organs – holding them all in place and giving your body its shape. This is a simple description of fascia, a connective tissue in the body. Now imagine something between having your skin gently stretched and just being held in a certain position, allowing tension to unravel itself. This is a description of what you can expect from myofascial release, a non-invasive method with very deep, relaxing effects. Myo, meaning muscle, means this technique works on the fascia of the muscle and therefore relaxes and re-aligns the muscles.
Myofascial release is beneficial to everyone, particularly those who find deep massage invasive.
Lymphatic Drainage:
The lymphatic system initiates responses fronses from the immune system toclear toxins in the body. In extreme cases, where a lymph node has been damaged or removed, drainage can be an important tool for helping the body do what it can no longer do alone. For example, after a mastectomy (removal of the breast and lymph node under the armpit) the lymph will continue to flow to where the node was, waiting to be re-circulated. If the node is not there or not functioning, the lymph accumulates and creates swelling. Manual drainage (gentle massage along the lymphatic pathways) will re-direct the lymph, re-establishing normal flow. This is also helpful to women who experience swelling, particularly at the end of the day. In ordinary circumstances, drainage promotes good skin condition and can boost the immune system.
Lymphatic Drainage is beneficial to everyone and can be used more specifically for those with damaged or removed nodes or lymphatic disorders.
Triggerpoint Therapy:
Triggerpoints are small taught bands in the muscle tissue which, when pressed, cause ‘exquisite pain’. Quite gentle pressure can seem intense but usually is brief and then relaxes. Triggerpoints can often refer pain elsewhere in the body. Have you ever experienced sharp pains for no apparent reason? And no matter how much you might concentrate on the painful area, the pain doesn’t go away? This is the kind of referred pain that can come from triggerpoints. For example, active triggerpoints on muscles in the neck often cause pain or throbbing around the temple, forehead or eyes. By treating the triggerpoints of the neck muscles, the headaches or facial pain can be eased. For this reason triggerpoint therapy is effective in treating referred pain at its true source.
Triggerpoint therapy is best for people who don't mind deeper pressure and some short-lived pain.
Corrective Exercise Therapy:
Creating balance in the body is simple when you look at stretching and strengthening opposing muscles. Someone with tight hamstrings (backs of thighs) can stretch the muscles but without strengthening the opposing muscles at the front of the leg, the stretches may not have much effect. Think about it – if you tackle the problem from both sides you’ll fix it twice as fast! The best exercises are simple! You needn’t go to a gym or run marathons. Simple exercises can be done at home, or even at work, and are just as effective.
Corrective Exercise Therapy is beneficial to everyone - it is a pro-active method, helping you maintain your own health.
More about Jennifer…
After a serious car accident and my own experience of rehabilitation, it made perfect sense to me when, in 2000, I began to follow a path in natural therapies, in the form of bodywork. Having earlier been involved in competitive gymnastics, and now in other exercise such as yoga and tai chi, I thoroughly enjoy having the knowledge of corrective exercise both for myself, and others.
I have worked in a thriving clinic in Sydney, from home and for the Ducati Formula 1 Motorcycle racing team. I have recently established myself in a lovely Natural Therapies Centre in Lindsay Street Hamilton - close to transport and ATMs. For more info or directions visit www.hamiltonnaturaltherapies.com.au. It is a pleasure to be able to do something I love, which encourages my own health and growth, and helps other people seeking good health and happiness.
To experience these forms of massage therapy book an appointment now.
GIFT VOUCHERS available - what better present to give a friend or family member?
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
- (Nature Care College, Sydney)
- Certificate Swedish Massage
- Certificate IV Remedial Massage
- Diploma Remedal Massage
- Myofascial Release 1,3
- Lymphatic Drainage 1
- Triggerpoint Therapy 1
- Corrective Exercise Therapy
- Senior First Aid
- ATMS member 17173
- Health Fund Rebates available
Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release Therapy, Remedial Massage, Remedial Therapies, Swedish Relaxation Massage, Trigger Point Therapy
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