Massage Central Caloundra

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Carl and Louise da Costa are a husband and wife team who both have Diplomas of Remedial Massage from the Australian College Of Massage and Diplomas from The Rainor College of Natural Therapies.

With extensive experience in succefully treating clients with a large number of symptoms of many professional and sporting backgrounds, the team at Massage Central have a holistic approach to their practice.

We provide air-conditioned treatment rooms, an online booking facility and Health Rebates.

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Deep Tissue
Deep Tissue Massage focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. It is particularly helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, lower back pain, tight and sore shoulders and other parts of the body under stress or fatigue. It will also assist to break up scar tissue from previous injuries and will generally rid the body of aches, pains and stiffness. Everyone can benefit from deep tissue massage from the young to the elderly.

Remedial Massage
When muscles and tendons become damaged or impaired, knotted, tense or immobile, Remedial Massage provides a healing treatment that can be gentle or strong, deep or shallow. Remedial massage traces the discomfort as far as possible back to the original cause and may focus on just the area concerned or work with the whole body. Remedial massage is concerned with remobilizing the body. This is achieved by increasing the blood circulation to problem areas as well as correcting parts of the body that have locked up due to overuse or weakened muscles that have caused functional imbalance. Remedial massage can reduce calcification, increase the full range of movement and get muscles working again.

Sports Massage
Sports Massage is for both the professional sportsperson and those that exercise regularly. Techniques used will range from deep tissue, joint mobilization, stretching and trigger points which assist in increasing muscular enduranceand performance to minimize the chances of injury, and if there is an existing injury to reduce the recovery time, reduce chronic pain and improve restricted flexibility.

Relaxation Massage
Relaxation massage uses a variety of slow but firm smooth gliding strokes and gentle kneading to help you relax and is the ultimate stress buster. During a relaxation massage there is less emphasis on working out serious adhesions or knots in the muscle tissue and the therapist won’t push your pain limits.

There are still substantial health benefits to a relaxation massage, including calming the nervous system, promoting a sense of well-being, improving blood circulation and stimulating the body’s lymphatic system, which carries away waste products.

Lymphatic Drainage – Boost Your Immune System
The Lymphatic system is our front line of defense in fighting infections, detoxifying the body and transporting metabolic wastes, excess water, bacteria and toxins out of the body. The Lymph glands (at neck, armpits, groin, etc.) are connected by a broad network of vessels which transport the fluid. Muscular movement is required to move it, as there is no “Heart” to pump it. Lymphatic Drainage is a gentle whole body treatment that relaxes the nervous system, aids the body’s immune system and is highly recommended for those prone to and recovering from sore throats, colds, infections, on-going tiredness, excess fluids, low immunity, swollen and sore nodes, bruising, skin conditions, sinusitis and for the physically inactive or bedridden.

Lymphoedema Treatment
Lymphoedema is a swelling of a body part usually occurring in the extremities. It can also occur in the face, neck, abdomen or genitals and is the result of abnormal accumulation of protein-rich edema fluid in the affected area. Lymphoedema is classified as either Primary which may be present at birth but more often develops later in life without obvious cause, or Secondary Lymphoedema which is much more common and is the result of surgery or is a side effect of radiation therapy for cancer. Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) is a combination of Manual Lymphatic Drainage, bandaging, exercise and skin care of the affected areas and is the treatment of choice for chronic extremity Lymphoedema.