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Foot pain and remedial massage in Torquay

April 19, 2015 The cause of foot pain can be narrowed down by location and by considering some of the most common causes of foot pain. Injury, overuse or conditions causing inflammation involving any of the bones, ligaments or tendons in the foot can cause foot pain. Arthritis is a common cause of foot pain. Injury to the...
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Tension Headaches and Remedial Massage

March 22, 2015 Tension Headaches: The most common type of headache usually identified with pressure or pain around the head, temples, eyes or back. Tension type headaches account for 90% of all headaches. Tension headaches are more common in women than men and affect up to 1.4 billion people. Cause: Stress usually occurs in the afternoon after long...
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Achilles tendinitis

February 28, 2015 Achilles tendon generally caused by overuse of the limb and is more common among athletes training under less than ideal conditions. Signs and symptoms: Symptoms can vary from an ache or pain and swelling to the local area of the ankles, burning that surrounds the whole joint. With this condition the pain is usually worse...
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Sciatic pain and dry needling

January 31, 2015 Sciatica is a common form of lower back and leg pain. Sciatica is a set of symptoms for what is irritating the root of the nerve to cause the pain. Symptoms include lower back pain, buttock pain, and numbness, pain or weakness in the leg, pins and needles, sensation or tingling and difficulty moving or...
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Sports Massage and Stretching

January 17, 2015 Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscles felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone.The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility and range of motion. Ballistic stretching is a rapid bouncing stretch in which a body...
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Sports Massage

December 28, 2014 Sports Massage is geared towards athletes of all levels elite or amateur preparing their bodies for peak performance, it can be done pre event, during training or to help post event. Pre event: should assist in warming up an athletes’s body, increasing blood supply to the muscles, preparing the neuro pathways, assisting with joint mobility...
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Finding a Remedial Massage Therapist

November 29, 2014 Remedial massage therapist are qualified to do a range of different massages, sports massage, deep tissue, remedial, relaxation and pregnancy massage. Other qualifications that they have gone on to do might be, dry needling, cupping, craniosacral, lymphatic drainage. ...
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Pregnancy Cushion

October 18, 2014 When having a pregnancy massage it’s important to be comfortable, the pregnancy cushion is tailored to the expectant mothers needs. During a pregancy massage the mothers body is properly positioned and supported using the pregnancy cushion. The pregnancy cushion ensurers the expectant mother’s positioning is comfortable and safe for the mother and baby. The pregnancy...
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Remedial Massage

September 24, 2014 Remedial massage is a deep massage used for injuries or muscular skeletal disorders, it is designed to get individual case results. Remedial Massage benefits are: Increased vitality, performance levels and increases mobility and range of motion Improves the flow of blood and lymph particularly in the injured area’s Recovery after recent injury will react and...
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Benefits of pregnancy massage

August 20, 2014 As women move through the three trimesters of pregnancy their pelvis needs to open to prepare for birth. Throughout this time it is incredibly important to have treatment done to loosen the glute and pelvic muscles, otherwise the pelvis might not move as it should. There are many benefits of having pregnancy massage, including: Education...
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