May 31, 2015
If you’ve had a single or double mastectomy as a result of having breast cancer, your post-operative treatment should include lymphatic drainage performed by a trained professional. It’s important you have finished your other cancer treatments (chemotherapy/radiation) and had the OK by your Oncologist, but once you are at this stage you want to... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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. ... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
