REMEDIAL MASSAGE IN ELWOOD
Remedial massage or ‘soft tissue therapy’ is a great way to maintain flexibility and alleviate the aches and pains of daily life, whether they are from your training load or just sitting at your desk.
It focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue.
Techniques such as trigger point, cross fibre friction and stretching may be used. Depending on your individual needs a deep tissue treatment may include the use of Vacuum Cupping or dry needling.The use of these techniques can mobilize restricted myofascial tissue to restore mobility and assist in restoration of joint range of motion.
Massage will treat problems that produce pain, stress and muscular tension, especially for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, low back tightness and sore shoulders and much more.
Sports massage Pre event & Post event Recovery.
Sports is a deep vigorous massage designed to prepare your body to function optimally before an event or to relax and recover after a strenuous workout. Massage will reduce stiffness, speed recovery time and minimized risk of sporting injury.
Massage appointment can be booked for 30, 60, or 90 min lengths, depending on your needs.
Massage gift vouchers also available to purchase online.
RELAXATION MASSAGE
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 in order to get the muscle to release. Sometimes people even fall asleep during a relaxation massage. There are substantial health benefits to a relaxation massage, including calming the nervous system providing deep relaxation and stress relief, promoting a sense of well being. It also eases and tones muscles and improves blood circulation and encourages healthy sleep patterns. A great way to unwind the mind and body.
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
Soothing treatment to help fluid retention and congestion, stimulates the body’s lymphatic circulation, responsible for removing waste aiding the body’s defense. It also assists with sinusitis, digestive ailments and healing after surgery.
A soothing, non invasive and relaxing massage to help us cope in today’s hectic lifestyle with the influences of stress, unbalanced food intake and environmental factors.
The basic concept of this treatment is to stimulate the body’s * lymphatic system, which is responsible for removing foreign bodies and waste that inevitably get into our circulatory system.
*The lymphatic system is a major part of our immune system, that pumps lymph (a clear fluid) through nodes that filter and clean our circulatory system.
This type of massage reduces fluid retention causing undesirable weight and measure gains, assists with congestion, sinusitis, digestive ailments and post surgery healing. In conjunction, with decongestive therapy, it is an effective treatment for lymphedema.
Lymphatic appointments can be made anywhere from 60min $105 or 80 min $125.