Remedial massage is manual therapy to treat, heal and activate your bodies natural healing processes. Every treatment is tailored to each individual client, designed with your needs in mind, whether it be to relieve muscle tension and pain, injury management and recovery or simply to just relax. Remedial massage is for everyone. Remedial massage therapists are trained to assess and treat musculoskeletal conditions, nerve pain, repetitive strain injuries, postural imbalances, head aches, neck and shoulder pain, lower back pain and much more.Hands on techniques such as massage, trigger point therapy, myofascial release and assisted stretching are just some of the techniques that a remedial massage therapist will use in treatment. Remedial therapists can also help identify contributing factors to their clients condition an advise on management for acute and chronic issues.
Remedial massage can stimulate the blood supply, make joints more mobile, and help to repair damaged tissues. The therapist will aim to balance the length, tone and tension of muscles and tendons, which restores the correct position of muscles and bones, increases blood flow and helps your body begin the healing process. The pressure can be either light, medium or deep tissue. Easily adjusted to suit the client and their level of comfort and tolerance.
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1. What is the difference between Remedial Massage and Deep tissue or sports massage?
Remedial massage techniques encompass both sports massage and deep tissue massage techniques. Deep tissue massage is basically any pressure or techniques that are deeper than your general relaxation or therapeutic massage, pushing through superficial layers to reach deeper muscle fibres. Sports massage techniques can be similar to Remedial massage techniques working on the muscles to optimise their strength and endurance. A Remedial Massage therapist will have a well rounded knowledge of sports massage techniques and deep tissue techniques, such as myofascial release, Manual trigger point therapy and so on.
2. Will I be sore after my treatment?
The pressure used can always be adjusted to suit the clients level of comfort and tolerance. Sometimes with particular injuries and ailments, it can be hard to avoid some tenderness or soreness after treatment. That is totally normal, with in reason. We are always working our best to improve your condition with out any of the unpleasant side effects if possible.