We can ALL benefit….
When I talk to most people about my work as a Sports Massage and Remedial Soft Tissue Therapist, some take a deep breath in and go on to tell me about how they once had a Sports Massage and it was very painful, but “no pain no gain!” and similarly for those who have not experienced Sports Massage they associate it with a deep form of massage only for sporty people.
Please ditch both of those ideas. Sports Massage is a title for advanced hands-on Massage, Stretching, Mobilising and Rehab techniques that are highly relevant for all us many sports amateurs and professionals PLUS IT IS VERY RELEVANT FOR ALL OF US who enjoy life, participating in exercise and activities to keep moving, fit, happy and challenged.
Essentially I am a Soft Tissue Specialist and my advanced training enables me to deliver corrective soft tissue treatments which are great for helping the healing process of injuries, rehab and mobility plus and maintaining healthy soft tissues to enhance training and improve performance. Injuries happen in many forms, not just from sporting incidents e.g. falls, accidents, overuse at work, in the gym, playing music or whiplash etc., and we all sometimes need “helping hands” to improve how we feel and can move and to enjoy and maintain our daily life pursuits.
So this makes Sports Massage relevant for anyone!
This brings me on to explaining Remedial Soft Tissue Therapy which is the knowledge and training to deliver corrective treatment and rehab to help ease and minimise pain, whether it is acute (recent from an injury) or chronic (long-term) pain.
So hands-on advanced Sports Massage, Remedial Soft Tissue and Myofascial Release * techniques are beneficial to aid injuries and many ease complaints and conditions that effect our movement, health and well-being:
Life throws many different things at us and hands-on treatments are great for relieving life’s every day tension, stress or pain from work or our favourite hobbies.
I hold qualifications to treat Pregnant and Post-Natal ladies and Oncology Massage to ease the discomfort of cancer treatments and operations, Dry Cupping and Kinesiology Taping too. Plus in early 2024 I will be qualified to offer Medical Acupuncture (Dry Needling).
* Myofascial Release Therapy uses gentle hands-on techniques that work deeply into the soft tissues to ease chronic pain, restore alignment, function and mobility to muscles and joints and also encourage soft tissue healing and rehab.
- Aiding the healing process from injuries, operations or medical treatments
- Addressing postural adaptions resulting from injury, lifestyle, employment demands, RSI (repetitive strain injuries).
- Managing conditions such as sciatica, carpel tunnel, stiff necks, headaches, frozen shoulder, fibromyalgia, jaw ache etc.
Life throws many different things at us and hands-on treatments are great for relieving life’s every day tension, stress or pain from work or our favourite hobbies.
I hold qualifications to treat Pregnant and Post-Natal ladies and Oncology Massage to ease the discomfort of cancer treatments and operations, Dry Cupping and Kinesiology Taping too. Plus in early 2024 I will be qualified to offer Medical Acupuncture (Dry Needling).
* Myofascial Release Therapy uses gentle hands-on techniques that work deeply into the soft tissues to ease chronic pain, restore alignment, function and mobility to muscles and joints and also encourage soft tissue healing and rehab.
Any questions please let me know.
Nicky Holbrook
January '24