Massage is often seen as a luxury spa treatment that helps you to relax and unwind – and whilst this is certainly true, the other health benefits of massage are often overlooked and underestimated. In reality, massages are capable of aiding serious conditions – with regular massage being capable of everything from helping to lower blood pressure, to treating a…
Prenatal massage (or massage whilst pregnant) are perhaps a drastically underused form of treatment for a wide variety of conditions, aches and pains that can come along with pregnancy. This may, in part, be down to lack of knowledge as to how such massage can help during pregnancy. How pregnancy affects your body As a pregnancy progresses, the posture of…
Deep tissue massage is the main type of massage we provide at our clinic, yet despite its popularity there remains many misunderstandings around the practice – such as who it may be suitable for, what it can achieve and whether or not the treatment is painful. Understanding the details of deep tissue massages can not only allay any fears about…
For those who suffer from chronic headaches the world can frequently seem a lonely place; often the medical world offers little in the way of answers as to the underlying cause of the headaches, and even more frequently offers no effective solution. The result of which can be truly frustrating, and isolating, for the sufferer. Understanding the common potential causes…
You’ve heard of a sports massage, but what is it? What does it involve? Why should I have one? What is a sports massage?The Sports Massage Association defines sports massage as “the application of soft tissue techniques with the aim of managing, manipulating and rehabilitating muscles, tendons and ligaments” A sports massage targets tight muscles, helps inactive muscles and improves the condition…
What is osteopathy? Osteopathy works on the basis that each person’s bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissue must work smoothly together to achieve wellbeing. An osteopath uses their hands to treat patients by moving, manipulating, stretching and massaging their muscles, limbs and joints. This helps to bring balance to the body by improving the function of joints, increasing the blood…
You may feel an ache in your back/neck/shoulders and think a massage would really help, but where should you go? A specialist for a deep tissue or sports massage, or your local beauty salon? What’s the difference between them and how will you feel after each one? Sports and deep tissue massage Deep tissue massage does what it says –…
What is spinal decompression therapy? Quite a few patients have asked what that strange contraption at the end of the treatment table at the Royal Arsenal practice is. When I mention ‘traction’ it invariably conjures up images of medieval torture but that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s actually a very gentle and non-invasive tool in combating degenerative disc symptoms…
I was surprised to read recently of how epidemic the problem of osteoporosis is both nationally and worldwide and the magnitude of the problem, not just on a personal level, but also to the health service. What surprised me the most was that osteoporosis is not just exclusive to women. A huge 30% of men over the age of 50 will…
