REMEDIAL / SPORTS 

Remedial massage uses specialized techniques to locate and repair damage to muscles, tendons and joints. If you are training at the gym and not stretching adequately, then this style of massage can help you with the usual aches and pains. Massage therapy supports and speeds up the body's own repair mechanisms, making the recovery from exercise that much faster. A series of deep tissue techniques, along with passive stretches are performed by the therapist allowing your body to gain much benefit from completely relaxing into the stretch. It can be gentle or strong, deep or shallow. The therapist will work to your pain threshold.

 

DEEP TISSUE

Deep tissue massage involves applying firm pressure and slow strokes to reach deeper layers of muscle and fascia (the connective tissue surrounding muscles). It's used for chronic aches and pain and contracted areas such as a stiff neck and upper back, low back pain, leg muscle tightness, and sore shoulders.

 

Potential Benefits

Deep tissue massage usually focuses on a specific problem, such as chronic muscle pain, injury rehabilitation, and the following conditions:

• Low back pain

• Limited mobility

• Recovery from injuries (e.g. whiplash, falls)

• Repetitive strain injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome

• Postural problems

• Muscle tension in the hamstrings, glutes, IT band, legs, quadriceps, rhomboids, upper back

• Osteoarthritis pain

• Sciatica 

• Piriformis syndrome

• Tennis elbow

• Fibromyalgia

• Upper back or neck pain

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SWEDISH / RELAXATION

Swedish massage is a smooth flowing style massage combining a series of movements that apply gentle pressure between muscles and bones allowing deep relaxation to occur. The main purpose of Swedish massage is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood, release toxins from the muscles, reduce stress, improve circulation and ease and tone muscles creating an environment for your mind and body to recharge and rejuvenate.