Meet Our Skilled Soft Tissue Specialists
Our Posture Massage And Spine Check Promotion
For those sitting at desks or standing all day, our massage guildford and surrey soft tissue specialists will treat neck and back pain by targeting areas of postural weakness and soft tissue compensation. In addition to their hands on skills, they utilise a posture analysis program to show you your structural and functional adaptations, which they will use to advise you on how to improve your posture following treatment.
In addition to the above, massage is used to treat the following conditions.
• Anxiety
• Digestive disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Headaches
• Insomnia related to stress
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Soft tissue strains or injuries
Please remember, you don’t need to have a particular issue to have massage as it is a proven way to spruce up your day and make you feel better in general!
What other types of Massage do we specialize in?
Relaxation Massage
This relaxing massage treatment will usually involve flowing strokes and kneading, performed at your chosen pressure. It’s a pain free therapy and an effective way to de-stress and relax the mind and body.
Therapeutic / Deep Tissue Massage
This massage technique uses slower, superficial, or more forceful strokes (depending on the individual’s requirements), to target the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. More commonly used to help with muscle damage from overuse or injuries.
Sports Massage
This is similar to Swedish massage (long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping techniques), geared toward people involved in sport activities. This type of massage helps to prepare the muscle tissue for activity/competition, or even to help prevent or treat injuries.
Trigger Point Therapy
This massage technique focuses on areas of tight muscle fibers that can form in your muscles after injuries or overuse. This specialised technique, is proven to improves movement and alleviates pain almost immediately.
Pregnancy Massage
This massage technique is a specially adapted gentle and soothing massage, tailored specifically for the mother-to-be. Our therapists will use specialist guided deep tissue work with firm strokes to the deeper areas if safe and necessary. The general technique involves gentle, long strokes to the muscles to facilitate relaxation and to prepare the body for labour.
What to expect on your first visit…
Your massage guildford and surrey therapist will greet you and begin by asking what brought you to us. We are always keen to understand the root cause of your issues, so they will carry out an efficient and effective case history to identify them. This will also be essential to rule out any complications before you start your treatment.
Before any treatment begins, an active and passive examination is carried out, along with relevant testing to understand your issues. We will give you a thorough explanation of our findings so you can understand what the cause of the problem is and how best to treat it. We make sure that sufficient time is spent to ensure that we get to the route cause of your issues.