Remedial Massage
Remedial Massage is the massage and manipulation of the soft tissue of the body such as muscles, ligaments and tendons. Various massage movements are used to promote circulation, increase blood supply and break down fibrous areas which may have formed in muscle, thereby alleviating pain and discomfort and promoting the body's ability to heal.
Although many clients consult a Remedial Masseure as a result of specific injuries (whiplash, falls, sports injuries, RSI and other work-related problems), the vast majority originate in postural (structural) alignment problems that sometimes go back to childhood and adolescence.
Most pain is myofascial (soft tissue) in origin. Trigger points are sensitive points in muscles, which radiate or refer
pain to various parts of the body. Many headaches originate in the muscles of the neck and head. Lower back pain and sciatic pain are far more likely to originate in muscles than in vertebral disc problems.
Benefits of Remedial Massage include:
- Increased flexibility of muscles & joints
- Injury prevention
- Restoring muscle balance
- Rehabilitation following injury
- Aching neck and shoulders
- Back ache
- Hip problems
- Knee & ankle problems
- All chronic muscular aches & pains.
Remedial massage is recommended after injuries or accidents and when problems seem to linger. Most chronic problems like back-ache can be treated by remedial massage.