Treatments Explained

Sports massage is designed to enhance athletic performance and aid recovery. By focusing on the muscles used in your sport, our treatments can help reduce tension, improve circulation, and promote flexibility. Whether you are an elite athlete or a weekend warrior, regular sports massage can significantly enhance your overall performance and wellbeing.

Cupping therapy is an ancient practise that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. This technique helps to improve blood flow, soften tissue, reduce inflammation, and promote relaxation. I integrate cupping therapy into my treatments to enhance recovery from injuries and improve overall muscle function. 

IASTM stands for Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation. It's a manual therapy technique that uses specialised tools to treat soft tissue injuries and pain. It relieves pain from soft tissue injuries, Increases range of motion, Promotes tissue healing, and Remodels scar tissue.

Spinal manipulation is a manual procedure that uses controlled, gentle force to manipulate a joint. It's often used to treat pain and restore normal movement. Spinal manipulation is used to treat pain and increase range of movement. It can help relieve pain and muscle tightness caused by tissue injuries and can help restore mobility to joints that have become restricted due to injury.

Medical acupuncture, also known as dry needling, is a treatment that uses thin needles to stimulate nerves in muscles and relieve pain. Needles are inserted into trigger points, or tender points in muscles. The needles stimulate sensory nerves, which causes the body to produce endorphins and other natural pain relievers and are usually left in for a few minutes. Dry needling is used to treat musculoskeletal pain, movement issues and often to treat sports injuries or other types of pain. 

Electro-Acupuncture sends electrical impulses into the muscle, tendon, ligament or trigger point, through crocodile clips attached to the needles, contracting and relaxing the muscle, to reduce muscle tightness, reduce pain and increase circulation to aid in healing and rehabilitation.

Kinesiology taping is a therapeutic technique that supports and stabilises muscles and joints without restricting movement. It is particularly effective for injury prevention and rehabilitation. I use kinesiology tape to help reduce pain and improve mobility, making it an essential part of your recovery plan.