Osteopathy

Osteopathy is a hands-on therapy. By treating your joints, muscles, ligaments and nerves we enable your body to function effectively and without pain.

Osteopaths help reduce inflammation by a number of methods ranging from massage of soft tissues to manipulation and mobilization of joints, this helps to reduce pain, muscle spasm and increase mobility helping to create a healthier anatomical environment in which damaged tissue can heal.

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Osteopathy can help with the following conditions:

• Back and neck: Back ache, sciatica, ‘slipped’ discs, whiplash injury, muscle and ligament strains, stiffness
• Joints: Arthritis, joint hyper-mobility, joint sprains, , frozen shoulder, elbow, ankle, foot / heel pain
• Sports injuries: Muscle strains/tears, meningitis, ‘golfers/tennis’ elbow, groin pain, shoulder pain, foot / ankle pain.
  
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• Headaches and migraine
• Postural problems
• Chest pain / indigestion
• Work-related injuries: Repetitive strain injuries, ergonomic problems

For more detailed information on osteopathy go to our main osteopathy page here

Therapeutic Massage

This is the most widely known form of massage. Massage oils are applied to the body through a range of continuous sweeping and gliding strokes. The client is undressed to a level they feel comfortable with. Modesty is respected by using towels, so that only the part of the body being worked on is exposed.

The massage is performed on a professional couch that allows you to use a face-hole or an upper face-cradle and armrest. These increase comfort as there is no need to keep turning the head from side to side.

Benefits you can enjoy from therapeutic massage:

• Improved circulation and flow of lymph (the fluid between your tissues). Massage produces a higher flow of oxygenated blood that enriches the tissues of the body with nutrients and removes unwanted waste products.
• Massage helps to loosen tight contracted muscles and stimulates weak, flaccid muscles. As well as easing tension, elasticity of the muscles improves, and posture and movement are enhanced.
• Increased body metabolism.
• Balanced nervous system.

Sports Massage:

Sports massage is similar to therapeutic in that it is performed on a couch with oil, but it uses stronger pressure to target tension within the deeper layers of the body musculature. This blend of remedial massage with focused stretching, pressing and kneading releases tension that superficial massage may miss.

Sports massage can feel less relaxing than therapeutic massage, as a degree of tenderness is usually experienced. However, this is necessary in order for the body to release tension.

Client feedback and correct breathing are encouraged and monitored throughout the treatment to ensure that physical discomfort limits are not exceeded.

In addition to the benefits of therapeutic, sports massage provides:

• Reduced physiological fatigue and quick recovery after exertion. Sports massage can form an integral part of a training program by enhancing performance and preventing injury.
• Increased elimination of the waste products sports people have in their blood following exercise. Massage helps eliminate these faster than rest alone.
• Improved recovery of soft tissue injuries like sprains and strains, as well as reduced discomfort. Sports massage therefore complements an integrated rehabilitation program.
• Greater flexibility and elasticity of the muscular system.

Reflexology

Reflexology is one of the most popular complementary therapies in the UK. It manages to reach organs and other parts of the body which you cannot normally reach in any other way.

Reflexology can help many different conditions including:

• headaches and migraine
• irregular periods and PMT
• digestive disorders such as IBS
• infertility
• back pain

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a technique that can be used to relieve default for a variety of conditions. Each patient’s treatment will vary according to the type of symptoms they are experiencing.

Very fine needles are inserted and left in areas of the body to stimulate nerves in the skin and muscle. This produces far reaching effects on virtually all the systems of the body. The most well known effect is a reduction in pain and increase in well being.

The number of needles used varies, from one to as many as ten or so.

Acupuncture can be used for pain relief (neck and back, shoulder, leg pain), headaches, muscle strains and sports injuries, arthritic pain, menstrual pain.

Counselling

I understand counselling can be a daunting prospect and you may be fearful of committing to enter the process but it could also be the first step to empowering yourself at taking control of the issues you face.

My aim as a counsellor is to offer a safe and confidential space for you to explore those issues and will always approach whatever you bring in a non-judgemental way.

I am a member of The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and adhere to their Code of Ethics.

I have experience of working with a wide variety of concerning issues such as:

• Depression and anxiety
• Lack of self-worth and self-esteem
• Loneliness and isolation
• Addictions
• Sexual identity
• Stress
• Abuse
• Problematic relationships
• Lack of self-awareness 
  

All sessions last for 50 minutes at a cost of £40.00 by a cash or cheque payment.

I am available Monday-Friday from 9am-9pm.

If you would like to meet for an initial session then please phone me on 077 6675 6013