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𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.
𝖱𝖾𝗆𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖬𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖺𝗀𝖾 - 𝖲𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖨𝗇𝗃𝗎𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 - 𝖢𝗈𝗋𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖤𝗑𝖾𝗋𝖼𝗂𝗌𝖾 - 𝖲𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗍𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 & 𝖬𝗈𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 - Breathwork - Classes - Workshops

Marty has a Diploma of Remedial Massage (Australian College of Massage), FIFA Diploma of Football Sports Medicine, Diploma of Sports Massage (BSY) , Diploma of Sports Injuries (BSY) and is a Certified Orthopedic Massage Therapist (OMERI). He is also a Personal Trainer, Stretch Therapy Teacher and Stick Mobility coach. He has treated a range of athletes from weekend warriors through to international athletes including Olympic and Commonwealth Games representatives. Marty has also been a therapist at National Championships / sporting events and has provided massage for professional sporting clubs. He offers Sports, Remedial, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point,Sports Injury Treatment, Myofascial Cupping, Corrective Stretching and Corrective Exercise.

11/12/2025

That's a wrap for Move-Stretch-Breathe classes for 2025. Thank you to all who participated.

09/12/2025

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺

The autonomic nervous system (ANS)—comprising the sympathetic “fight/flight” and parasympathetic “rest/digest” branches—can be intentionally regulated through breath, movement, sensory input, and cognitive practices.

𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Slow, controlled breathing (typically 4–6 breaths per minute) increases vagal tone, improves heart-rate variability (HRV), and shifts the body toward parasympathetic dominance.
𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀:
*Stimulates vagus nerve afferents
*Reduces sympathetic arousal
𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
Zaccaro et al. (2018): Slow breathing improves emotional regulation and increases HRV.
Lehrer & Gevirtz (2014): HRV biofeedback + slow breathing elicits strong parasympathetic activation

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸)
Low-intensity, rhythmic movement regulates vagal tone and reduces sympathetic load.
𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀:
*Enhances respiratory sinus arrhythmia
*Improves blood flow and reduces muscle guarding
*Supports emotional regulation through proprioceptive input
𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
Streeter et al. (2012): Yoga increases GABA levels and promotes parasympathetic activation.
Thayer et al. (2009): HRV improves with regular low-intensity aerobic exercise.

05/12/2025

Stress + Soft Tissue
When stress rises, your body feels it. Chronic stress triggers:
• Increased muscle tension + guarding
• Reduced blood flow to soft tissue
• Faster trigger-point formation
• Shallow breathing → tight neck, shoulders + diaphragm
• Slower tissue recovery
• Fascial stiffness + reduced mobility

How Massage Helps
Massage therapy works on both the body and the nervous system:
• Releases muscle tension + improves circulation
• Breaks the stress–tension cycle
• Improves fascial glide + joint mobility
• Stimulates parasympathetic (rest + digest) response
• Reduces pain sensitivity
• Supports recovery + overall wellbeing

Your soft tissue holds your stress.

25/11/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Diaphragmatic breathing (also called belly breathing or abdominal breathing) is a pattern where the diaphragm is the primary driver of each breath.

Instead of lifting the chest or shrugging the shoulders, the diaphragm contracts downward on inhalation, allowing the lower ribs and abdomen to expand naturally.

It is the most mechanically efficient way the body is designed to breathe.

Benefits include:

Injury Prevention & Movement Efficiency: Better core integration means less compensatory movement, reducing overuse of superficial muscles and reducing injury risk.

Pain Reduction: For conditions like low back pain or neck pain, improving diaphragm function and soft-tissue flexibility can reduce musculoskeletal pain.

Enhanced Recovery: After fatigue, breathing-based recovery (i.e., diaphragmatic breathing) restores postural stability and neuromuscular control more effectively than some passive recovery methods.

Improved Posture: By balancing tension through fascia and soft tissues, diaphragm work can contribute to better spinal alignment, reduced stiffness, and better mobility.

06/11/2025

Having a few days off enjoying some downtime.

28/10/2025

HOW CAN MASSAGE HELP YOUR TRAINING LOAD?

Massage can be useful when you’re managing training load, heavy sessions, or integrating exercise into your program:

1. Aid in recovery / faster “turnaround” of heavy sessions

After a heavy workout (eccentric loads, high volume, sprints, etc) you get muscle micro-damage, inflammation, soreness, stiffness. Massage seems to help reduce soreness (DOMS) and may assist comfort in the recovery window.

By reducing soreness and promoting a more ready-state muscle/tissue, you might better tolerate your next training session (important when load is high).

2. Maintain / improve mobility, flexibility, tissue readiness

Under high training loads, tissues (muscles, fascia, tendons) can tighten, shorten, become less compliant. Massage can help increase range of motion, reduce stiffness, and keep tissues more “prepared” for training.

Better mobility means you’re less likely to alter mechanics (which can lead to overload/injury) when you’re fatigued.

3. Support for managing accumulated load / “niggles”

When you’re training a lot, small issues (tightness, minor discomfort, imbalances) accumulate. Massage allows you to address tissue congestion, muscle-imbalances, trigger points, and relax stress in soft tissues before they turn into bigger problems.

This is especially helpful in “maintenance” phases of training, when you’re not just chasing big improvements but staying healthy under load.

4. Psychological / nervous-system recovery

Training load isn’t only mechanical; there is also stress (physical + mental). Massage may reduce stress hormones, enhance parasympathetic recovery (rest & digest), improve sleep or relaxation which indirectly helps when you have heavy loading.

A less stressed system recovers better, adapts better to training.

5. Injury‐prevention & readiness (indirectly)

While not proven to dramatically improve performance in terms of strength/time, by helping with mobility, readiness, reducing tightness and possibly fatigue accumulation, massage may reduce risk of over-use injuries or training interruptions.

19/09/2025

Movement as Therapy After Massage.

Massage helps release tension, reduce pain, and improve circulation. But what you do after your treatment matters just as much!

Why add Movement Therapy and Corrective strategies post-massage?
*Locks in the benefits – gentle movement reinforces mobility gains from massage.
*Reduces pain & stiffness – movement activates your nervous system to calm pain signals (Hayden et al., 2021).
*Boosts circulation & recovery – exercise improves oxygen and nutrient delivery to tissues.
*Supports long-term change – regular movement builds strength, stability, and flexibility beyond the massage table.
*Enhances mind–body connection – movement improves mood, focus, and body awareness (Morres et al., 2019).

Movement strategies that may include: stretching, mobility drills, walking, functional movement pattern strength or corrective exercises tailored to your individual needs further enhance the benefits of your treatment.

Massage and Movement combined = the ultimate combination for recovery, resilience, and performance.

10/09/2025

Why Remedial Massage?

• Pain Reduction: Remdial massage can decrease musculoskeletal pain through improved circulation, modulation of the pain gate mechanism, and reduced muscle tension (Furlan et al., 2015).

• Improved Mobility & Flexibility: Helps restore normal muscle length-tension relationships and increases joint range of motion (Afonso et al., 2021).

• Enhanced Recovery: Supports post-exercise recovery by reducing delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and promoting tissue healing (Poppendieck et al., 2016).

•Better Function & Posture: Corrective techniques can reduce compensatory patterns, supporting improved movement efficiency (Weerapong et al., 2005).

06/09/2025

Why Mobility, Flexibility & Cognitive Movement Training Matter

Cognitive movement training, mobility, flexibility, and down regulation are the key components of what my classes are based on. Together with being strong in your movement patterns, these components guide the way I program corrective movement strategies.

Research shows that combining mobility, flexibility, and cognitive movement training does more than just keep you moving well — it keeps your brain sharp 🧠

Mobility:
Improves joint health, reduces injury risk, and enhances performance (Behm et al., 2016).
Flexibility:
Increases range of motion, supports posture, and aids recovery (Konrad et al., 2021).
Cognitive Movement Training:
Boosts coordination, balance, memory, and executive function — linking body and brain (Voelcker-Rehage & Niemann, 2013).

Together, they create a foundation for:
•Better movement efficiency
•Reduced pain & stiffness
•Sharper mental focus
•Long-term health & independence

Helping make movement better.

30/08/2025

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

Massage after strenuous exercise can reduce the intensity of DOMS and improve subjective recovery.

Evidence: A systematic review by Torres et al. (2012) found massage to be one of the most effective interventions in reducing DOMS compared with passive recovery.

27/08/2025

B𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞

𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐑𝐎𝐌)
• Massage reduces muscle tension and soft tissue adhesions, but mobility exercises actively train the nervous system and joints to use that new range.

• Evidence shows that combining manual therapy with mobility drills improves flexibility and movement quality more effectively than massage alone (Behm & Chaouachi, 2011).

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞-𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
• Massage influences the nervous system, reducing protective muscle guarding. Mobility drills then "teach" the body how to move freely without compensation patterns.

• This re-education helps reduce recurrence of dysfunction and supports better posture and coordination.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲
• Gentle joint mobility exercises stimulate blood flow and lymphatic drainage, enhancing recovery and reducing post-treatment soreness.

• Active movement has been linked to decreased delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) compared to passive recovery.

𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞-𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
• Without movement, the body may revert to previous tension and restrictions.

• Dynamic mobility ensures the tissues adapt to functional demands, keeping the benefits of massage longer.

𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
• Massage reduces nociceptive input and muscle guarding, while mobility exercise maintains pain inhibition by activating descending pain-modulating pathways.

• Active mobility reinforces the brain’s perception of “safe” movement, reducing fear-avoidance and improving confidence.

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫
• Mobility exercises bridge the gap between passive treatment (massage) and active performance. This ensures clients experience benefits in daily activities, sports, and occupational tasks.

Behm, D. G., & Chaouachi, A. (2011). A review of the acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology. → Found that dynamic mobility enhances ROM and functional performance post-manual therapy

16/08/2025

Having variation in your sitting position frequently is more beneficial than staying in one posture for extended periods. The key is to avoid prolonged positions and introduce movement and variation throughout the day.
Regular postural shifts can significantly reduce musculoskeletal discomfort and muscle stiffness.
Listen to your body and change your posture frequently throughout the day, incorporating different sitting positions and taking regular breaks to stand and move.

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Burnie, TAS
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Marty is a Remedial Therapist and Stretch Therapy Teacher. Marty has a Diploma of Remedial Massage (Australian College of Massage), Diploma of Sports Massage (BSY) , Diploma of Sports Injuries (BSY), FIFA Diploma of Football Medicine and is a Certified Orthopedic Massage Therapist (OMERI). He has treated a range of athletes from weekend warriors through to international athletes including Olympic and Commonwealth Games representatives. Marty has also been a therapist at National Championships / sporting events and has provided massage for professional sporting clubs. He offers Sports, Remedial, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Sports Injury Treatment, Myofascial Cupping, Corrective Stretching / Exercise, IASTM and Kinesiology Taping.