The Muscle Inn, Sports & Holistic Massage

18/11/2025

This is why our massage courses are taught 100% face to face 🙌🏻

Anatomical knowledge is powerful but all therapists need to able to transfer that knowledge to practical techniques in an effective and safe manner.

11/11/2025

🎄 Is it too early to mention the “C” word?

📝 If you’re writing a list, checking it twice, trying to work out who’s naughty or nice?

🤶🏼 let me help!

💆🏻‍♀️ Why not get your nearest & dearest the gift of a wonderful massage.

🖊️ Gift Vouchers available now.

11/11/2025

🧑🏼‍🎓 Whether I’m teaching students on my massage courses or talking to clients about which muscles make the body move in a particular way, I always try to explain it in a way that they’ll understand and learn to appreciate the amazing mechanics of the body! 💪🏻
And of course how it can “malfunction” sometimes! 🔧 🥴
For those who have listened to my comparison of the 4 rotator cuff muscles to a breakfast pack 🥓 🍳 🥞 …. you’ll know how carried away I can get 🤓🤩

03/11/2025

I may not live in The ‘Shire any more but MSK NHS Ayrshire & Arran regularly share really useful information.

It’s stress awareness week and this post shares a useful graphic showing -
🚩 symptoms of stress
🏁 consequences of chronic stress
👀 changes you may notice in friends or family or YOU! 🫵🏻

💭 some tips to combat stress and increase your capacity to cope include :-
☕️ connection with others
👂🏻 take up the offer of a friendly ear
🍂 a walk in nature
🎧 listen to your fav tunes
🛀🏼 a warm bath
🧘🏼‍♀️ deep breath work
😆 even a hearty belly laugh
AND OF COURSE, MY FAV….
💆🏻‍♀️ a relaxation massage

All of these can help reduce your cortisol levels and bring a sense of calm to your nervous system ⚖️ 🧠 ☮️

😩 If you or someone close to you is feeling more stressed than usual, try some of the top tips 👌🏻 or get in touch with me here at The Muscle Inn and get booked in for a de-stress, full body, hot stones, massage!

🎁 Gift Vouchers available for the ideal Christmas present 🎁

This week is stress awareness week 2025. This year's theme is "Lead with Love" ❤

Let’s talk about pain and stress – because they’re more connected than you might think.

Ever noticed how your pain feels worse when you’re stressed out? That’s not just in your head. Stress can actually turn the volume up on pain. And when you’re living with persistent pain, it’s no surprise that stress levels go up too. It’s a bit of a vicious cycle.

But here’s the thing:
You can do something about it.
🧘‍♀️ A few deep breaths.
🚶‍♂️ A short walk.
🎧 A calming playlist.
🗣️ A chat with someone who gets it.

These small things can help calm your nervous system and give your body a break from that constant “fight or flight” mode.

You don’t have to push through or pretend it’s fine.

You’re not alone—and your pain is valid.

Let’s start with kindness—to your body and your mind. 💛

What might you do this week to lead with love for you and your pain?

30/10/2025

👻 BOO 👻

Skeletons might be scary 💀
but the nervous system⚡️is next level scary 😱

Take care out there tomorrow! 🫣 🌒
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

29/10/2025

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23/10/2025

It’s lovely to get 5 ⭐️ reviews and I could simply stop my post right here. But I can’t.

The point I want to make on the back of this one from a new client is that we got a positive result from her treatment without inflicting pain.

I recently relocated my massage business to Erskine and naturally all my clients are new. What I’m finding with many of them, is a perception that Sports massage needs to be painful to be effective and bruising is almost inevitable. Absolutely NOT the case!
I’ve had clients who have been extremely hesitant about massage after previous painful experiences and some were left with terrible bruising (I’ve seen the photos).

In order to work with someone’s muscular system, we must first & foremost work with their nervous system. We cannot start off a massage treatment by going too deep or too hard and assume we can bully muscles into submission with fists, elbows, metal scrapers or massage guns. That will only put a client’s nervous system into fight or flight and muscle fibres unable to respond to touch/pressure.
Every treatment should start with a full assessment, testing, targeted massage, with focus on the culprit muscles, stretches where appropriate, tools if necessary and retest for: improvement in ROM and decrease in pain.
All this while ALWAYS working within the client’s window of tolerance - go beyond that and we could cause tissue damage (bruising).

It’s not rocket science but all therapists should be keeping abreast of pain research instead of the old adage of “no pain, no gain”.
And if your therapist thinks pain & bruising is acceptable, find a new therapist 👌🏻
(One who trained at Western School of Massage 😃)

21/10/2025

Lovely review from Sarah
Practicing what I preach (& teach 🧑🏼‍🎓 )

21/10/2025

★★★★★ "Attended for a full body concentrating on problem areas of neck back and shoulders. Lynne did a thorough health history beforehand discussed the work I do and my lifestyle including hobbies. Very professional, knowledgeable and caring. Highly recommend her services."