NL sports massage

14/01/2024

Bear with me on this as i primarily work with horses but the principles are so similar to humans. The horse could be your mode of training? how you are, effects your ability to perform.
Where do I start with this one? So many factors to consider and so many outcomes to face.
Firstly from a bodywork prospective: Asymmetry is the art of identifying stacked layers, coupled with a knowledge of anatomy to facilitate a return to normal function. Where the pain is, isn't always Where it has started.
This whole webinar was centered around the partnership between you and your horse, and how you effect each other. Getting your horse treated is fantastic but it doesn't achieve the best outcome if you are still crooked and impacting on your horses movement.
Motion influences structure- influences compensation- influences immobility...( by this point I would hope you have called out a professional to help conclude what the cause might be.) Dysfunction is a reflection of compensation and time. I have said it lots but every part of you is connected from the head to the toes, connected through myofascial lines that are like elastic bands that move and effect each other with every movement. Keeping yourself straight is just as important as your horse! You as the carer/owner are the origin of the horses fix. And you should be surrounding yourself with a team that keeps you both on top form. I know we don't like to look after ourselves but we are equally as important in keeping the horses sound and happy.

27/08/2023

After my day at Western lawns. I am going to try and be there more regularly to offer onsite massage for horses and humans during competition weekends.

10/01/2023

We have all seen the gym face adverts on television at the moment but what about your pain face? The kind of face that makes you suck air in through your teeth, scrunch your eyes and wrinkle your nose.... You know the face! How long do we use this face before seeking help or even worse start developing compensatory movements to shield the pain! A common complaint is a bruise, is can take up to 2 weeks to heal. A pull or sprain? could take up to 2 weeks, Ligaments 2-4 weeks if your lucky (and age dependant) but up to 10 if your not. So what I'm trying to say is be patient with your body as it heals, follow advice and remember a massage will give a well needed, fresh blood supply to the muscles.
Massage therapy is beneficial for you, even if you haven’t injured yourself because it can help relax the muscles and relieve tension in the body.
Deep tissue massages are the most recommended option and they can help to release fluids and tension within the muscles. With this option, the results are generally delayed, but the following day clients report feeling noticeably better. It also offers a shortened recovery time. Lactic acid and carbonic acid are just two of the waste products that can build up within the muscles post-exercise. When circulation is increased to these muscles, they can more quickly get rid of these toxins and recovery time between workouts or injury can be shortened.

24/12/2022

I would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

24/09/2022

"Ooh, I might treat myself to a massage"
These were my thoughts before completing my training.
There are approximately 600 muscles that control movement. "Skeletal muscles, which attach to bones via tendons, contract or shorten in length in highly coordinated ways to produce movement. These muscle contractions allow you to spin and run, exercise and relax. With this base of information, my job is to look at the individual muscles and determine if there is atrophy, over development, tightness, dehydration, stress and trigger points that are dormant or active. This leads me to finding where there is fasciculation of the muscle upon palpation which will in most cases show a physical pain response. Each muscle is involved in an action that is not only performed when exersising but in it's daily life and we all know what having a tight muscle feels like. On top of muscle problems I am looking at the condition of the fascia (Fascia is made up of sheets of connective tissue that is found below the skin. These tissues attach, stabilize, impart strength, maintain vessel patency, separate muscles, and enclose different organs.) A tight fascia will lead to impaired muscle performance.
During and after treatment I am hoping for the release, physical signs of you being able to let go of that stress and stretch into that pain. Basically what I am trying to get across is that it's not only a massage, it's allowing you to be at your best for you. Regular treatment can improve your physical and mental health.

08/09/2022

Back from my holiday and ready to get you booked in.
You might be heading indoors for your exercise as the weather changes but keeping your muscles in tip top shape is as important as ever!

06/08/2022

With life getting very busy, I realised I have been quiet. Although behind the scenes I have been doing some research on scars and how I can possibly improve the effects of them to encourage more mobility within the scared tissue and help relieve the tension they create (scar tissue is stuck and dehydrated, its fibrous tissue that's destroyed by disease, injury or surgery). With this knowledge I am hoping to be able to regenerate the compromised tissue and hopefully give it a chance to begin to offer more of the stretching property it once offered.

03/07/2022

Hello everyone. I have put my page live now and have some pricing.
£40 for an initial assessment (usually around an hour)
£30 for a session.
I can be mobile but there will be a £5 petrol cost on top.
Please drop me a message if you need anymore information.

02/07/2022

Newly qualified level 3 sports massage therapist.

07/10/2021

Let us get you back on track stronger than ever.

Using a controlled massage system, researchers found that treatment led to greater repair and strength recovery in mice.

27/06/2021

27/06/2021

Percussion gun and the benefits..
Percussive therapy is one of the latest discoveries for sports recovery. The massage gun provides accelerated bursts of pressure into the tissue of the body. This action helps release muscle knots which are the primary suspect of back and shoulder pain. What's more, it can reach even deeper layers of muscle than a foam roller or hands. I use it alongside massage to warm up the target muscle and find the stress point. The percussion gun then desensitises the surrounding tissue and aching muscle until the pulses pe*****te the target area and i can then cross fibre the muscle and release the trapped blood and restore fresh blood to the area ready for draining and healing. The gun has been used for delaying the onset muscle soreness (associated with an over worked muscle), improving flexibility, increasing blood flow, give way to a better lymphatic flow and quick relief for sore muscles.

It could benefit:

Muscle soreness/cramps/spasms shin splints
sciatica carpal tunnel
TMJ syndrome

27/06/2021

Let's talk shockwave therapy as an addition to your sports massage.
It is a multidisciplinary device used for fast pain relief and mobility restoration, making it an ideal therapy to speed up recovery and cure various indications causing acute or chronic pain. It delivers impulses of energy which are targeted to specific damaged tissues, thus increasing blood flow within an affected area and stimulating cell regeneration. This wakes up the bodies healing response and decreases local factors which cause pain.

Some ailments that might benefit:

Glutes scar tissue
hamstrings tennis/golfers elbow
tendons muscle knots or sprains
plantar fascia

29/05/2021

Low level laser therapy and the benefits.
I have completed my CPD course in this and thought i would do some of my own research into the results. I found plenty of scientific research that backs up the professionals voices on this subject regarding reducing inflammation, increasing circulation, the support of Mytosis (cell divide) which increases healing time and in turn increases the cellular turnover to create new tissue. The treatment is painless and involves a light being held over the problem area and is a way to treat even the most sensitive areas as its non touch and it isn't heated so it can't be felt when administered. It is said to speed up heeling by 30-40% by encouraging that Mytosis process to start bringing new cells to the area and with it a fresh blood supply, this in turn creates a re-growth and re-generation of damaged tissue. This therapy could be beneficial for cuts ( research suggests 50% faster healing), scars and some wounds, joints/tendons/ligament and nerve pain, arthritis as well as a degree of help with psoriasis and ache. The conditions that require stimulation for healing, relief of pain and inflammation and restoration of function. Please feel free to talk to me about the benefits of this alongside your treatment.

23/05/2021

Hello everyone, thank you for visiting my page. Please feel free to share for me. Thank you in advance. I am newly qualified so will be running my business around my job and childcare to begin with so please bare with me if I don't have a time and date that is suitable at first but I will try my best to accommodate you.