Glastonbury Massage Therapy

13/11/2025

Back in London doing for a company I’ve now worked with for over four years. In that time I’ve seen many faces come and go, and many stay - and we have formed a lovely therapeutic alliance with many regulars.

Chair massage is a great way of a company caring for their employee wellbeing. It’s suitable for most working environments, requiring nothing else than a private room - everything else is provided by the practitioner, in this case me 😀

27/10/2025

“The antidepressant effect of light is most pronounced when it is administered in the early morning hours.”

Low mood often comes often with sleep issues. Sleep is gold dust, and imperative, absolutely vital for healing, whether this is in physical tissues, mentally or emotionally.

Blume C, Garbazza C, Spitschan M. Effects of light on human circadian rhythms, sleep and mood. Somnologie (Berl). 2019 Sep;23(3):147-156. doi: 10.1007/s11818-019-00215-x. Epub 2019 Aug 20. PMID: 31534436; PMCID: PMC6751071.

03/10/2025

Feeling inflamed? While acute inflammation is necessary for our healing process, chronic, longstanding inflammation poses a challenge to our health. Check out a recent blog post about it here:

While a lot of different things contribute to our experience of pain and physical discomfort, one possible contributor is ongoing inflammation.  As I see both acute and chronic cases in the clinic, I wanted to do this longer piece to hopefully bring some clarity on this topic and provide po

17/09/2025

It’s official! Walking improves and may even deter low back pain.

A study that looked at data of over eleven thousand adult participants from Norway, found that daily walking was inversely associated with occurrence of lower back pain. Those who walked more, had less low back pain, compared to those who walked less.

How fast one walked seemed to have less effect on the occurrence (of lower back pain) than the length of time walked.

What a low hanging fruit!

Low back pain is one of key complaints I see at the clinic, and one of the leading reasons people have to take sick leave from work.

Just a personal footnote: do ensure you have good shoes, which support proper alignment of your foot and ankles. Good, appropriate shoes can save you for issue with knees and hips. If you have any foot issues such as overt pronation, do visit a good sports podiatrist to see if you need supportive insoles.

Volume and Intensity of Walking and Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain
Rayane Haddadj et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025.

11/09/2025

A last-minute cancellation slot available for tomorrow Friday 12th Sept @ 1pm at the therapy room - book in through the website www.Glastonburymassagetherapy.com ☀️

Remedial massage therapy clinic in Glastonbury, UK, offering targeted treatments to alleviate pain and enhance wellbeing.

04/08/2025

A great episode of Slided Bread about standing desks and posture! If you work on a computer / seated most of the time, this is one for you!

Can standing desks help relieve muscle tension, back pain, and reduce stress?

23/07/2025

Back to work, folks!

While for many august brings holidays and sand in between the toes, for me it’s back to the clinic after couple of months of travelling!

On the upside, it’s So Nice to be Back!!