Tracey Morris Massage and Wellbeing Therapy

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Tracey Morris Massage and Wellbeing Therapy

I'm a dedicated, highly experienced complimentary healthcare professional, passionate & highly trained in my trade with many years' experience.

I'm a fully qualified member of the federation of holistic therapists, bound by relevant codes of practise.

09/11/2025

If you have had a tummy tuck and muscle repair (diastasis recti repair) and you have noticed sensations similar to Braxton Hicks contractions, you are not imagining it and it’s totally normal.

During pregnancy, the abdominal muscles and connective tissue (linea alba) stretch to make space for baby.

After your surgery, those same muscles are brought back together and tightened - and your core is relearning how to coordinate with your diaphragm and pelvic floor. That “tightening” is just your muscles adjusting, not actual contractions.

This can lead to:

✅ Muscle spasms
✅ Reflex tightening of the abdominal wall
✅ A sensation that feels like “Braxton Hicks” you may remember from pregnancy

Is it normal?

Yes and as long as there is NO -

🚩 Severe or increasing pain
🚩 Sudden swelling or heat
🚩 Fever or redness at the incision

Gentle lymphatic drainage, deep diaphragmatic breathing, slow re-introduction of movement all support your core.

Go slow, breathe deep and trust the healing process. 💛

07/11/2025

Post Op blues is very real and is totally normal 🤎

✔️ Pain + swelling + limited movement
✔️ Temporary distortion of body image
✔️ Anaesthesia + meds affecting mood
✔️ Hormonal + inflammation response

After cosmetic surgery, it’s common to feel emotional ups and downs. Your body is healing, your hormones are shifting,
and your mind is adjusting to change - even if it’s a change you wanted.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE 🤎

Be gentle with yourself. Rest, hydrate, nourish, and ask for support when you need it.

Healing isn’t just physical - it’s emotional too. 🤎

04/11/2025

Did you know Swimming is the best exercise you can do to give your lymphatic system a natural boost. 🩵

🏊‍♀️ Full-Body Movement - When you swim, your body performs continuous, opposing muscle actions, one group contracts while the other relaxes. Each contraction acts like a mini pump, pushing lymph through the lymph vessels, the relaxation that follows allows lymph to refill and flow onwards.
🌊 Hydrostatic Pressure - The pressure created whilst being submerged in water gently compresses your body, much like a compression garment, encouraging excess fluid and waste to move out of the tissues and into the lymph vessels.
🫁 Breathing - Swimming needs deep diaphragmatic breathing, which acts as a powerful pump pulling lymph flow upwards whilst stimulating the thoracic duct, the main lymphatic vessel in the chest.

✨ Top Tip - alternate strokes to engage different muscle groups and keep lymph moving in different directions.

02/11/2025

Are you about to get the Body Transformation you have been dreaming about for months if not years.

You are probably feeling a mixture of nervousness and excitement and have spent the last few months meticulously planning your procedure(s).

Aftercare is often not given the same consideration and let me explain why Post Op MLD is your 🌟 HERO 🌟 following a cosmetic procedure.

After the first stage of wound healing homeostasis (which generally lasts up to 48 hours) you will naturally progress into stage two, inflammation.

This stage can be tough for many and is often referred to as “swell hell” and for good reason, this is where your hero post op MLD comes to the rescue.

Your MLD therapist will gently direct this fluid towards the lymph nodes which not only makes you feel 100 times better it plays such a vital role in the physiological healing process.

Here are my 3 Top reasons (there are many more) why Post Op MLD is a vital component in your recovery.
🌟 Reduced swelling, bruising and pain, faster and better healing outcomes.
🌟 Reduces the risk of early fibrosis.
🌟 The treatment moves not only fluid and therefore swelling, it takes with it waste, toxins and importantly proteins which is why it reduces the risk of early fibrosis.

Prioritise your aftercare as much as you have your surgery and get in touch today to book 📖 your sessions.

Tracey 💕

24/10/2025

Here is what this amazing client had to say who I have been treating weekly for the last few months, and it has been an absolute honour to ease her symptoms following a double mastectomy.

“Tracey is exceptional, I have had two kinds of massages with her. The first, scar tissue following a double mastectomy and reconstruction and more recently she has been working on my legs manipulating the fascia to ease the symptoms of hyper mobility and Lipoedema. Not only is she highly skilled, very professional, she is a wonderful human.”

If you or a loved one is going through or have been through cancer treatment and want to find out how I can help you, please get in touch.

I am certified in the following Oncology Treatments: Oncology Massage Therapy, Oncology Scar Therapy and Lymphedema DLT Therapy.

Tracey 💕

23/10/2025

I have seen in clinic two new clients recently who both received deep, painful post op massages within days of their cosmetic surgery procedures.

The first was even given two stress relief balls before the treatment had even started and was told that the treatment would be very painful at times and to squeeze them when it got a bit too much. This client was sent to this clinic by her surgeon…. seriously WTF!

The other client said after the first treatment she felt excessively unwell, she had the shivers, and felt sick.

Both clients had developed fibrosis which undoubtedly was due to the firm deep tissue massages they had both received.

The Red Flags to look out for are:
🚩 Pain due to firm pressure.
🚩 Opening of cannula incisions and pushing the fluids towards the openings otherwise known as ‘Incisional drainage’.
🚩 Treatment should not involve any instruments like wood therapy.
🚩 If you are given stress balls get the hell out of there… 🏃🏿‍♀️
🚩 Tissue trauma.
🚩 Irregular Results.
🚩 Increased swelling and therefore Delayed healing.

What should you expect from Post Op MLD:
🩵 A very gentle and light theraputic touch without oils as a skin stretch is required to stimulate the flow of lymph fluid to accelerate healing and recovery post operatively.
🩵 Direction of flow is important, lymph is moved towards its natural drainage pathways (unless this pathway is compromised) and in a distal to proximal direction.
🩵 Decreased swelling and therefore faster healing and decreased risk of fibrosis.
🩵 Your treatment is likely to make you fall asleep or at least feel drowsy as the gentle and rhythmic movements stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, and the ‘rest and digest’ functions enabling the body to return to a state of calm.
🩵 Decreased heart and breathing rates.

Education and client safety is so important so please hit like and share this post. 🙏

Tracey 💕

22/10/2025

Another happy client that came to see me for Post Op MLD following a reduction mammoplasty surgery.

She really valued my knowledge and advice that goes way beyond the actual treatment this kind of knowledge is only learnt when you invest in the right clinical training.

It you are about to have surgery please choose your aftercare carefully.

I recommend you find an Advanced Post Op MLD therapist who is registered on the MLD UK register https://mlduk.org.uk/find-a-therapist/ AND/OR on the Aftercare Academy Register
https://www.petraerving.com/
Which is often a stipulation from your plastic surgeon.

This ensures they have completed training that includes many clinical hours of hands on practical training as well as many theory hours studying the lymphatic system. This extensive training will also cover all areas of recovery an advanced Post Op Therapist should know to treat you safely following your surgery.

If you want to find out how I can support you pre and post surgery please get in touch.

Tracey 💕

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Address

100 Totteridge Lane
High Wycombe
HP137PN

Telephone

+447796954799

Website

http://traceymorriswellbeing.gettimely.com/

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