Soft Tissue Therapy, also been referred to as Sports and Deep Tissue massage. Shiatsu is a deeply relaxing experience and regular treatments can help to prevent the build up of stress in our daily lives and allows a person to be more aware of themselves both physically and emotionally. Shiatsu acts to rebalance the body’s vital energy channels, to promote well being and support good health. Shiatsu means ‘finger pressure’ in Japanese, and is based on similar principles to Chinese acupuncture but instead of needles the Shiatsu practitioner will use their fingers, hands and elbows. Soft tissue therapy is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body i.e. to help alleviate muscular discomfort associated with everyday and occupational stresses, muscular over-use and many chronic pain conditions. If employed early enough after accidents involving trauma and injury, soft tissue therapy can greatly reduce the development of painful muscular patterning. Remember that our bodies are made up of 70% soft tissue. Sports and performance soft tissue therapy is a combination of established osteopathic techniques and deep tissue massage, tailored to the individual. It is targeted towards improving loss of range, reducing pain and impacting on performance. Soft tissue therapy can both maintain and develop your bodies performance. Imagine a car that was never serviced or given an M.O.T. it would soon start breaking down. The body is very similar, we decide to work it harder, put it under greater strain through exercise or a change in job, yet we give that body minimal support or servicing. A GOOD treatment (and these are hard to find) is often the answer to optimising performance and remaining injury free. STT treatments are designed to:
Relieve muscle pain, spasm & correct muscle imbalance
Deactivate trigger points
Improve Range of Movement & flexibility
Breakdown scar tissue & adhesions
Increase or decrease muscle tone
Improve postural awareness
Identify potential causes & assist in injury prevention
Speed up recovery from training & aid rehabilitation
Promote relaxation & mental preparation
Prevention of & early detection of possible injury
Forms part of a training regime to optimise performance
Get you back to full function following surgery/accidents/slips or falls
Correct dysfunctional movement patterns
