My name is Jamie Risato. I am a fully qualified and a fully insured Massage Practitioner in Whitby and Scarborough, North Yorkshire, providing a friendly, professional and reliable mobile massage therapy service in Whitby and it’s surrounding areas.
I provide massage therapy treatments for a wide range of musculoskeletal complaints and dysfunctions, from sports injuries to everyday muscular aches and pains.
I hold diplomas and certifications in The Hendrickson Method, remedial massage therapy, sports massage, sport and exercise science, personal training, exercise referral and nutrition.
These qualifications provide me with a great insight into the human body’s anatomy and physiology, performance and recovery.
I use soft tissue massage (STM) joint mobilisation (JM) and muscle energy techniques (MET) as part of work of practice.
Member of two accredited associations; the CNHC (The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, https://www.cnhcregister.org.uk/newsearch/index.cfm) of which I am the local champion. The CNHC is the UK register of complementary practitioners. Also a member of the LCSP (The London & Counties Society of Physiologists, http://www.lcsp.uk.com/members/9083/, a registered organisation of remedial masseurs and manipulative therapists.
My experience is as follows:
Worked for several years in a gym as a fitness instructor/personal trainer.
Practiced 4 years in a clinic as a massage practitioner treating a variety of patients that had sustained various muscle injuries or were suffering with various orthopaedic conditions and ailments.
Personal training clients for several years.
Spent 3 years providing massage and manual therapy treatments and exercise regimes for nuns of a Convent.
Assessed, examined and implemented massage and manual therapy treatments for veterans of the armed forces for the First Light Trust.
Experience with and treated patients who have suffered a stroke, patients with cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, amputees and various other disabilities.
Applied post massage and manual therapy treatments for athletes who have performed in marathons and ultra-marathons.
Provided many home visits with mobile massage therapy to patients of various ages, who have sustained muscular injuries that were caused by work, hobbies or lifestyle factors etc, also for relaxation and wellbeing.
Instruct three fitness classes per week within the Whitby area, implementing various body weight exercises and focusing on correct exercise technique.
Registered with in your home massage www.inyourhomemassage.co.uk
Continually building on my knowledge and skills within my area of practice, by partaking in regular continual professional development courses to keep up with professional standards.
Highly devoted massage practitioner who takes great pride in assisting people to regain their optimal functional ability and their optimal health and wellbeing
Benefits of massage
Massage therapy has been used for its medicinal and restorative effects on the human body for thousands of years. Positive results were recognised and respected.
Alleviation of musculoskeletal pain, improved musculoskeletal function and support for various Orthopaedic conditions and ailments, massage is a valuable tool and an effective remedy for therapeutic healing and all-purpose maintenance of the body.
Today with science and medicine developments, an enhanced comprehension of why and how massage therapy really works, has been brought forward.
Studies have shown that massage therapy improves production of white blood cells which fight against disease, enhances the immune system, reduces stress hormones, therefore decreases stress and anxiety, improves circulation and promotes a more efficient recovery rate.
Biomechanics of the body is now better understood, which has allowed for new developments of massage itself. This modern and significant material, has allowed for the enhancement of existing massage techniques, to be used for the progression of different methods of massage treatments.
In today’s society massage therapy is now recognised as a significant addition to professional medical treatment and has now moved into the medical mainstream.
Massage is the therapy we need along with good nutrition and regular exercise giving us an excellent measure of wellbeing.
