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Ronan Cunningham
Sports massage therapist
Deep tissue massage
Dry cupping therapy
Dry needling thera

30/01/2025

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24/10/2023

Upcoming date , Monday 30th october, 1 hour time slots available for:

-deep tissue massage
-dry needling
-muscle scraping
-cupping therapy

9am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm. DM here to book your slot.

15/06/2023

Upcoming date , Monday 26th, 1 hour time slots available for:

-deep tissue massage
-dry needling
-muscle scraping
-cupping therapy

9am - 1pm and 2pm - 6pm. DM here to book your slot.

22/05/2023

Congratulations to on her recent victory, it was an absolute pleasure working on you 🥊

22/02/2023

Psoas balance for a healthy lower back.

Many think that the only opposing muscle to the abs are the extensors of the back when in reality the psoas opposes the abs aswell.

Quite often those with lower back pain will be prescribed lower back exercise to strengthen this area by counteracting a forward flexed trunk by extending the trunk from the back.

Often the psoas is locking up the lumber spine causing pain/stiffness and so by opening up the trunk from the front can alleviate lower back pain/stiffness.

Proper balance around the spine promotes a healthy lower back. The psoas-abs complex pulls the body up and elongated the spine.

27/11/2022

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60 minute deep tissue session

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15/11/2022

Myofascial pain is a common clinical symptom. It affects the muscles and the sheath of the tissue that surrounds them.

Possible causes can be:
*mechanical factors, such as one leg being longer than the other.
*poor posture, stress and overuse of muscles.
*exercise (overtraining, poor technique)
*repetitive strain injuries from work
*anxiety and depression which can lead to increased muscle tension.

It is important in the acute stages to seek immediate treatment including dry needling, massage or cupping therapy to avoid chronic long term issues.

08/11/2022

Benefits of dry needling for shoulder pain:

- relieved pain
- addresses the imbalance caused by sore muscles
- addresses the lack of nutrients and creates an anti-inflammatory response to help promote blood circulation

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28/07/2022

Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain Rehab Day 2

Taking the joint through its full range of movement pain free in order to promote blood flow and assist with the removal of waste product from the injury site. This also allows the body to begin remodeling coligan fibers.

Electro dry needling to the peroneus muscle again to improve muscle function post Sprain.

Proprioception Work is a fantastic method to improve joint stability, again working pain free so if you need to use a support to hold onto to by all means do, the aim here is to begin the process of stabilising the ankle.

19/07/2022

How to effectively rehab a sprained ankle!

Sprained ankles can be an absolute nightmare for anyone involved in sports, so how can we rehab this injury effectively to return to sport or simply back to day to day movement.

Unfortunately for me I rolled my ankle pretty badly during the week getting out of the van and stepping into a drain. Easily done!

The injury was followed with immediate pain (a 9 out of a 10), some swelling, lack of movement and difficulty weight baring.

So here is what I did post injury. I decide to avoid any antiflammatory medication and ice as both can slow down the healing process, remember inflammation is the bodies natural healing and protective mechanism. Anti inflammatories will reduce inflammation but inflammation is part of the process, over icing will cause a restriction in blood flow to the area by constricting blood vessels to and from the affected area, in turn reducing the bodies ability to remove waste products from the injured site.

Instead I took a fairly hands on approach using the rockblades to work on the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a very superficial system so I could work quite shallow, using the rockblade like a squege. The goal here was to introduce venous and lymphatic return.

Together with the rockblades I introduce a tens machine to act as a pump by stimulating the muscle internally. The lymphatic system relies on the muscle contraction to create a reverse pressure to return the lymph to the core. The tens machine also doubles as pain relief, in this area working on the peroneus muscle, a muscle the often becomes stretched and inhibited during ankle sprains.

Using the kinesiology Tape To weave around the ankle, spacing out the fingers to allow for maximum coverage of the skin. This will help lift the underlying tissues, again allowing for lymphatic drainage from the area.

The last solid piece of kt tape acts as a stirrup, this will allow for some pain mitigation via sensory input. Will it support the ankle, no, but it will provide a sense of safety and security.

12/07/2022

Rounded shoulders? Sitting for long periods at a time? Tightness or pain in the shoulders?

Give this stretch a go 🤙

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