Hopi Ear Candles or Thermal Auricular Therapy Hopi Ear Candles are hollow tubes traditionally made from flax coated in beeswax, sometimes with extracts of honey and with herbs. They are widely used around the world, in hospitals and by GP’s to treat a variety of ear, nose and throat conditions. Their use is a non…
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BRUISING AFTER DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE – WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE? Have you ever been left with bruises after having a deep tissue massage or sports massage? And if so have you thought ‘well that must have done some good’. No pain without gain right? In my opinion it’s wrong! I accept there are some cases where…
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Can providing your employees with an onsite massage at work reduce work hours lost through sickness? The Health and Safety Executive latest figures show that 526,000 workers were suffering from work related stress and 12.5 million work days lost through work related stress in 2016 – 2017 (http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress/). Do you have staff are off sick…
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Soft tissue is everything under your skin that is not bone or organs. Soft tissue massage uses direct action on the muscle, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissue such as fascia. Massage is the best known soft tissue technique, however, there are also a number of other soft techniques that your therapist can incorporate in…
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Dry needling is the use of solid filiform needles which are very thin (2.25mm in diameter) to penetrate the skin and underlying tissues to manage pain, tension or dysfunction of muscles to reduce pain and improve movement. The insertion of the needle is shown to stimulate the body’s natural healing process and can be used…
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You can own your own mobile massage business but don't know where to start? Interested? read on...... Did you know that the demand for mobile massage therapists is growing fast? Yet there are very few massage therapists providing a mobile service. Why is that? Are you daunted and scared at the prospect of running your…
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To undress or not to undress? Your therapist will expect you to get undressed to a degree depending on the area you are having treated. Alarm bells should ring if your therapist expects to get completely undressed for a foot and leg massage! Good therapists should insist that you keep your underwear on, bra’s…
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Sports massage is a deep tissue massage that was originally applied in the sporting context. Techniques in sports massage are derived from Swedish massage and were initially used for competitors taking part in arduous cycle tours. It was then developed and became widely used for all sports and the entertainment sector e.g musicians, dancers and…
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Swedish Massage Therapy is a holistic therapy that uses deep tissue and long sweeping massage techniques to promote healing and relaxation. The physical and psychological benefits are multiple but primarily it increases the oxygen flow in the blood and releases toxins from the muscles this in turn relaxes the muscles, releasing tension and increasing flexibility.…
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