Chiropractic
 What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a health care system that has been helping people for over a hundred years, by gently removing pressure and/or irritation from the delicate spinal nerves and joints and restoring optimal spinal function and alignment.
When a joint is misaligned or "stuck" and not moving as it should it can cause anything from no pain to mild or even severe pain and muscle spasms. At worst it may cause irritation to the extremely sensitive nerves leaving the spine, causing pain and problems anywhere in the body, for example sciatica or arm pain.
Chiropractors spend at least four years of full-time university study to become trained to detect and remove these joint restrictions and irritations in the spine. In the UK Chiropractic is a registered health profession under strict supervision of the General Chiropractic Council.
Your first consultation will take about 45 minutes. The Chiropractor will take a full history and complete an orthopaedic and neurological examination. They will then explain to you the findings of the examination and a proposed treatment plan.
Chiropractic is suitable for everyone, including new-born babies, the elderly, pregnant women and sports enthusiasts. Read more about Chiropractic on the FAQ page.
 Remedial Massage
The prime purpose of massage is to alleviate the stress and tension that can build up in the body's soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments).
What is Remedial Massage?
It's a system of manipulation of the soft tissues, such as muscles, tendons and ligaments. Soft tissue responds to touch and remedial massage uses techniques designed to treat both deep and superficial tissues, not dissimilar to those used in sports massage. The Remedial Massage Therapist uses skills and manipulation combined with in-depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology to bring about pain relief, correcting and normalising the body's muscle and soft tissues.
What does it treat?
It can be used as an injury preventative technique as well as a treatment for injury. Massage works on many different levels and it is a unique way in which combines the various benefits to suit the individual which makes it such a versatile and effective treatment method.
Muscles not only move our joints, they stabilise them, and they provide armour for the internal organs, minor problems with these functions cause more pain than most people realise. Headaches can originate in the neck and head muscles. Trigger points in the abdominal and pelvic muscles can cause abdominal and pelvic pain. Low back pain and sciatic pain can originate in the different muscle groups.
What are the benefits?
It produces both physical and psychological benefits. Benefits include improved circulation, reduced soft tissue swelling (where present ), the breakdown of scar tissue after injury, reduced muscle tension and a general feeling of well being.
 No Hands is a deep powerful massage where the therapist uses mainly the soft parts of the forearms to apply techniques designed to relax and rejuvenate you. This type of massage is suitable for both relaxation and injuries.
Sports massage
General Sports Massage
Creates increased circulation / removes muscle waste / restores nutrition / produces an early identification of potential problems enabling preventative treatment to be received & training advice to be given
This enables an increased quality & quantity of training & will assist in injury prevention
Sports Massage with specific injury
Scar tissue & adhesions are broken down, excessive muscle tension is reduced and circulation is improved. All of this enhances the healing process.
Other injuries
Associated muscle tension will be reduced/ symptomatic pain will be reduced / secondary problems will be prevented and the rate of healing will be improved
This assists in producing a speedy recovery
 Craniosacral Therapy
What is Craniosacral therapy?
It is a subtle and profound therapy which assists the body's natural capacity for self-repair. In a typical session you will lie fully clothed on a treatment couch. The Therapist makes contact by placing their hands lightly on your body and tuning in to where and what system is tense and creating dysfunction. One of the first things people notice is a sense of deep relaxation, which generally lasts throughout the session. With subsequent treatments this release of tension often extends into everyday life.
What does it treat?
It addresses physical aches and pains, acute and chronic conditions, emotional or psychological disturbances, or can help to develop well being, health and vitality. It is so gentle that it is suitable for babies and the elderly, as well as adults and people in a fragile or acutely painful condition.
Specific conditions that respond well to this treatment are arthritic pain, ailments from pregnancy such as back pain and psymfosis pubis dysfunction, recovery from caesareans and assisted births and newborn babies with feeding problems or unsettled after difficult/assisted deliveries.
What are the benefits?
Treatment can aid almost any condition, addressing physical aches and pains, acute and chronic conditions, emotional or psychological disturbances whilst raising vitality and improving the body's capacity for self-repair.
Reflexology
 Releases stress and tension. Improving our sense of well-being and immunity.
Increases circulation. As we relax arteries, vessels and capillaries expand improving the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange between tissues and blood. All systems and organs function more efficiently with better circulation.
Balances and harmonizes, creating an environment for self-healing. In addition to the reflection of the physical body in the feet emotions and psychological feelings are observed. At the end of the treatment the feet should feel warm, relaxed and happy.
What happens when you go for a treatment?
When you go for a treatment there will be a preliminary talk with the practitioner. Then you will remove your socks and shoes, lie down and relax while the reflexologist begins work on your feet. For each person the application and effect of the therapy is unique. Tensions are eased and circulation and elimination are improved.
Treatments last for about an hour
Conditions which have been shown, through medical research projects, to benefit from reflexology treatments:
| Anxiety |
Migraine |
| Headaches |
Constipation |
| Cancer |
Type 2 Diabetes mellitus |
| Asthma |
Pregnancy and labour |
| Hypertension |
Premenstrual tension |
| Back pain |
Ureter and kidney stone attacks |
| Knee Arthralgia |
Cataracts |
| Blood pressure |
Lumber strain |
Reflexology is not a cure or a substitute for medical treatment
 Indian Head Massage
Indian head massage is based on the ayurvedic system of healing which has been practiced in India for over a thousand years. It provides Indian families with relaxation and healing on a daily basis, as well as playing a part in rituals such as weddings and births .
How does it work?
The aim of Indian head massage is to release the stress that has accumulated in the tissues, muscles and joints of the head, face, neck and shoulders.
What does it involve?
The client sits in a comfortable chair for the treatment. The therapist uses a range of different movements including application of deep kneading and compression movements over the neck, shoulder and scalp areas. In addition, the therapist will also gently stimulate and stroke pressure points on the face. The session will usually last about forty-five minutes, and most therapists like their clients to sit quietly for a few minutes once the massage has been completed.
What is it good for?
Indian head massage is especially good for relieving stress, tension, fatigue, insomnia, headaches, migraine and sinusitis. Clients report that the experience is deeply calming and relaxing, leaving them feeling energised and revitalised and better able to concentrate.
What are the benefits?
Indian head massage helps increase joint mobility and flexibility in the neck and shoulders, improves blood circulation and lymphatic flow, frees knots of muscular tension, relaxes connective tissue, and aids in the elimination of accumulated toxins and waste products. It is particularly good for reducing the effects of stress and tension.
What are the side effects and when should it be avoided?
Following a treatment some clients experience tiredness, dizziness, an increased desire to urinate (as the body eliminates toxins and waste materials) or aching muscles. All of these side effects usually last for no more than a few hours, after which clients generally experience increased energy and alertness.
Indian head massage should be avoided if:
You have had recent surgery, or a head or neck injury; a history of thrombosis or embolism; spondylitis or spondylosis. If you have high or low blood pressure, diabetes, epilepsy, any kind of heart condition, cancer or osteoporosis, talk to your doctor before arranging a treatment. Always make sure that you avoid alcohol for at least five hours before the treatment.
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