FAQs

I prefer and believe the terms Soft Tissue Therapy/Therapist provide a useful umbrella that encapsulates the broad spectrum of skills that I offer to a non sporting population that makes up a large portion of my client base.

If you are a sport performer, of any level, a massage specific to your discipline can be beneficial at various stages of participation. For example:

• The conditioning / training phase

• Pre competition

• Inter competition

• Post competition

• Post travel

• Injury prevention

• Injury recovery

Regardless of your experiences in sport or exercise, whether you exercise socially or compete to an international level - Soft Tissue Therapy may have something to offer you.

Everyone is assessed and each individual will be provided the appropriate massage techniques, and advise on alternative action if required.

Soft Tissue Therapy is the management, manipulation, and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It is applicable not just to sports people but to anybody wishing to guard against or recover from a soft tissue injury.

The techniques used by soft tissue therapists have been developed to ensure effective and efficient results are gained from each massage given. Soft Tissue Therapy may:

• Improve circulation and lymphatic flow

• Assist in the removal of metabolic waste

• Sedate or stimulate nerve endings

• Increase or decrease muscle tone

• Increase or decrease muscle length

• Remodel scar tissue when required

• Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation