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Our Services

We offer a range of hands-on treatments designed to help you feel your best – whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing long-term tension, or simply in need of some time out. From expert sports massage and physiotherapy to relaxing Swedish massage and targeted treatments like hot stones, cupping, and lymphatic drainage – our experienced team is here to support your recovery, relaxation, and performance.

Sports Massage

Sports Massage

Sports massage is a deep, effective treatment that relieves muscle tension, eases pain, and calms the nervous system. While athletes use it to perform and recover better, it’s just as beneficial for everyday stress, posture issues, and general aches and pains.

It can help with:

  • Back, neck & shoulder pain

  • Headaches & migraines

  • Injuries (sports or accidental)

  • Sciatica, tendonitis, frozen shoulder

  • Work-related tension & overuse

Benefits:

  • Relieves pain

  • Improves mobility

  • Aids recovery

  • Reduces injury risk

Tailored to you – whether you’re sporty or not.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage 

Brazilian Renata França lymphatic massage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) 

to gently stimulate your lymphatic system, reducing swelling (lymphedema), boosting immunity, detoxifying, promoting healing after surgery/injury, relieving pain, easing congestion (bloating, sinus), and calming stress, using light, rhythmic movements to move excess fluid out of swollen areas into functioning lymph nodes. It's great for post-op recovery, chronic swelling, and overall wellness. 

Pregnancy Massage

Pregnancy massage

Pregnancy massage works like any other classic massage therapy, however the techniques used are tailored specifically for a mum-to-be. 

 

The methods are adapted slightly to ensure the woman's shape and size are catered for with the addition of pillows and support, as well as the massage pressure itself. 

 

How can pregnancy massage help me?

Relief from muscle aches and joint pain 

Reduction of swelling in legs, feet and hands 

May relieve sciatic pain by helping to reduce inflammation of nerves

Regulates hormones by reducing the ‘stress’ hormones and increasing our ‘feel good’ hormones such as Dopamine and Serotonin

 

Improves lymphatic drainage and removal of toxins from your body

The deep relaxation achieved during massage promotes better sleep patterns

Hot Stone Massage

Hot stones

​Hot stone massage incorporates the use of warm basalt stones to relax the muscles so a deeper pressure can be used if needed or desired.

 

Using hot stones allows the tissues, muscles and joints to relax, making it possible for deeper manipulation of the affected areas. This provides the benefits of a remedial treatment, without any discomfort and creates a sense of comfort and warmth.

 

Hot stone massage assists every cell in the body to receive more oxygen and nutrients while increasing lymphatic flow and eliminating toxins.

 

The benefits of hot stone massage include:

 

Deep relaxation, the warmth relaxes both physically and mentally Stress is reduced, relieving mental and physical fatigue

Circulation is improved and toxins and waste are eliminated more quickly

 

The warmth can relieve pain in muscles and joints

Myofascial Cupping

Cupping.HEIC

A Myofascial Cupping treatment uses a combination of massage strokes and negative pressure to lift, separate, and stretch underlying soft tissues. Cupping is typically applied on the shoulders, back, sacrum, hip, thigh, calves, and upper arms.

 

Areas of musculoskeletal tension or congestion are located using massage techniques, and cups may be applied on an affected area and moved over the surface in a gliding motion, or possibly put on a fascial adhesion or trigger point for a short time to reduce or eliminate it.

 

Cupping procedures may leave light to dark red marks on the skin that disappear in 5 to 14 days.

 

Myofascial Cupping can help treat soft tissue conditions and musculoskeletal tension, pain, and common sporting injuries. It can also create relaxation through stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system.

Swedish Massage

Swedish massage

Swedish Massage Is s a gentle, flowing massage that focuses on relaxation and releasing everyday tension from the body. Using techniques such as long gliding strokes, kneading, and circular pressure, this treatment is perfect for those wanting to unwind both physically and mentally.

At our clinic, Swedish massage is tailored to you – whether you prefer a light relaxing treatment or something a little firmer, we adjust the pressure to suit your comfort.

Benefits of Swedish Massage:

  • Encourages deep relaxation and better sleep

  • Reduces stress and anxiety

  • Eases muscle tension and stiffness

  • Improves circulation and skin tone

  • Supports the lymphatic system and immune function

  • Leaves you feeling calm, refreshed, and rebalanced

 

This treatment is ideal for anyone looking to take a break from a busy life or simply enjoy some much-needed time out.

K Taping

K tape

Kinesiology tape (K Tape) is a flexible, breathable tape applied to the skin to support muscles and joints without restricting movement. It’s commonly used to help reduce pain, swelling, and muscle fatigue, while also aiding recovery.

At our clinic, K Tape is often used alongside massage or physiotherapy to enhance treatment results.

 

The tape gently lifts the skin, which improves circulation and lymphatic drainage, helping to reduce inflammation and promote healing. It can also provide targeted support to specific areas, encouraging better posture and movement patterns during activity or recovery.

K Tape is suitable for both injury management and injury prevention, making it a useful tool for athletes and non-athletes alike.

Acupuncture and Dry Needling

Acupuncture Therapy Session

At our clinic, we offer both acupuncture and dry needling as part of our treatment approach to help manage pain, reduce muscle tension, and support overall wellbeing.

Acupuncture is based on traditional Chinese medicine principles, using fine needles placed at specific points to help rebalance the body and promote natural healing.

Dry needling is a modern technique that targets muscular trigger points — those tight, sore knots — to help release tension and improve movement.

Both methods are carried out by Charlotte and can be used on their own or alongside other treatments to support your recovery.

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