What’s remedial massage?

Remedial Massage is a hands on therapeutic modality dealing with the assessment and treatment of injuries and musculoskeletal conditions. Remedial Massage is a system of measurement and analysis more than a style (as every therapist has their own massage approach). Remedial Massage treatments affect the nervous system, muscles and fascia (connective tissue), ligaments and tendons. Remedial massage is used to treat a variety of physical problems, including headaches, back pain, muscle tension, and poor posture. It is a gentle yet effective way to improve your overall health and well-being.

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What does remedial massage do?

The goal of Remedial Massage is to identify the cause of dysfunction or pain – and then encourage the nervous system to correct or down regulate pain (massage ultimately manipulates neurochemicals that relax overactive muscles or reduces inflammatory chemicals). Remedial massage affects muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves and fascia. Usually we will see:

• an improvement in mobility
• lessened pain
• less tension
• reduction in stress

Many techniques may be used during a treatment – it depends on the type injury or pain.

Most commonly the techniques will be hands on massage type techniques such as:

• Trigger Point therapy: for relaxing trigger point pain and decreasing tight muscle tone.
• Direct Myofascial Release: for improving flexibility and mobility
• Muscle Energy Technique (MET): an activated stretch which involves the nervous system actively in the relaxation process.
• Joint mobilisation
• Nerve mobility exercises
• Dry Needling
• Myofascial inversion cupping (cupping relaxes taught tension through a neurochemical response to stretch)
• Corrective exercise – empowering you to take your pain away

A health fund compliant Remedial Massage treatment should start with a focussed systematic assessment and may require participation by you.

Is remedial massage good for you?

Remedial Massage has many documented benefits including:

• Effective headache management
• Improved range of motion
• Pain relief
• Circulatory benefits
• A reduction in stress
• Sleep improvements