Remedial Massage
Injury Recovery & Pain Management
People book remedial because they have a problem that needs solving. I assess their range of movement, find the muscles under tension, then go through them one by one, switching each off until the joint moves freely again. A switched-off muscle is soft, pliable, happy.
Most common issue: posture from screen work, headaches from neck tension, frozen shoulder recovery, compensation from wrong footwear.
Sports Massage
Performance & Recovery
Sports massage is for anyone who's active, not just competitive athletes. What I work on depends on what your sport actually loads.
Runners — legs and glutes, hip flexors, IT band
Cyclists — quads, plus tight thoracic spine from being hunched on the bars
Gym athletes — lower back, upper back, neck and shoulders from heavy pressing
Desk workers who train — tight forearms, rolled shoulders, pulled-in neck
Deep Tissue Massage
Chronic Pain Relief
I use deep tissue when the muscle layer I need to reach is genuinely deep, or when a stubborn muscle won't release with anything lighter. It's a tool for a specific job, not a default.
Some clients book it believing pain equals progress. That's a misconception, but I respect it. If you want firmer pressure and your body tolerates it, I'll work at that level. Soreness for a day is normal; bruising or limited movement the next day isn't.
Swedish Massage
Stress Relief & Improved Sleep
Swedish is about switching off and forgetting the world. It's the human touch massage, done in a setting where you can let everything go and just be present with the smell, the light, the music, the pressure.
Worried Swedish will be too gentle if you usually like firmer pressure? Easily adjusted, I'll use more pressure within the technique to get to the level that actually relaxes your nervous system. Also the safest choice for ME and fibromyalgia clients.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Massage
Post-Surgery Recovery
Most clients who come for MLD are in one of two groups: they've had plastic surgery and need to manage post-op swelling, or they're dealing with oedema that won't shift on its own.
MLD looks unlike any other massage, almost no pressure, slow rhythmic pumping, no oil needed. If you're expecting a "proper" massage feeling, you'll be surprised. But for what it does, nothing else comes close.
Myofascial Release Massage
Improved Mobility & Posture
Myofascial release is slow, firm, comforting, never painful. If it hurts, I'm doing it wrong.
It calms the nervous system, which is often the real reason a body is tense in the first place. I use it as the first step in most remedial sessions, and on its own for post-surgical scar tissue, chronic stiffness that hasn't responded to deep tissue, and clients with ME or fibromyalgia who can't tolerate stronger work.
