Within The Putney Clinic we offer a comprehensive range of Sports and Therapeutic Massage treatments and our highly trained massage therapists will ease away your pain and tension.
What is Sports & Therapeutic Massage?
Massage is a form of manual therapy that concentrates on treating the soft tissues of the body, such as the muscles and ligaments. Massage improves the blood supply to the muscles by stretching and kneading areas of tightness and contraction. Many musculoskeletal problems are stress related and massage can be a very effective way to help the body to balance and heal itself.
Therapeutic Massage uses a combination of deep tissue, sports massage and advanced massage techniques (especially trigger point therapy, soft tissue release and neuromuscular techniques). Working intuitively with slow deep release, allows the body to slow down and relax. These methods can be successful with clients that have chronic pain, tension and stress, who require deep massage combined with a therapeutic approach.
Massage is a manipulation of the soft tissue, particularly muscles and is beneficial in several ways. It promotes suppleness of the muscles, improves circulation, reduces stress levels, alleviates aches and pains and gives a general sense of well-being. It is an effective way to prevent and treat sport injuries, relieve tired stiff joints and reduce swelling.
It is a safe and non-invasive therapy and is suitable for all ages and conditions. By stimulating the lymphatic system it helps with chronic skin conditions, which young people often suffer from. It can alleviate discomfort in pregnancy, and speed up recovery after a surgery. In old age it is important to maintain good mobility as well as mental activity, and regular massage can help with that.
Massage therapy can be used alone or as a part of rehabilitation treatments such as physiotherapy and osteopathy.
There are several different types of massage techniques such as holistic, sport, lymphatic, and the therapist can use a combination of these techniques depending on the client’s condition and needs.
Here at The Putney Clinic, therapeutic treatments are tailor-made to the individual and can combine deep tissue, sports massage and advanced massage techniques such as trigger point therapy, soft tissue release and neuromuscular techniques.
How can massage help?
- Relieving chronic muscular tension, aches and pain
- Beneficial in conjunction with Osteopathic treatment
- Improving circulation and joint mobility
- Reducing mental and physical fatigue
- Improving lymphatic drainage
- Releasing emotional tension and stress