Massage Therapy
Massage therapy increases blood flow, oxygenation of the tissue and toxin release from the muscles.
- Swedish massage puts emphasis on helping chronic, acute pain, stiffness but also helps with relaxation.
- Deep tissue massage helps with breaking down knots, offering trigger-point relief and releasing tension in the connective muscle tissue.
- Prenatal / postnatal massage offers relaxation in all stages of pregnancy. It's tailored specifically to the mother's needs of their changing body.
- Scalp massage is a special relaxation massage to release the stresses of everyday life and help with relaxation.
- TMJ treatment This type of massage helps relieve pain and discomfort from the temporomandibular joint.
Osteopathy
Adult Osteopathy helps to restore balance and free flow of body fluids like lymph and blood. It corrects body mechanics, helps with nerve impulses and circulation, increases joint mobility, relieves muscle tension and pain. It uses physical manipulation to treat and prevent health issues.
Craniosacral Therapy
This is a gentle, non-invasive, hands on technique to improve the cranial system. It relieves tension in the cranium and sacrum. It helps with the movement of bones, fluid and membranes of the nervous system.
Infant Osteopathy
Infant Osteopathy is a gentle, hands on treatment that helps babies develop properly and relieve tension and discomfort of the head, spine, abdomen, pelvis and limbs. It can also help with issues like sleeping problems, colic, reflux, feeding difficulties, body stiffness and misalignment in baby.
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a healing system using a variety of practices to restore balance based on yin/yang and the five element theory.
It includes:
- Acupuncture: Thin needles being inserted into specific points.
- Cupping: Warm air creating suction on areas of the body.
- Herbal medicine: Herbs and roots to restore balance.
- Tuina Massage: Which is applied to specific parts of the body.
- Moxabustion: Heated plant fibre is applied to specific areas of the body.
- Diet: Yin/Yang foods are used to restore balance.
TCM has been used for thousands of years to diagnose, treat and prevent illnesses. The WHO recognizes Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine ability to treat over 200 commonly encountered clinical disorders. For example: Pain disorders, respiratory disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, urinary disorders and gynacological disorders. It can also help with high cholesterol, blood pressure, insomnia, tinnitus, chronic fatique, immune deficiency, eczema and various other conditions.
Auricular and Bioenergetic Medicine:
Auricular Medicine is a medicine that treats the whole body through the ear. It was developed by Dr. Paul Nogier (Neurologist, Physicist, Acupuncturist). The technique checks for blockages and diseased areas of the body and trough a customised protocol it helps the body to return to self healing and self regulating state. He discovered that our brains constantly project energy patterns from the ear that corresponds with every organ in the body.
Nutrition & lifestyle
We also help clients with holistic nutrition and lifestyle counselling.