Holistic Medicine for the Whole You!
This is real medicine.
Without the side effects, no yucky taste and it can relieve chronic pain and discomfort for many people. And feels bliss (as long as I don’t get out the heavy equipment, i.e. my v. pointy elbows) And a recent meta-analysis of massage and acupuncture research has shown that these therapies reduce blood pressure, heart rate, anxiety, depression, and pain. They affect the body’s biochemistry, as they boost levels of seratonin and dopamine and reduce cortisol which helps to explain why they are so effective in reducing stress.
Acupuncture is the number one recommended complementary therapy for ANY type of PAIN. Many painful conditions respond well with regular treatment. I use a powerful combination of these two complementary therapies in many of my treatments.
Treatment helps prevent injuries – those little pulls and tears….
Remember that what is brittle or tight usually breaks or tears. This applies to your ligaments, muscles and fascia all of which play a role in how you move through your day. As we age our bodies lose flexibility. Massage stretches the muscle fibers and helps to keep us supple. Supple muscles don’t snap or tear easily. Acupuncture can address the overall level of muscular tension in your body and have deeply relaxing effects. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as the saying goes.
Your Stress Level will GO DOWN
Up to 80% of visits to GPs are for stress-related illnesses. Complementary therapies are preventative health maintenance at its finest. Perhaps you have been to the GP as something doesn’t feel quite as it should, but nothing is measurably wrong? Those niggles are telling you something, listen and perhaps find the time to have a aromatherapy massage. Relaxation is deeply healing and helps your body to access its self-correcting (healing) energy.
You get the spa environment without the big price tag.
No need to drive hours to get away somewhere, just make a detour off the high street…. An hour later you will emerge refreshed and rejuvenated. And not just in a superficial way – deep relaxation from treatment that addresses both the specific areas of tension and the overall stress that your body and mind may be under.
Massage is the recommended and most effective treatment for many conditions
(click to read the study)
Osteoarthritis
Chronic low back pain
Recovery from muscular soreness
Aromatherapy in every treatment.
I use organic base oils with the finest essential oils added to create a personal blend based on what issues you are coming to have treated. I also can create a personalized 100ml bottle of oil for your bath or just to dab on when needed, for £7.50. (Cheap when you know that Decleor or Elemis are using the same stuff as I do)
Benefits will extend beyond the treatment couch
While coming for treatment addresses your health on the day when you leave I hope your healing will continue and I am always happy to send you away with exercises and stretches to help you help yourself. I can show you ways to open and stretch the areas of restriction that we find during your treatment. Using simple healing exercises and stretches from yoga, tai chi and qigong you can literally heal yourself.
Oh yeah, and did I say your treatment will be unique?
Together we will discuss what treatment outcomes you are hoping for and use the appropriate techniques to address your needs. Whether it be just to lower the stress you are feeling or to treat a more specific musculo-skeletal issue, we will find the therapy that works best for you.
At Bodyworks, you will never have the same treatment twice, no cookie cutter routine here. I don’t do routine very well at the best of times! And my toolkit is quite varied as I have trained in a wide range of complimentary therapies from reflexology and massage to Traditional Chinese acupuncture and Hopi Ear Candling – we can find the combination or technique to help you be well.