REMEDIAL MASSAGE, SPORTS MASSAGE & MYOTHERAPY IN SCARBOROUGH

Your therapist will ask about your symptoms, medical history, work, exercise and what you would like to return to doing.

Where appropriate, your therapist may assess movement, strength, joint range or tasks related to your symptoms.

Your treatment may include massage, dry needling, cupping or joint mobilisation, depending on your presentation and preferences.

You may be provided with exercises, activity modifications or a plan for gradually returning to normal activity.

Myotherapy and massage are not suitable for every presentation. Your massage therapist may recommend review by a Physiotherapist, GP or another health professional when symptoms require further investigation or fall outside the therapist’s scope.

Massage and Myotherapy may help reduce muscular soreness and the feeling of tightness associated with work, exercise, prolonged positions and everyday physical demands.

Sports and Remedial Massage may help manage post-exercise soreness and make movement feel more comfortable between training sessions. Treatment should work alongside appropriate recovery, nutrition, sleep and training-load management.

• May be suitable for:
  • Localised muscular soreness
  • Neck and shoulder tension
  • General back discomfort
  • Physical work-related tightness
  • Tension-related headaches
  • Reduced comfortable movement
• What to Expect: Remedial Massage is a targeted form of soft-tissue treatment.
   
  Your massage therapist will discuss your symptoms and focus treatment on the areas most relevant to your presentation. Techniques may include soft-tissue massage, trigger-point treatment, myofascial techniques and stretching.
   
  The aim is to help reduce muscular discomfort, improve comfortable movement and support your return to normal activity.

• May be suitable for:
  • Athletes and active individuals
  • Gym members
  • Runners
  • People managing post-training soreness
  • Preparation between training sessions or competitions
  • Recovery from demanding physical activity
• What to Expect: Sports Massage focuses on the muscles and areas most affected by your training or sport.
   
  Treatment may help reduce the feeling of post-exercise soreness and tightness, maintain comfortable movement and support recovery between training sessions.
   
  Sports Massage does not replace appropriate training, sleep, nutrition or injury rehabilitation. If you are managing a diagnosed injury, treatment may also need to be coordinated with your Physiotherapist, doctor, coach or rehabilitation provider.

Targeted manual techniques may be used to reduce muscular discomfort and help movement feel easier.

Treatment pressure can be adjusted to suit your preferences. Effective treatment does not always need to be extremely deep or painful.

Myofascial cupping uses plastic or glass cups to apply suction to the skin and superficial tissues.

Cups may remain stationary or be moved across the skin with massage oil. Some clients find cupping temporarily reduces the feeling of muscular tightness or makes movement feel more comfortable.

Cupping can leave temporary circular marks or skin discolouration. These marks do not represent toxins leaving the body or indicate the severity of a problem.

Dry needling involves inserting fine, sterile, single-use needles into selected muscular areas.

It may be considered for local muscular pain, sensitivity or tightness. Some clients experience short-term pain relief or easier movement following treatment.

Dry needling is optional and will only be performed after the treatment, potential benefits and possible side effects have been explained.

It does not replace exercise rehabilitation or guarantee that symptoms will not return.