May 13, 2021 | Emma Brackstone
Massage for bodybuilding?
Serious bodybuilders can use every advantage possible to achieve their goal as quickly and effectively as possible. When you’ve been working out with weights for hours at a time, doing hundreds of reps, it’s inevitable that some strain, and possibly damage, will occur to muscles, tendons, and ligaments. An ordinary massage definitely has its use […]
May 15, 2019 | Emma Brackstone
Why do we choose side-lying for pregnancy massage?
We are often asked if we offer pregnancy massage with “tummy cushions.” It is not our preferred treatment position option and we prefer to treat in the side-lying position. You may ask “why?” Here are our top 10 benefits of the side position. Supports the joints as they start to loosen, in particular the hips […]
September 18, 2018 | Emma Brackstone
Pregnancy Series – Trimester 3
Trimester 3 has the most obvious changes as both mum and baby get ready for birth. Welcome to the concluding part of our series about key changes during pregnancy. Baby is now well and truly on its way and growing at a rate of knots. In no time it fills the abdomen to capacity compressing […]
September 11, 2018 | Emma Brackstone
Pregnancy Series – Trimester 2
Continuing our pregnancy series looking at the changes to the body during each stage we are looking this week at the second trimester. Time for that “Baby Bump” to start growing! Muscles through the front of the abdomen start to lengthen and weaken to make space for the baby while muscles in the lower back […]
September 4, 2018 | Emma Brackstone
Pregnancy Series – Trimester 1
Over the next couple of weeks we will be sharing a summary of the changes which are experienced through pregnancy and how massage can help at each stage of gestation. This week we start at the beginning with Trimester 1. Changes may not be visible to the outside world during trimester 1, but they are […]
September 4, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
DOMS – The leg day phantom
That ache after a workout has a name – “Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)”. After a heavy duty leg day, a change in dead lift weights or coming back to workout after a holiday I think most of us can relate to that niggling muscle pain and soreness that hits 12-48 hours later. Any “new” […]
August 9, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
Mindful Meditation During Massage Lowers Anxiety
While massage has already been proven to help combat anxiety and depression on its own, and many seek the oasis of peace and calm bodywork can provide during stressful times. How to ease anxiety with massage and your mind Mindfulness is a mental, physical and emotional state of being where one simply remains focused on the present […]
August 9, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
Can massage help you quit smoking?
With today being World No Tobacco Day it seems well suited that today we should talk about massage and how it can assist to quit smoking. Although everyone has a different reason for taking up smoking, research has shown that a vast majority of smokers also struggle with anxiety disorders. This correlation causes one to […]
August 9, 2017 | Emma Brackstone
Why do so many pregnant women suffer leg and foot cramps?
Having had the opportunity to work with a number of pregnant women, providing the support of Pregnancy Massage I can honestly say that just about all of them at some point has complained of leg and/or foot cramps. Why is this such a common complaint for expectant mothers? The answer is “the baby”. That might […]