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Oncology Massage

A nurturing massage for those living with cancer, in recovery, or in palliative care.

If you or your loved one have cancer this massage provides a moment solely focused on you. Helping to increase the quality of life and to help ease the burden, pain, and restrictions associated with cancer and its treatments.

Oncology Massage has been shown to reduce the side effects of cancer and its treatment such as:

After surgery - (such as in breast lumpectomy or mastectomy) - helping decrease swelling (oedema), numbness, scarring, tenderness, restrictions
Increasing range of motion.
Helping to relieve and cope with the side effects of chemotherapy such as pain, nausea, constipation, anxiety, fatigue and insomnia.
Softening the after effects of radiotherapy, such as tightness, limited range of motion, tissue hardening or fibrosis.
Relief of symptoms of the disease such as pain, fatigue, nausea, anxiety and depression.
Joint or bone pain from cancer medications
Helping to relieve peripheral neuropathy

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Remedial Massage

This style of massage specifically works on areas of tightness, pain or tension in the body. Helping to alleviate pain associated with your specific problem, while also restoring balance in the body. Easing back the layers slowly with Myo Fascial Release techniques, working with a slow, deeper pressure allowing the tissue and fascia to soften at the bodies own pace.

In contrast to relaxation or therapeutic massage, a remedial massage is primarily focused on your areas of concern.

Therapeutic Massage

A full body, holistic massage which helps to de stress the whole system. My signature treatment, combining the benefits of varied techniques such as Ka Huna Hawaiian massage using the forearm with long fluid strokes, Remedial, Myo Fascial Release, Cranio Sacral Therapy, and Reflexology. From my wealth of knowledge, whatever you need on the day, is what I will blend into the massage. Deeply relaxing, while also focusing on addressing areas of tightness or imbalance. Lots of time is included on your scalp, head, hands and feet. All of these areas are major access points to induce a deep sense of relaxation, which directly influence the whole body to come back to a state of balance.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is used for the management or prevention of lymphoedma in cancer patients or for those with primary lymphodema. MLD is a gentle massage technique which is used to help relieve pain and swelling or to prevent lymphoedema in cancer patients after having treatment such as radiotherapy or surgery to remove lymph nodes. Using light touch to move excess lymph and fluid out of compromised areas and back into the lymphatic vessels, helping the excess fluid flow and drain towards healthy lymph nodes. Thereby helping with swelling, softening tissue, easing pain and restriction in the limb or part of the body affected.

Palliative Massage

Touch is such a powerful aide, especially for those who are in pain with a terminal illness. Touch allows us to feel safe, worthwhile and reminds us of who we are.

Stimulating the release of endorphins, the bodies natural pain suppressors, gentle touch massage brings comfort and can help a person feel peaceful, cared for, easing isolation and loneliness.

These gentle techniques can be shown to family and loved ones, encouraging loving touch and connection in this time.

In the words of the wonderful hospice massage pioneer, Irene Smith

"A primary reason to touch dying persons is that touch reminds those in pain and suffering of their loveliness, their beauty.

In turn, I am reminded of mine."

Massage for Chronic illness

This style of massage helps increase the quality of life for those living with chronic illness, disease, chronic pain or anxiety.

With gentle, soothing massage using slow, lengthening and calming strokes to the muscles elicits a relaxation response in the body. Talking directly to the nervous system, the body can be quickly switched out of flight or fight, red alert, and back into the parasympathetic system, also known as 'rest and digest'. Your body may then breathe optimally, heal, digest, and relax. Closing what is known as the "gate of pain" by soothing and distracting nerve and pain receptors to the brain. The outcome of massage helps alleviate pain and discomfort, opening the chemical pathways for endorphins and serotonin, flooding the system with feel-good mood enhancers, and increasing feelings of well-being.

Massage also increases circulation for those that are bed-bound, assisting with range of motion of the joints, and helping to alleviate swelling and sleep disturbance.

Reflexology

An ancient healing and holistic massage for the feet. Stimulating the acupressure points, Reflexology works by directly influencing and balancing all the organs and systems of the body.

When in a state of imbalance or disease, the body's 'qi', life force or flow of energy stagnates. Reflexology helps by encouraging the flow of qi within the body, so it is more able to heal itself and return to a state of balance or homeostasis.

Especially beneficial for those with anxiety, chronic illness, ill health, or pregnancy. Helping to alleviate nausea, pain, insomnia or anxiety.

To help aid the healing process, your session can also be combined with a guided imagery meditation.

Cranio Sacral Therapy

Cranio Sacral therapy is a gentle osteopathic technique where we tune into the rhythms of the fluids, fascia and membranes within your body, spine and nervous system.

While gently holding and listening to varied positions on the body, such as your head, sacrum or feet, your system shows where it is has reduced movement or potency in this tide like flow of the cerebral spinal fluid. These patterns can indicate where pain or restrictions or past traumas are held in the body, and ultimately allow these pathways to soften and release.

Helping to ease pain or tightness, while calming and easing the whole nervous system. Allowing an innate healing and reorganisation in the system and fascial membranes to take place.

Craniosacral Therapy can help with:

Back and neck pain
Restrictions or tightness
Chronic pain
Headaches or Migraines
Vestibular Migraines
Vertigo
TMJ jaw pain
Auto immune disorders
Fibromyalgia
Soften restrictions in the fascia from Scarring or surgery
Anxiety or depression
Chronic Fatigue
Trauma or emotional pain
Nervous System disorders
Forced or shock injuries such as concussions or whiplash

Myo Fascial Release

The fascial system in the body is an inter web of connective tissue that covers, surrounds and supports every muscle, organ, joint and nerve within the body. Myo Fascial release uses a slow, consistent pressure and stretch, allowing the fascia to melt and soften. Innately unwinding and unraveling any tightly held restrictions.

May help to relieve:

Back or Neck Pain
Tightness
Stress
Restricted movement
TMJ
Headaches

Gentle and mindful Scar Tissue massage techniques help the body heal more quickly from surgeries such as lumpectomy, mastectomy, c-section or reconstructive surgery (TRAM, DIEP & TUG Flap).

Depending on the type of cancer, restriction or issue, Scar tissue massage may also be combined with techniques such as Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, or Cranio Sacral therapy to help relieve swelling, tightness or restriction.

Softening scars, while enhancing and speeding up the recovery process within the tissues. Helpful to relieve:

Tightness and restrictions
Limited Range of motion (such as lifting the arm after lumpectomy or mastectomy
Pain
Reduce keloid scarring.
Helps to soften and release cording, (axillary web syndrome)
Release adhesions
Soften radiation induced fibrosis or tissue hardening relating to cancer treatment.
Help aid swelling or lymphoedema connected to a scar

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