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Therapies
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Tuina

From its origins in Chinese Traditional Medicine, Tuina is a focused form of acupressure massage that works on unblocking and stimulating blood flow, leaving you with a deep sense of physical and mental balance, clarity, relaxation, revitalisation and well-being.

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Acupressure Massage Therapy

 

An effective way to better health. Acupressure is an ancient Chinese healing method that involves applying pressure to certain meridian points on the body to relieve pain.

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Injury & Sports Massage

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This type of massage treatment focuses on the injured areas while manipulating specific muscles, ligaments, and tendons to promote healing and improve mobility.

The human body has fourteen "meridians" that carry energy throughout the body. These meridians start at the fingertips, connect to the brain, and then connect to the organ associated with the specific meridian.

Massage has many important health benefits and can help you maintain physical, mental and emotional well being, especially when it is part of your regular wellness routine.

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The Health Benefits of Massage

* Massage calms the nervous system and promotes a sense of relaxation and well being.

* Massage reduces tension and anxiety.

* Massage improves blood circulation, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to the cells.

* Massage stimulates the lymphatic system, which carries away the body’s waste products.

* Massage prevents and relieves muscle cramps and spasms.

* Massage therapy can help with pain management in conditions such as arthritis, sciatica, muscle spasms.

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Mechanical Stress
caused by sports, falls, bad posture or incorrect lifting.

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Emotional Stress
work pressure, divorce, grief, shock or daily and financial worries. 

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Chemical stress
by ingesting allergens and toxins, food additives, alcohol abuse, pesticides etc.

Body Stress Release

Back ache, headache, fatigue, cramps, heartburn or constipation. All of these symptoms may be an effect of stored body stress which disrupts the body's natural communication to the muscles and nerves. Body Stress Release (BSR) is a gentle technique that begins with accurately assessing and releasing stored muscle tension through applying pressure to key points along the body to restore efficiency and promote overall well-being.​

 

How Does Body Stress Develop

When the body struggles to keep up with daily onslaught of life's continual stresses,
stress-overload is reached and the muscles involuntarily clench to compensate in a protective and
defensive manner.

Treatments
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Pain Treatment

back pain & sciatica, headaches, migraine, frozen neck & shoulder, slipped disk, arthritis, strain injury, trapped nerve, joint pain, gout, inflexibility & stiffness, posture disorders including scoliosis & kyphosis, scar tissue, lymphatic & circulation obstructions.

Treating Stress

tiredness, fatigue, week immune system, weakness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, emotional issues

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Digestion

cramps, constipation, diarrhea, indigestion 

Paralysis

numbness, pins & needles, restless legs, stroke, facial paralysis, fibromyalgia

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Feminine Ailments

rib pain & sciatica in pregnancy, severe PMT, irregular periods

Infants, Children & Teens

colic, restlessness, prolonged crying

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growing pains & sore legs, pigeon-toes or duck feet, poor concentration, inability to sit still, enuresis (bed-wetting), aggression

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021 552 4786
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