Sports massage

Service Description

1 hour consultation includes 45 mins hands on treatment, follow up 45 minute sessions are £70 and 1 hour is £85. The title Massage Therapist in the UK is not protected. This means anyone can call themselves a massage therapist. Therefore, the training for massage varies significantly. For example, a beautician may take a 2-5 day course as part of their overall qualification and often learn a set routine based around relaxation. The techniques are often light, smoothing over the skin and incorporating blends of aromatic oils. The therapists knowledge of anatomy and understanding what is happening to the body is minimal. There are many styles of massage and therapists; from holistic massage therapy, deep tissue massage, no hands massage, remedial massage, sports massage and more so no governing body regulates them. Voluntary registers exist, yet no specific obligation lies for a massage therapist to register so some will "do their own thing" after training – possibly not so safe! I provide sports massage in Berrylands, which is great for active patients that need a bit of muscle relaxation. Sports massage will only directly effect the musculature of the body, whereas Osteopathy treats all soft tissues including muscles, joints, nerves, ligaments, tendons etc. Osteopathy therefore is more suitable for anyone in pain, including anyone with sports injuries as Osteopaths may be able to provide greater pain relief if addressing more tissue types than sports massage does. Often, if you go for a sports massage, the therapist only treats the area of pain, rubbing the sore part so it may feel better temporarily, but the pain then builds up more quickly again after, so you need a lot more care, which is expensive! Osteopathy is generally more holistic than sports massage in the sense that Osteopaths examine connecting areas to the region of complaint too ; Osteopaths view the body as a whole and are aware that the root cause of your presenting complaint may in fact be elsewhere in your body . I have a home practice in for massage, Berrylands and Osteopathy, Berrylands. Osteopathy is a regulated profession, and no therapist may call themselves an osteopath without registering with the General Osteopathic Council yearly. Osteopaths are trained with a BSc degree, spending 4-5 years in university. Osteopaths have to practice with a code of conduct by their governing body. For more information, please see my blogs, website or get in touch! Thanks, Krish :)