What to expect from my therapeutic massage
Firstly, we spend some time discussing your health history and the reason for your visit. Then during the massage, I use a variety of gentle techniques, which means it is a pleasant and relaxing experience overall. I perform myofascial release techniques without any oil and then for all other techniques I use pure coconut oil of which I use only a small amount so that I can feel the individual muscles and I can work specifically on them and their attachments. I release myofascial trigger points with a gentle pressure which I adjust according to the tissue feedback and then If necessary, I perform gentle joint mobilizations, kinesiotaping, manual lymph drainage or other techniques. At the end of the appointment we can discuss some homecare recommendations so that your issue won´t come back.
Massage techniques
During the massage I use a variety of techniques according to the client´s current health and the goal we are aiming to achieve. Techniques I am trained in:
- Myofascial and fascial release
- Trigger point therapy
- Swedish massage
- Joint mobilizations
- Muscle energy technique
- Muscle tendinous attachment release (MTAR)
- Golgi tendon organ release (GTO release)
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
- Pin & Stretch
- Frictions and cross-fiber frictions
- Therapeutic exercise
- Hydrotherapy
- Positional release
- Facilitatory and inhibitory techniques according to Margaret Rood
- Manual lymph drainage techniques
- Reflexology
Indications for massage therapy
- Musculoskeletal injuries (whiplash, reduction and mobilization of scar tissue, encouragement of healing of contusions, strains, sprains, cruciate and menisceal injuries, dislocations and fractures)
- Overuse injuries (tendinitis and other soft tissue inflammation)
- Conditions affecting head and neck (headaches and cervical spine facet syndrome)
- Postural dysfunctions
- Joint dysfunctions
- Conditions of the central nervous system (multiple sclerosis, hemiplegia, palsy)
- Conditions of the peripheral nervous system (radial, ulnar, median or sciatic nerve lesions, Bell´s palsy, Thoracic outlet syndrome, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Piriformis syndrome)
- Gastrointestinal concerns (constipation)
- Systemic concerns and other conditions (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder)