What to expect
Hands-on treatment and movement training for the prevention of musculoskeletal dysfunction.
Treatment is aimed equally at prevention as well as rehabilitation and maintenance.
Please wear, or bring loose, comfortable clothing as Remedial Massage treatments will often include stretching and movement exercises.
Generally, an initial appointment will last 1½ hours as a detailed history and assessment of any presenting conditions or injury will be taken.
Follow-up appointments can be ½ hour, 45 minutes, 1 hour or 1½ hours depending on the nature and extent of the injury or ailment.
Massage & Movement incorporates hands-on treatment with movement and body awareness to give you long-term benefits rather than just a bandaid fix to the symptoms.
Roslyn is a qualified Remedial Massage Therapist with 28 years experience helping people in the Sutherland Shire, Bankstown and St George areas to overcome pain and injury.
She’s a stretch therapist and uses breathing, resisted stretching and strengthening, as well as hands-on work when treating clients.
Claim on the spot with HICAPS.
FAQ’s
Answers come directly from the Massage Therapy Code of Practice.
What is Massage Therapy?
The practice of massage therapy is the purposeful, respectful and evidence-informed application of touch, manual techniques and biopsychosocial care. As a client-centred framework it aims to:
enhance health and wellbeing
relieve pain
provide emotional and physical relaxation
reduce stress and alleviate the impacts of depression and anxiety
prevent and repair injury
rehabilitate and augment function
Massage therapists treat a wide variety of conditions including:
• persistent pain
• neck and back pain, and headache
• muscle, connective tissue and joint pain
• arthritis
• sports and activity-related conditions
• stress, anxiety, depression and other mood related problems.
What is the difference between Remedial and Sports massage?
Remedial massage: Assists in rehabilitation, pain and injury management. A range of manual therapy techniques may be employed in treatment, such as deep connective tissue massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques, Direct and Indirect Myofascial Techniques, and Neuromuscular Facilitation.
Sports massage: Treats and prevents injuries, improves recovery, flexibility and endurance, and enhances the performance of athletes.
Massage therapists may also work in one or more of the following areas:
Therapeutic or relaxation massage (sometimes referred to as Swedish): to promote wellbeing, improve sleep, treat anxiety and tension, and enhance a range of systemic body functions such as circulation.
Pregnancy and pediatric massage: to support the primary care of pregnant women and infants.
Lymphatic drainage and lymphoedema management: to support and enhance the primary care of patients whose lymphatic system has been compromised by a variety of chronic or acute illnesses.
Myotherapy:to assess and treat myofascial pain and dysfunction.
Oncology, palliative care and geriatric massage: to support the primary care of patients with chronic illness and a broad range of quality-of-life issues.
Oriental massage: to enhance mental and physical wellbeing through the stimulation of specific pressure points. It includes Shiatsu, acupressure and Tui Na.
What kind of things can massage therapy help?
The practice of massage therapy is supported by a robust clinical evidence base. There is a substantial body of research that demonstrates the established effects of massage therapy in relation to the following conditions and populations:
Musculoskeletal pain, including low back pain
Mood
Older adults
Athletes/sports/exercise
Pre/post operative (particularly post operative nausea and vomiting)
Pregnancy/labour/post natal
Infant/paediatric
Cancer (side effects of treatment and psychological factors)
There is also promising preliminary evidence for massage therapy in connection with the following conditions:
Headache and migraine
Hypertension
Arthritis
HIV/immune function.
