Advice for when your shoulder feels like it’s going to blow! Disclaimer alert! These are all tips from my personal experience and my training as a sports massage therapist. If you’ve got serious pain, especially involving numbness or loss of movement then you need to speak to your GP for advice. Does your shoulder feel like it’s going to explode? Do you wake up, feel a warning twinge in your shoulder, go to lift something off a shelf, or look over your shoulder, and then BANG, you’ve been zapped! Your neck is frozen and in so much pain you feel trapped. fbt I had a day that nearly ended up in ..read more

The glow of Christmas has worn off, it’s nearly February, and now the enormity of the new year lies before us. What’s the point in making new years resolutions? The answer is the bodies own reward system. The feel good hormones dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins are important chemicals created and used by the body. Your marvellous machine, the human body, will release different chemicals in response to different situations. Try giving to yourself instead of taking away The thing is with resolutions is that they often focus on giving something up, and the body doesn’t like this. As so ..read more

Spider-Man review and anatomy This is my review of the new 2021 Spider-Man film and what I noticed about the anatomy of a superhero. First off, the review. No major spoilers! My son when he was 3 years old loved the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man. Now my son is 13 and he loves this new film. Gave it 1000 out of 10. You’ll laugh out loud and maybe cry out loud. Great characters and well worth watching. Anatomy of a superhero A couple of things I noticed about Spider-Man’s anatomy. Number 1, he suffers from back pain! He’s obviously carrying a lot of tension in his shoulders from climbing up walls and ..read more

Stress and the immune system Did you know that there’s been many studies into the link between stress and the immune system? The joy (and stress) of Christmas It’s that time of year… Every day in your diary is full, and you’re struggling to find time for yourself, even to do some Christmas shopping. If you’re lucky you might have a Christmas show to go and watch, or family to visit. Then there’s also looming work deadlines; things to finish off before the office shuts for two weeks. Feeling burnt out? I used to work in a gift shop in Cardiff where we worked up until Christmas eve, wrapping ..read more

Here’s some principles from sports massage for help with back pain. Has anyone else end up with back pain having a living room reshuffle to fit the Christmas tree in?  Here’s 3 things from sports massage techniques to help… Sports massage techniques to help back pain One of the things I always check before a sports massage treatment is if the client is warm enough. Heat is always good to relax muscles, and even more so when they have gone into spasm. A nice hot shower or even a hot water bottle on your back is a great option. Even better if you are able to get in the bath for a really ..read more

Sports massage gift vouchers Are you looking for sports massage gift vouchers for a pain free and relaxing Christmas? Then you’ve found the right place. What a better gift for your loved ones. This gift bag contains a 1 hour sports massage treatment, valid for 1 year, plus a gorgeous smelling candle in a cute gift bag. All for just £30. How I work with sports massage I specialise in sports massage that targets tight muscles and joints and gets them working again without feeling bruised I specialise in sports massage that targets tight muscles and joints and gets them working again witho ..read more

Meet the sports massage therapy room. Cosy, chilled out vibes for some deep tissue therapy It’s the perfect space to find some me time and unwind. Together we’ll work out a plan of the painful areas to be worked on. I’m not a believer in “MORE PAIN, MORE GAIN!” It’s more a case of persuading the painful areas that they don’t need to hold on so tight anymore. There’s no way that adding more pain is going to achieve that goal! So if you’d rather a sports massage therapist to use super deep pressure then you’d be better off finding someone else. How I use sports massage therapy to help you If yo ..read more