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We are very excited to be joining the team of professionals at Bend + Mend Physiotherapy, offering therapeutic remedial, relaxation, sports and pregnancy massage at their King Street Wharf clinic.

Sydney Sports Massage

You don’t need to be an elite athlete to take care of your body with sports massage when preparing for a sports event. Whether it’s your first or your fiftieth half-marathon, triathlon or full marathon, training for your event definitely takes its toll on your body.

As you increase your training load muscles undergo adaptation to become stronger and able to support the increased activity. Bones also experience adaptation to be able to support the increased training load.

Common injuries include stress fractures, muscular tears and insertion points, as well as constriction which can result in limited joint and muscle range-of-movement. If not taken care of these injuries can result in long-term damage or scar tissue and the last thing you want when preparing for an event is to not be able to get to the finish line!

Sports massage pre-event is aimed at working with your neuro-muscular system to help muscles adapt to these changes. Through techniques such as PNF (Proprio Neuromuscular Facilitaion), remedial stretching and trigger point, Sports massage will keep the muscles flexible and reduce the chance of injury, plus decrease scar tissue.

Post-event (within 1 – 5 days after your race) it’s important to help the body flush the lactic acid build up from the race, as well as reduce muscle tension and stiffness. The style of massage used post -event is aimed at helping flush through your lympatic system as well as continue to stretch your muscles to get you back to your training much quicker.

Looking for a quiet, calming environment for your Clinic? We have a room available in our Wellbeing clinic in Woollahra, with full amenities and wi-fi. Suitable for a Naturopath, Homeopath, Nutritionist or other modality this room is available daily or weekly.

Whether your business is new or established this space will suit someone looking to grow in a clinic enviroment alongside other practitioners. Includes wi-fi, all bills, access to waiting room, kitchen and bathroom. Plus room has it’s own natural light and air-conditioning.

Available single day or all week at a very affordable rate. Don’t miss out!

We know that stress is an every-day occurrence and that what used to be the sabre-tooth tiger is now a nasty deadline but these don’t need to rule your life or the way you live everyday.

Here are some very simple, truly effective techniques to manage those stress triggers and nip them in the bud before they take over your happiness:

1. Simply breathe – when you’re stressed your breathing becomes more shallow depriving yourself of soothing, necessary oxygen. Take 3 – 4 slow, calm breaths, really expanding through your ribcage and the thing that caused the stress will seem much more significant.
2. Maintain perspective – Stress can make things seem much worse than they are so it’s important to keep perspective. Ask yourself, is this really important? How can I look at this situation differently for a positive outcome? Every situation has a positive opportunity and you have it within you to find this.
3. Listen to your body – Your body has many warning signals it provides to help you manage your stress and happiness – shallow breathing, muscular knots, digestive disturbance, interrupted sleep, plus more. Be aware of your body and listen to these niggles. A fantastic trick is to lie in a quiet spot with your eyes closed and starting with your feet squeeze and relax your muscles working up your body. You will begin to notice where stress is held and doing this will help release it.
4. Avoid ‘sugars’ during chronic stress – Chronic stress is defined as stress that is ongoing as opposed to a shortened ‘fight or flight’ response. Sugars can exacerbate the chemical balance in the body, making stress responses more heightened. A slight change to your diet by reducing sugars may also reduce your stress.
5. Exercise – With the increase of mood-enhancing serotonin, exercise is a fantastic fix for stress. A simple walk or if you prefer something more strenuous, is very effective.
6. Massage – by sedating the nervous system and releasing muscle tension massage is one of the most effective tools for managing stress levels. Plus, a massage is less expensive than a night out and isn’t it more fun to spend your hard-earnt money on yourself?
7. Drink water – you’ll be amazed at how keeping up your H2O will balance your stress levels.

And remember, as we always say ‘You can’t give from an empty bucket’ so keep looking after yourself and watch your happiness and calm increase.

How does massage release strain?
Massage techniques work with the body’s connective tissue and muscle fibres. By introducing techniques such as remedial, trigger point and myofascial one of the things we can do is ‘talk’ to the proprioceptors (the neurons that tell the brain where the muscle sits on the body and the tension level) and convince these guys that tight and strained is not the way the body is supposed to be. Over a few sessions we can re-program them to tell the brain when the muscle is tight so a message can be sent to release the muscle and you can get on and enjoy your day.

This can help your posture and increased range of movement/ mobility around joints to keep everything moving comfortably.

A few things to help you train your muscles:

1. Breathing is the simplest and most effective way of recognising where tight muscle is and helping release it. Throughout the daily stresses and strains we can forget to breathe (yes really) and this results in shoulders hanging around the ears, sore lower backs, tight glutes and often tight hips. A few minutes of deep focused breathing will bring your awareness back to levels of tension and release it. Plus it will help you de-stress as you remember breathing is the secret to life!
2. An exercise to re-train the muscles is to lie on your back and starting with your toes work up your body, tensing and releasing muscles. Tense the muscle on the inhale then release the muscle on the exhale and see what a difference it makes!
3. Staying hydrated is soooo important to release tension. Dehydrated muscles can’t function properly and tend to stay in a state of action, water will help the muscle fibres release and stay ‘fluid’.
4. Make sure you maintain your levels of magnesium and calcium – these minerals are vital to the release phase of muscle activity.
5. Stretching daily is vital to releasing muscle fibre and keeping those proprioceptors working properly.

1. Do they ask questions about your health background and injuries? This is important to get an understanding of why your muscles behave the way they do and what is causing your niggles
2. Do they ask you if you’re on medication? Different medications may heighten your sensitivity to touch or may increase your circulation (eg Warfarin) so it’s important they understand how your medication affects your body
3. Do they ask you what pressure you would prefer? There is no right and wrong, it is an individual choice
4. Do they explain how they will proceed with the treatment – what muscles they are treating and in which order? You may have a specific area you don’t want treated so this is a great time to mention it.
5. Do they ask you if you would like conversation? Not all clients want to have a social chat so it’s important that your therapist understands when you just want to zone out.
6. Do they check in with you on your preferred massage pressure? Different parts of the body have different sensitivities, eg calves may not want as much pressure as shoulders
7. Do they ask if you want a head massage? As delicious as they are, not all clients enjoy a head massage
8. Do they check in at the end of the session to see how you are feeling? You may feel that your neck needs a few extra minutes so this is a great time to ask
9. Do they offer you water at the end of the session? Massage increases circulation of toxins so water helps flush and clear the body of these
10. Do they offer stretches to help you maintain your muscle relaxation? Often muscle tension is caused by daily stress and muscle strain so regular stretching can prevent tension buildup

Whether your business is new or established this space will suit someone looking to grow in a clinic enviroment alongside other practitioners. Includes wi-fi, all bills, access to waiting room, kitchen and bathroom. Plus room has it’s own natural light and air-conditioning.

Available single day or Mon – Fri at a very affordable rate. Don’t miss out!