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What is a remedial massage?<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the same way that you take medication to cure an illness, remedial massages are an effective treatment for the treatment of various pains and injuries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The term \u201cremedial\u201d comes from the Latin \u201cremedium\u201d, signifying \u201ccure, medicine\u201d. The principle is straight-forward: a remedial massage is a clinical approach to soft tissue damage (muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissues) to assist in rehabilitation, pain and injury management.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To get to know the differences between Remedial massage and Swedish massage, check out this blog post<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The trained practitioner will take you through a detailed assessment during which you will be asked about all the aches and pains you are experiencing in day to day life. This way, they will be able to determine which muscle or muscle groups are causing the problem. Then, using a range of techniques discussed below, the therapist will be able to target specific problem areas, loosen the knots in your muscles, and increase fluid circulation in order to lead your body to full recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

In what circumstances are remedial massages beneficial?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Ok, say you get up a bit late one morning but still need to fit in your daily Bay run down in Iron Cove before work, but having woken up a little bit later than usual, you decide to skip an integral step in your workout schedule: the warm up (don\u2019t do that, by the way!).<\/span><\/p>\n

Inevitably, some form of injury is likely to ensue. Maybe you pull a muscle, or damage a ligament.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not serious enough to waste yours and your GP\u2019s time, but it\u2019s still giving you enough discomfort that you\u2019d consider taking a couple of Neurofen to ease the ache.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this sort of injury, we recommend a Blys remedial massage<\/a>. You book yourself an hour-long massage with a trained massage therapist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remedial massages are designed to treat aches, pains, knots, and any change in muscle structure that is causing you discomfort.<\/span><\/p>\n

What do remedial massages remedy?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Put simply, the purpose of this type of massage is to treat injuries to the ligaments, tendons, muscles or other connective tissues, or to rehabilitate those suffering from chronic pain. These are the injuries one might sustain in everyday life, by exercising too much or too little. One of the benefits of remedial massages are that they improve blood flow and lymph, particularly in injured areas; this promotes healing by removing blockages, dead cells, and scar tissue.<\/span><\/p>\n

What types of techniques are used in remedial massage?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s a non-exhaustive list of different techniques and what they entail:<\/span><\/p>\n