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Sports Massage
Level of Pressure: Medium-High
Sports massage helps relieve muscular tension, break down adhesions, mobilise soft tissues and reduce pain. I use a range of techniques that aim to enhance your performance and you’re your overworked muscles to recover quickly.
A Sports Massage is a targeted approach to treating both minor and chronic injuries. For this treatment I use a variety of techniques to realign and loosen muscle fibres in any individual who experience sport-related tension. It can also be used to improve posture and condition for an athlete’s body to improve performance.
Sports massage will be tailored to each client. It incorporates soft tissue massage, deep tissue massage, hot stones massage alongside physiotherapy techniques to assist recovery and rehabilitation. Sports massage is often recommended for athletes or individuals who engage in regular physical activity and prone to sport-related injury.
Relieve Pain,
Increase Mobility
and Improve
Quality of Your Life.
Zoia's Massage Treatments can help relieve:
• Persistent or Acute muscular pain
• Muscle Stiffness
• Mobility Loss or Restriction
• Headaches/Stress
• Numbness, Tingling or Pins and Needles
• Neck and Shoulder Pain
• Lower and Upper Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Golfer’s Elbow/Tennis Elbow
• Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves and Achilles Pain
Treatments
Zoia Zest Therapeutic Massage
Zoia Zest Therapeutic Massage
Level of Pressure: Low, Low-Medium, Medium-High
Massage pressure levels are offered in different ranges. We can discuss your preferred options during our consultation.
I highly recommend that you try my Zoia Zest Therapeutic Massage. Each treatment will be adjusted to your specific needs using a combination of applied pressure, massage and thermal stone/hot stone techniques. My methods have been learned via a combination of my formal training and through my natural ability to discover any tension.
Deep Tissue Massage
Level of Pressure: Medium-High
Deep Tissue Massage is used for relieving muscle tension, reducing muscle stiffness by breaking up scar tissue and breaking down muscle adhesions. (The “knots” that we can feel in our muscles are muscle adhesions, which are bands of rigid and painful muscle tissue). These ‘knots’ can inhibit our circulation and cause pain and inflammation.
There are a number of conditions that Deep Tissue Massage therapy can treat. For example, chronic pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, lower back, legs.
If you have injured muscles, a Deep Tissue Massage can help stretch out tight or twisted muscles and can also facilitate the movement of toxins away from the muscles.
Muscle tension that usually occurs with chronic pain can also be lessened with Deep Tissue Massage, as it can loosen the tight tissue clusters causing you pain.
Getting regular Deep Tissue Massage can help break up the scar tissue by effectively improving lymphatic circulation and drainage, to improve flexibility and your range of motion.
Research has reported that Deep Tissue Massage is more effective for relieving chronic pain than prescribed or over-the-counter medication and is usually more cost-effective as well.
Full Body Swedish Massage
Level of Pressure: Low-Medium
If you prefer a lighter massage option, than Deep Tissue Massage that uses low to medium pressure, then a Swedish massage would be a perfect choice!
During a Swedish Massage treatment, the focus can be on either the back, neck and shoulders or even cover the whole body to ensure that you feel well treated and relaxed.
The technique aims to promote soothing and relaxing muscle tension. Swedish Massage is better suited for people interested in relaxation and tension release from sore muscles and joints after the stresses and strains of a long day.
Indian Head Massage
Level of Pressure: Low-Medium or Medium-High
This treatment incorporates the use of different schools of massage: I use Shiatsu and Acupressure techniques on the upper back, shoulders, arms/hands, neck and scalp using different strengths of pressure ranging between low-medium or medium to firm. Each treatment will be customised according to your requirement.
Indian Head Massage encourages the restoration of balance and harmony to both body and mind. The therapeutic benefits of Indian Head Massage go way beyond boosting hair health! It helps to alleviate anxiety or stress by promoting a deep state of relaxation; relieves headache symptoms, sinus problems, insomnia and promotes general wellbeing. An all-round relaxation treatment.
Hot Stone Massage
(or Thermal Stone Massage)
Level of Pressure: Low-Medium or Medium-High
Hot Stone Massage is different from other types of massage because, as the name suggests, it involves the use of smooth, heated stones.
The Thermal Stone Massage is a delightfully relaxing and serene treatment. I use warm basalt stones to massage either the back, neck and shoulders or by covering your entire body to ensure that you feel comfortable and relaxed.
It's a wonderfully warming treatment that works on your body’s energy points to harmonise and rebalance your system. Your muscles are relaxed and rejuvenated by means of this totally unique hot stone sensation.
The gentle pressure from the stones, along with the accompanying massage, has the effect of wiping out tension and literally making you feel like ‘you’re walking on air’!
You might have been unsure about ‘hot stone massage therapy’ or worried about the sensation of having hot stones placed on your body. Please don’t worry, the stones are lightweight and heated to a temperature of your choice.
The stones are actually small enough to hold in the palm of your hand! They are warmed up using a special heater, to ensure that they reach the perfect temperature. This is never hot enough to burn or to cause you discomfort.
Cupping Therapy
Level of Pressure: Medium-High
Cupping Therapy help to reduce pain, improve circulation, blood and lymph, promote mobility/range of motion and decrease toxins. The Cupping Therapy is release fascial adhesions and help break up scar tissue even on mature scars. It’s an amazing method reduce painful trigger points – tender area of the muscles which causes generalized musculoskeletal pain when it been overused. Also, it’s great therapy for people who is suffering with oedema by draw an excess of fluids away and stimulate healing. If you are choosing this treatment you need to be aware of having Cupping marks, which can stay from 3 days up to 2 weeks.
Anti-Cellulite Massage
Level of Pressure: Medium-High
This is powerful Massage Treatment for the legs and buttocks to aid the breakdown of cellulite and the removal of toxic fluid in the skin’s tissues, reducing the appearance of “orange peel”. Furthermore, this treatment is combined with anti-cellulite products and diet advice for better results.
A course of 6-10 treatments is recommended and the results vary according to the number sessions you receive, your body type, personal preferences of pressure and diet. Anti-cellulite Massage is medium to strong massage so you maybe sore in the area, and in some cases you could have bruises for couple of days while the body repairs it.
Our skin is made of three main layers:
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Epidermis (more superficial)
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Dermis
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Hypodermis (deeper)
Cellulite is situated in hypodermis layer of the skin. For this treatment 10 sessions of massage recommended to see a good result in incorporation with diet (diet will be advised) and healthy life style.
Aromatherapy Massage
Level of Pressure: Low Pressure, Extreme Relaxation
Aromatherapy Massages are best for people who particularly enjoy experiencing scents and who would like to have an emotional healing component included with their massage.
The Aromatherapy Massages I offer combine soft, gentle pressure with the use of essential oils such as: Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Cinnamon Bark, and Lemongrass in oil bases of Jojoba, Argan, Sunflower Seed, Sweet Almond and Vitamin E.
It’s the perfect massage for a total relaxation of your mind and body and is a wonderfully calming and relaxing treatment experienced within a peaceful environment.
Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Level of Pressure: low-Medium (Will be adjusted to the client comfort)
Lymphatic drainage massage is a gentle therapeutic technique that aims to stimulate the lymphatic system, which is responsible for removing waste and toxins from the body. By using light and rhythmic strokes, this massage technique encourages the movement of lymphatic fluid, promoting detoxification, reducing swelling (oedema), and boosting the immune system. Lymphatic drainage massage is often used to support post-surgery recovery, manage conditions like lymphedema, and enhance overall well-being.
Facial Massage
Level of Pressure: Low Pressure, Extreme Relaxation
Facial Massages are best for people who particularly enjoy experiencing scents and who would like to have an emotional healing component included with their massage.
Reflexology
Level of Pressure: Low-Medium-High
Reflexology is a holistic therapy that involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet, hands, or ears. These points, known as reflex points, are believed to correspond to different organs and systems in the body. By stimulating these points, reflexology aims to promote relaxation, reduce stress, improve circulation, and support overall well-being. It's often used as a complementary approach to enhance relaxation and potentially alleviate certain health issues.
Pregnancy Massage
Level of Pressure: Low-Medium (Will be adjusted to the client comfort)
Pregnancy massage is a specialized type of massage tailored to the needs of pregnant individuals. It focuses on providing comfort, relaxation, and relief from the physical discomforts associated with pregnancy. Using gentle techniques and appropriate positioning, pregnancy massage addresses common issues such as back pain, swelling, and muscle tension. It's important for practitioners to have proper training in prenatal massage to ensure the safety and well-being of both the pregnant person and the baby.
