Massage

Having acquired a diverse range of clients and treated a huge variety of conditions, Emma uses many methods including:
• Yoga breathing and visualisation techniques
• Head massage
• Therapeutic massage
• Sports massage
• Muscle energy techniques
• Neuro-muscular therapy
• Mobilisations
• Stretches
• Heat
• Home care advice

Sports Massage
Sports massage is a deep tissue massage, combining soft tissue techniques, mobilisations, and stretches. Developed to treat specific injuries, whether acquired through sport, postural disturbances, a static lifestyle, repetitive movements or mental stress. Sports massage can be used to break down scar tissue, help re-align muscle fibres and enable muscles to perform at their full potential. Some of the more common conditions Emma has successfully treated are:
• Postural complaints
• Recovery from orthopaedic trauma
• Repetitive strain injury
• Scar tissue
• Sciatica pain
• Strained ligaments
• Tennis and golfers elbow
• Tight or tired muscles

Emma loves this dynamic and varied work; she has a lot of experience and a particular interest in working with dancers. She has worked with Yoga students and teachers using dynamic stretches as well as more traditional massage techniques. Emma has also spent some time researching how yoga and massage can work as "partners in therapy". Emma has experience on working on Yoga retreats. Working with teenagers from Youth Swimming Clubs with specific injuries, is another area of extremely rewarding work. Emma has also had some fantastic experiences working "in the field" doing pre and post event massage for companies such as endurancelife.com.

Back care @ work
Emma has thoroughly researched back care at work, and has worked with great success in a wide variety of work places from factories, to workshops and offices. Emma has looked carefully at the many different aspects that affect people at work from stress and RSI, to headaches and postural disturbances; and has developed an extensive range of exercises to enable her clients to help themselves.

Pregnancy massage
Pregnancy and post partum (after the birth) are time when massage can be particularly beneficial and supportive to a woman both physically and emotionally. Emma has had the privilege of working with women from pre-conception right up to, and beyond the birth of their children. Having had a natural birth herself and used massage throughout her pregnancy and labour she is fully aware of its therapeutic value for both mother and child and its value in the prevention of stretch marks! Using side lying techniques and plenty of pillows Emma ensures her client's comfort at all times.

Therapeutic massage
The values of therapeutic massage are almost to numerous to mention. Some of the more common ailments Emma has successfully worked with include:
• Breathing difficulties
• Circulatory disorders
• Depression
• Digestive disorders
• Headaches and Migraine
• Sleep disturbances
• Stress

Emma has worked both with people who intrinsically understand their own bodies and use them daily, as well as with people who have "lost touch" with their bodies, and have forgotten how it feels to have a healthy, fully functioning body. Massage is an excellent way to help reconnect the body and mind and help prevent injuries.

Endometriosis massage
Completely by chance Emma came across the benefits of massage for Endometriosis while working on a client who had suffered debilitating endometriosis her entire adult life, using heat and firm, yet sensitive massage techniques on the abdominal region Emma has managed to break down scar tissue, greatly reducing pain and therefore enabling her client to lead a more full life.

Special Needs Massage
Massage techniques are adapted to cater for any one with a special need. This is an area where Emma has considerable experience and interest; she has worked with people with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, and Downs Syndrome, as well as with those suffering from debilitating emotional disabilities and trauma.