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Remedial massage can stimulate the blood supply, increase blood flow, increase mobility, and help to repair damaged tissues.  Easing and stabilising the muscles can improve problems such as headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, leg pain, and other musculoskeletal related problems.

Caritas Wellness therapists will aim to balance the tone and tension of muscles and tendons, thus restoring the correct position of the bones.  Below is not an exhaustive list of health problems that are often treated with remedial massage:

• sporting and dance injuries, 
• work related injuries / stress,
• relieve muscle pain / tension, 
• increase range of mobility,
• muscle cramps,
• relieve body aches,
• improve sleep,
• muscular atrophy,
• frozen shoulder,
• arthritis

Remedial massage supports healing of a specific part of the body, by relieving muscular pain and re-educating muscles, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissues.

Additionally, it prevents further injury and assists to restore and maintain your body to an optimal level of functioning.

How does Remedial Massage help you?

Poor posture, overused and tight muscles can be the cause of a lot of pain and discomfort in the body, causing neck, shoulder, and lower back pain, Sciatica, or tension headaches. They can pull the joints out of alignment restricting movement, press on nerves causing tingling and numbness and put tendons under tension. Remedial Massage can reduce or eliminate acute and chronic strain, pain, tension or cramps by targeting the specific area as well as address the cause.

Remedial Massage is also a great management tool for chronic conditions such as scoliosis, osteoarthritis, asthma or fibromyalgia to alleviate aches and pains and ease discomfort by loosening stiffness and improving restricted or limited movement, which often increases energy levels. Drug-free!

Moreover, it aids in faster repair and assists with the rehabilitation of muscular or repetitive strain injuries such as Rotator Cuff injuries’, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, RSI, Epicondylitis (tennis/golfers elbow), and painful scar tissue post surgery.

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What to expect

By applying pressure and manual techniques and trigger points to your problem area remedial massage is stimulating circulation of blood and lymph and breaking down knots, which lead to pain relief and relaxing or releasing tight and overused muscles.

If you feel stuck or restricted, lengthening and passive stretching techniques or tapotement to tight or tense muscles and connective tissue, as well as gentle mobilisation of the joint through its range of motion, will improve functioning enabling you to move freely without discomfort.

Myth buster: Remedial massage doesn’t have to hard and hurt badly to be effective. It is important to respect the body and treat it in a safe way.

Yet, it isn’t uncommon to get sore after a massage like you would after a workout, but that should not last more than 2-3 days, feeling so much better!

If you experience pain, tension or have a muscular injury as a result of an accident, overuse of a muscle group, repetitive strain or you’ve recently had surgery, remedial massage can be a natural ‘remedy’ for healing.

Our goal is to help you achieve yours. Put yourself in good hands.

You know that your employees are one of your greatest assets and you want to do everything you can to keep them feeling happy and working to their capacity. Invigorate and energise your staff, while showing them that you appreciate all the work that they do.   We take care of your valued assets by offering simple yet effective programs to relax, refresh, improve productivity and boost office morale. Prevention and stretching is also a key component of our programs.

Caritas Wellness believes that happy, healthy employees drive successful and sustainable businesses. This is one of the main reasons why we are passionate about supporting your valued teams’ wellness with the best corporate massage there is in Sydney.

We are confident in the abilities of our qualified massage therapists that we guarantee you and your team will feel de-stressed and re-energised.

REAP THE BENEFITS OF OFFICE MASSAGE SERVICES

When you offer your staff a service that other businesses don’t, it sets you apart from the rest of the corporate world. Our clients have noticed a wide range of benefits that office chair massage services provide:

• Look after staff’s health and well-being to show you care
• Reward staff for their achievements, such as meeting targets or going above-and-beyond
• Show your appreciation for the hard work of your employees
• Allow staff to take a small break from the work day so they return feeling refreshed and positive
• Alleviate stress and give staff the chance to relax, to boost the overall mood of the office
• Create a talking point and prove that your business is a great place to work!

Call now to make an appointment. There’s no need to leave the office – our qualified massage therapists will come to you. Each massage is performed without the need of taking off any clothing. In addition, we use a specifically designed massage chair that can alleviate neck, shoulder, back and arm tension.

Practicing relaxation can do positive things for someone’s health. Relaxation massage is the perfect way to unwind and ease away daily aches, pains and unload after a mental workout.

Using slow rhythmic long strokes, petrissage, effleurage techniques, a variation in pressure it generates a deep sense of relaxation giving the body time to rest and recover. Combined with rolling, rocking, shaking and stretching techniques from the dynamic massage and the use of essential oils, you feel both mentally and physically better balanced. Creating body awareness and improving overall health and wellbeing to help you live happier and healthier.

Or you may just be in need of a bit of some tender, love and self-care. Looking after yourself is most important in today 24H rat race. Why not delegate it?!

Our experienced massage therapist will give you her undivided attention, addressing your immediate needs and comfort, whilst sensitively applying pressure using a blend of essential oils just right for you.

Benefits of relaxation massage

Relaxation massage generates an overall therapeutic effect. It helps your body to increase circulation, calm the nervous system, release muscular tension, reduce stress, support the immune function and enhances sleep. It continuous flow creates a calming, soothing effect where healing hands give comfort and nourishment not just to the body but your mind and soul. Massage enable better coping for whatever life throws at us, it elevates mood as endorphins (happiness hormones) are released and it enhances clearer thought processes for improving concentration. Best of all your soul gets time to catch up, process experiences or emotions, whilst encouraging feelings of content and well-being!

The depth of the massage can be light or deep, whatever feels most appropriate for your immediate needs and comfort. During MarisSage relaxation massages the face is included. Applying a sensitive touch to the face can bring deep relaxation from the daily stress of the hard working mind. And if permission to mess up your hair, we can even extend it with a scalp massage :-).

When to choose relaxation massage?

• Stress
• Muscular Tension
• Tension headaches
• Digestive problems
• Fatigued
• Sleep disorders like insomnia
• Nervousness, anxiety or subclinical depression
• Increase mental performance
• Lower High blood pressure
• Support for cardiovascular conditions

This is wonderful massage to de-stress, increase energy, and bring about physical and mental rejuvenation. It also helps prevent dysfunction and assist you to maintain optimal health and a means to stay well-balanced.

All you have to do is close your eyes, let go, unwind your hard-working mind and reconnect.

Trigger Point Massage

Trigger points are sore, painful spots—also called knots—found in muscles. A trigger point is a small, tight area in muscle fibers and fascia, which restricts blood flow to the area and causes pain. These knots become so tight and are sensitive when pressure is applied, it produces pain in a different part of your body. A trigger point massage helps work out those knots and reduce the pain associated with them.

Trigger points and other myofascial pains are benign, but the pain they cause can be intense and debilitating. Fortunately, trigger point massage is a simple, non-invasive way to release those tight spots and alleviate your pain.

One unique feature of trigger points is that this pain is not always felt at the location of the trigger point. If you have an active trigger point (as opposed to a passive trigger point), the pain may be felt in several places throughout the body (this is called “referred pain”). Pain in the back may be felt in the neck, which can then refer pain to the head.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep tissue massage is a massage technique that’s mainly used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. It involves applying sustained pressure using slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of your muscles and connective tissues. This helps to break up scar tissue that forms following an injury and reduce tension in muscle and tissue. It may also promote faster healing by increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation

A deep tissue massage targets deep layers of muscle and the surrounding tissues. People may choose this type of massage to treat sports injuries or chronic pain. It relieves pain and stiffness, improve circulation to reduce swelling or buildup of fluid around the injury, speed up healing of muscle strains and sprains, restore range of motion

 Shiatsu is a powerful form of energy-based bodywork. Shiatsu can effectively treat a range of musculo-skeletal and stress-related problems. and can help prevent health problems arising. With its roots in Japan, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu uses relaxed body weight, applied principally with the hands, to stimulate the body’s self-healing. In addition to treating a wide range of specific health issues, it is deeply relaxing and can enhance one’s overall health and sense of well-being.Shiatsu treatment is traditionally performed on a futon or comfortable floor mat, but can be performed on both chairs and massage tables. You can remain fully clothed and treatments usually last for 30mins to approximately an hour. 

 Aromatherapy massage is used for a variety of different reasons, including relaxation, pain management, and improved mood. These are also some of the basic benefits of massage therapy. Adding essential oils is thought to enhance such benefits.
Some of the most popular essential oils used in aromatherapy include:

• bergamot
• cedarwood
• chamomile
• eucalyptus
• ginger
• lavender
• lemon
• orange
• peppermint
• tea tree

Aromatherapy is often added to a traditional massage session as an extra service. Our massage therapist might diffuse an essential oil in the room during your session or they might add a few drops of oil to massage lotion and apply it directly to your skin.