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Do you ever notice that your muscles feel tighter in the summer? Or maybe you get more tension headaches or random cramps during a heatwave? If so, you are not alone! Every time there is a heatwave my regular clients always seem to have more muscle tension than usual & often report that they have…

Massage doesn’t flush toxins from the body! This is actually a myth, although it is a pretty common thing that people have heard. The body actually flushes toxins through the Liver and the Kidneys, the body can also lose a very small amount of certain toxins through sweat. Having said that, massage can help to…

Do you get tension headaches? Tension headaches are the most common type of headache & people who suffer from them report feeling a tight band around the head, or as if the head has been put in a vice. With these types of headaches the tension is usually felt around the temples , forehead &…

Stiff neck, aching shoulders, shooting pain in the lower back, tight ankles.  All these are common symptoms of muscle tension that I bet you have experienced at least once in your life? So what exactly is muscle tension? Whenever you move you are contracting (shortening) some muscles & simultaneously relaxing (lengthening) other muscles. Sometimes the…

Do you suffer from plantarfasciitis? If so, you are not alone. 1 in 10 people in the UK suffer from Plantafasciitis at some point in their lives. Often described as a dull ache in the heel, or a sharp pain in the arch of the foot. The main symptoms of Plantarfasciitis are: Plantarfasciitis is caused…

Most of us spend a lot of our time sitting down. Whether we are commuting to work, working behind a desk, or just relaxing at home after work we are probably going to spend at least a few hours a day sat down. It’s just a part of modern life that you can’t get away…

Stress Stress is defined as “a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation” It is a natural response from the body designed to help us deal with threats or challenges. I’m guessing you don’t really need me to explain what stress is though! We all experience stress to some degree in…