Portarlington Massage – Visit Frank at Equilibrium Bellarine Massage Therapy. Remedial, Therapeutic or Relaxation massage available.
Lemongrass essential oil, the benefits in massage:Lemongrass is purifying and toning to the skin and as it has a natural heat element. Lemongrass is fabulous to use in massage in promoting heat to a localised area or to a larger area of the body when in use during a massage …
Illiotibial band massage – band on the side of the leg between knee and hip.Lying on your side with a foam roller on the side of your hip roll up the foam roller so the roller rolls towards the knee. You should notice the tightness become aching and more prevalent …
Massage relieves arm/forearm sorenessMassage relieves soreness and tightness in the arm. Tennis players, golfers, racing car drivers all receive regular arm massage to release tight muscles that can inhibit range of movement.Digging in the garden, typing all day at the desk, moving furniture, these jobs use the arms/forearms all day …
Neck Tension People commonly state to me in my clinic that they hold tension in their neck from stress. I regularly state to clients that stretching the neck sideways, front and back is a great way to release muscles in the neck.As a therapist I assist by passively helping clients stretch …
Remedial Massage – Shoulder PainMassage helps with shoulder pain by promoting blood flow with the use of heat generating oils to effectively release tension, tightness, pressure in the shoulder. Restriction in the shoulder reduces range of movement which makes activities of daily life difficult. Everyday life needs the shoulder to …
Massage for the hipsMassage for the hips can do wonders for the hip region as we need our hips working proficiently in everyday life. We need our hips for walking, standing, running and cycling just to name a few activities. Going for a walk daily can help stretch the hip …
How to avoid damage to the rotator cuff during recreational activities.Rotator cuff muscles are part of the shoulder girdle/scapula. Recreational activities such as fishing and golf are activities that use the rotator cuff muscles continually. Stretching and warm up exercises are very important in regards to minimising harm to the …
Stretch for the piriformisSitting down, place one knee forward bent infront of the body, extend other leg posteriorly (lengthways behind you). Lean body forward to provide more pressure.Strengthen – lying down with the leg facing upwards in flexion abduct the hip/leg upwards. With the other leg aligned to the ground, …
SITS musclesSupraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis are muscles that sit in the shoulder girdle of the scapula (rotator cuff muscles). Rotator cuff as a group – depresses humerus(arm bone in lay man’s terms) and cancels superior translation by deltoid(stops deltoid being too strong).page 158 muscle manual Dr. Nikita A. Vizniak 2008
