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Holistic Swedish

The most widely recognized and commonly used category of massage, which Douglas will tailor to your requests along with treating specific areas of discomfort or pain. The holistic aspect is considering the whole of your interconnected being; mind, body, emotional, and spiritual aspects.

Clinical studies have found that Swedish massage can reduce chronic pain, fatigue, joint stiffness and improve function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

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Remedial

The goal is not only relaxation but also rehabilitation – helping relieve pain while increasing range-of-motion through improved circulation within the soft tissue structures like tendons, ligaments, fascia.

Douglas will employ specialised techniques allowing greater access into problem areas so that underlying causes can be addressed rather than just masking symptoms temporarily. It’s usually recommended when someone has suffered an injury.

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Sports

Pre or post training, sports massage can be adjusted to your training schedule. It involves manipulation of soft tissue designed to assist in correcting problems and imbalances in soft tissue, that are caused from repetitive and strenuous physical activity or injury.

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Myofascial release

Myofascial Release is a very effective hands-on technique to eliminate pain and restore motion. It involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions.

Injuries, inflammatory responses, and/or surgical procedures create myofascial restrictions that can produce tensile pressures of approximately 2,000 pounds per square inch on pain sensitive structures.

A Myofascial Release Treatment session is performed directly on skin with minimal oil. This enables the therapist to accurately detect fascial restrictions and apply the appropriate amount of sustained pressure to facilitate release of the fascia.

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Deep Tissue

After warming the muscle group, the therapist can work on deeper muscles that may be part of an underlying pain (eg piriformis for lower back pain and sciatica). Good communication throughout the treatment is essential – the client is in control of the level of pressure and remains within a tolerable threshold so that healing can occur after momentary discomfort.

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Hot Stones

A very relaxing winter warmer that can be used alongside any other treatment to aid in softening muscles.
Placement stones can be on or below your body while others are held by the therapist as part of a massage treatment, easing any muscle tensions away.

Whatever your needs are, from pain recovery to relaxation, Douglas is your expert in therapeutic massage in Edinburgh.

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