MASSAGE THERAPY IN OCEAN GROVE

Massage: is a soft-tissue therapy that covers a diverse range of styles and techniques to help your body relax, heal and rejuvenate.

Our massage therapists utilise a combination of soft tissue massage, dry needling, cupping, myofascial release, and stretching to help relieve tension in the muscles. Coupled with corrective exercises this may be an effective way of helping reduce muscle tension.

Remedial Massage

This type of massage targets the muscles deeply. It aims to release trigger points and knots, and also includes stretching to free areas of restriction and help correct posture. Remedial massage is designed to relieve short- and long-term, soft-tissue injuries where there is pain or loss of movement. Rehabilitation exercises are also provided to encourage recovery. 

This type of massage is ideal for office workers who spend hours at a computer or desk, or those with active, busy lifestyles, and is especially beneficial for people with lower back pain or neck and shoulder tension. 

Deep Tissue Massage

This treatment targets the deeper layers of muscle and surrounding connective tissue. Our Ocean Grove practitioners will use firm pressure to loosen critical areas of tightness, restoring flexibility and movement. Your therapist will likely warm up your muscles with oil and light pressure, followed by numerous techniques using thumbs, elbows and forearms combined with long flowing strokes with circular movement to work their way deep into the muscles.

Sports Massage

Minimise the risk of a sporting injury by preparing your body with an energising massage that uses warm therapeutic oils to revitalise tired muscles and prevent the risk of injury with a personalised stretching program at Australian Mind and Body Balance in Ocean Grove. Post-training session, sports massage can help release a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles and aid recovery, leaving you ready to tackle your next challenge..

Cupping

Cupping is an ancient Chinese technique (using a heat ‘vacuum’ suction effect) to stimulate the flow of blood and lymph to move stagnation (metabolic waste, lactic acid) and mobilise the muscle to relax and reduce muscle pain and dysfunction. It is beneficial for alleviating muscle tension, sporting injuries and stimulating the nervous system.

Relaxation Massage

Relaxation massage restores your sense of well-being and reduces mental and physical tension, fatigue and stress. Our Relaxation Massage therapist along the Bellarine Peninsula  uses moderate pressure and gentle flowing movements to assist your blood flow returning to the heart which stimulates your skin and nervous system while relaxing the muscles. 

To enhance the relaxation of the massage, we use specific aromatherapy oil blends to promote relaxation and ensure you have a wonderful experience.

Hot Stones

The hot stone massage is the ultimate indulgence in relaxation massage. Smooth, specially chosen basalt stones are used for their heat retaining properties and are gently heated then incorporated into a flowing relaxation massage. The heat helps relax muscles and increase blood flow, helping to alleviate pain, increase joint mobility and leave you feeling rejuvenated with a peaceful and calm mind, body and energy..  

Dry Needling

Dry Needling is a treatment method where fine single use needles are inserted into altered or dysfunctional tissue to improve or restore function. Needles are usually inserted into taught bands of muscle or connective tissue that may be contributing to your pain and limiting free and relaxed movement.

Pre and Post-Natal (Pregnancy) Massage

Pregnancy massage is ideal for alleviating the discomforts of pregnancy including sciatica, fatigue, back pain, swelling while increasing your health and well-being. This style of massage is effective and safe right up until term. Breastfeeding, lifting and carrying a baby, interrupted sleep and added pressure may lead to neck, shoulder and back pain. Alleviate mental and physical stress with a postnatal massage.