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Swedish and Holistic Massage
These massages are known for there ability to provide deep tissue and muscle relaxation. The session will include a combination of gentle, long flowing stokes along with friction, kneading, percussion, and possibly some pressure point work.
The posture of the patient will be noted and more complex work may be recommended. Breathing techniques and simple exercises may be
suggested.
What happens during a consultation?
A detailed personal history is taken and only where necessary a physical examination to assess your particular needs is conducted.
Holistic and Swedish Massages will require you to strip to your pants, in privacy, and cover yourself with a towel before laying on the massage couch. You may wear shorts if you wish to. More towels will be used to preserve modesty and only the part of the body being worked on will be exposed. Full body massage usually includes the abdomen, but will be excluded if not required. Buttocks will only be massaged if requested.
It is difficult to say how many sessions of massage you may require, most people have 4-6 sessions.
We have a very strong commitment to aftercare for our massage patients. With this in mind, after your course of treatment, you will be given an appointment for six weeks time for a check-up and 'tweeking' if required. The receptionist will then make an appointment for three or six months time for another precautionary check to sort out problems before they get chance to become serious again. (Rather like the six month check given by dentists). | 
