Chelsea Natural Health Clinic

Thai Massage and Sports injuries by Adriana Pop at Chelsea Natural Health Clinic, Fulham Rd., SW10.

Most sports injuries involve damage to muscle fibres, myofascia or tendons and they are commonly caused by overuse of muscles that are not functionally balanced with other muscles in their group and with their antagonists.

Thai massage therapy enables every individual muscle to assume its normal relaxed length when not contracting.
When injury does occur the controlled stretches and manipulations in Thai massage have an unrivalled ability to speed healing and restore pain-free function.

Thai Massage provides maintenance that muscles need, improving performance by reducing the risk of injury for athletes and dancers during their training.

Regardless of whether you receive a Thai Yoga Massage for healing or relaxation purposes, releasing tension helps bring well-being and vitality to the body.

Changes within the physical, mental and emotional body take place over a period of time and therefore Thai Yoga massage is particularly beneficial when received as a course of treatment.

In Thai Yoga Massage, the gentle stretching movements, energy line and pressure point work produces a uniquely relaxing yet energising and highly effective therapeutic treatment, ideal for anyone regardless of their level of flexibility.

• Adriana Pop
• Acupressure Massage for muscle tension.
• Indian Head Massage for Headaches and Stress

Reflexology for runners by Adriana Pop at Chelsea Natural Health Clinic, Fulham Rd, SW10

Reflexology is frequently being utilized as a tool for pain management, including for the customary aches and pains common to the sportsman and athlete. Athletic individuals are also seeking reflexology to speed recovery after injuries and surgeries.

It is recommended for: runners/atheletes, walkers, golfers, people with tired feet, heel pain, plantars, flat feet, toe problems, and corns/callous. It is also beneficial for dry skin, sweaty feet, cold feet, aching feet, foot odor, poor circulation, and other feet problem.

During running the feet absorb a great amount of shock and transmit signals of distress to the legs, the back and other parts of the body. Every day hundreds of people around the world injure themselves while running. Most running injuries are the result of repeating the same motion over and over again, thousands, millions of times

Pain in the feet can range from a myriad of problems ranging from trauma to the foot, gait or biomechanical issues when walking and standing, to ill-fitting foot wear. Common painful foot conditions include:

• Plantar Fasciitis  also known as heel or arch pain
• Neuromas  trapped nerves between the long bones of the foot
• Heel spurs  painful bone growths on the heel
• Bunions  a deformity or twisting of the great toe and first metatarsal bone joint

• Achilles tendonitis  inflammation of the tendon running from the heel up to the calf

Bringing reflexology into some types of injuries can helpful to:

• decrease stress and pain levels
• accelerate the body’s own healing process
• reduce inflammation by improving circulation.

When a Reflexologist works on someone’s feet the practitioner is not treating for a specific condition, such as foot pain. The concept of Reflexology is that the entire body is reflected in the feet. By working the whole foot the practitioner is encouraging the body’s natural healing abilities to address imbalances throughout the entire body.

Some foot injuries may require the reflexologist to switch to the reflex maps found on the hands or the ears until the foot has improved and can be worked on again.

In addition to muscle and soft tissue injuries, more serious injuries relating to the spine and brain can occur in contact sports. Anecdotally, reflexology may be a helpful tool to aid in the recovery from a spinal cord or brain injury.

• Adriana Pop
• Acupressure Massage for muscle tension.
• Indian Head Massage for Headaches and Stress