The Benefits of soft tissue massage are many and varied. They include:

• Muscular relaxation and decreased muscle spasm.
• Decreased pain due to easing of muscle tension and release of your body endorphins
• Improvement in circulation and reduction in swelling and tissue oedema
• A feeling of well-being

Massage has been used by physiotherapists since the foundation of the profession. It is used for the treatment of a whole range of soft tissue problems to tissues such as ligaments, muscle, tendons and fascia. Physiotherapists commonly use physiotherapy massage techniques to treat a number of problems including:

• to treat sprains and strains to ligaments, muscles, tendons and fascia
• to reduce pain
• to reduce scar tissue following injury or burns
• to reduce swelling, bruising and haematomas
• to alleviate tension and stress
• to treat painful trigger points and fibromyalgia
• to improve muscle and tendon and fascial flexibility
• to improve posture
• to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage

Active VIII’s Physiotherapists utilise a vast array of massage techniques for the direct treatment of the above problems.