Croydon Remedial & Sports Massage

will help you:

· Reduce stress and tension throughout your body

· Relieve your chronic sore neck, shoulders and backache

· Get rid of debilitating headaches - migranes and tension or stress headaches

· Restore mobility to stiff, injured muscles and limbs

· Improve blood and lymph circulation

· Prevent sporting injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints

· Improve relaxation and promote restful sleep

· Speed up the healing process by aiding muscle nutrition

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About The Therapist:

Ken McClenahan has been practicing as a full-time accredited professional Remedial Massage Therapist with over 15 years full-time experience and holds a Diploma of Remedial Massage and Certificates in Sports Massage and Corrective Exercises.

Ken worked for three years massaging with the Sydney International Aquatic Centre, and was the winner of the "Most Outstanding Student in Remedial Massage" award in 1994.

He is a professional member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society Ltd (ATMS Provider no. 4861). http://www.atms.com.au

Benefits of Massage

Whether you are old or young, everyday living can create a lot of tension in your body. Massage can have a wonderful therapeutic effect on the entire body - it can put your mind and body back in harmony. Massage can provide you with a means to counteract the relentless pressures of home and work life. Croydon Remedial and Sports Massage offers you individual treatment by an accredited full-time remedial massage therapist for the following services:

Remedial Massage

Remedial massage can help relieve specific muscular aches and joint problems which are chronic or related to overuse; release painful muscle spasms; relieve tension headaches and neck pain; break up adhesions and scar tissue that cause pain and stiffness in muscles and tendons; relieve joint pressure caused by osteoarthritis, counteract the effects of prolonged stress and bodily tension; assist in the rehabilitation of sprained and strained muscles.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue Massage is used to release chronic patterns of muscular tension using deep, slow strokes, direct pressure, or friction. Often the movements are directed across the grain of the muscles (cross-fibre) using the fingers, thumbs, or elbows. This is applied with greater pressure and at deeper layers of the muscle than Swedish massage and that is why it is called deep tissue.

It is also more specific. For example, in the case of someone with a sore shoulder, the practitioner may focus on the trapezius and the rhomboid underneath, trying to work in all the layers of muscle that might be involved. Deep tissue massage lends itself to being more focused on a problem area.

Sports Massage

Sports massage is for anyone who is involved in weekend recreational sporting activities right through to the professional athlete. Sports massage can help athletes prevent sports related injuries occurring by warm-up and stimulation of muscles (Pre-Event Massage); tone muscles, improve blood and lymphatic flow which helps respiratory performance; improve flexibility of muscles; aid in stress reduction; help prevent muscular adhesions; clear lactic acid build-up which improves recovery time; assist rehabilition of sporting injuries such as sprains, strains and muscle stiffness; remove painful muscle spasms; improve performance and endurance.

Swedish Massage

This is a gentle, flowing massage technique that is particularly effective for people suffering from work related or personal stress. Swedish Massage can relax and tone your sore tired muscles; assist the flow of blood and oxygen within your body; encourage the lymphatic flow (the body's natural defence and detoxifying system), and leave you feeling calm and energised.

Postural Corrective Exercises

Corrective exercises are used to complement your massage and may assist you to improve your range of movement and flexibility of muscles and joints through stretching exercises; strengthening any muscle imbalances that could contribute to poor posture or muscle fatigue and correct poor postural habits that cause chronic muscular pain.

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Massage is by appointment only, call 9745 1367.

If Ken is massaging, the answerphone will record your message and Ken will quickly get back to you.

Clinic Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. by appointment only.

Address:

33 Acton Street, Croydon,

NSW, Australia .

Only 5 minutes from neighbouring Burwood, Ashfield, Five Dock and Strathfield and only 200 metres from Parramatta Road - see map below.

Massage is by appointment only, call 9745 1367

Fees:

$ 80 for 1 hour massage (inc GST)

$ 120 for 1½ hours massage (inc GST)

I am a Health Provider for all Private Health Funds, which means you will receive a rebate for remedial massage if you have the appropriate ancillary cover - Medibank Private, HCF, MBF,NIB, AHM, Australian Unity, Teachers Federation , Government Employees, CBHS, Defence Health etc .

I am a HiCaps Provider for the majority of Private Health Funds, so you only pay the ‘gap’ amount after your Private Health Card is processed through HICAPS.