Muscle Tension & Circulation
Swelling, bloating and fluid retention (lymphatic drainage)
Manual lymphatic drainage is a gentle, rhythmic technique that encourages your body's natural fluid drainage. Beyond general circulation, it's a popular choice for puffiness, bloating and fluid retention. It uses slow, light, circular hand movements, and treatment is calm and unhurried, so many people find it deeply relaxing too. It can also be used in pregnancy.
Our therapists are trained in post-surgical lymphatic drainage specifically, not just general relaxation-focused MLD, so this is a genuine option to support recovery and ease swelling after a cosmetic or surgical procedure, alongside your surgeon's own aftercare advice. Please check with your surgeon when it's appropriate to start.
Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage with Madero Wood Therapy adds wooden massage tools to the drainage technique, and is aimed more at easing puffiness and supporting a contoured appearance.
Chronic muscle tension
Ongoing tightness through the back, shoulders and neck is one of the most common reasons people book a massage with us, often from long hours at a desk, an old injury that never settled, or stress carried in the body. Deep Tissue Massage works firm, steady pressure into deeper muscle, while Advanced Clinical Massage is more assessment-led, targeting a specific, stubborn area. Melanie specialises in chronic neck and shoulder pain, and physiotherapy or osteopathy alongside massage can help with the cause as well as the tightness.
Tension headaches
Tension headaches are often linked to tight muscles through the neck, shoulders and jaw rather than the head itself. Massage can ease the muscular side of it, particularly neck and shoulder work with our clinical massage therapists. Acupuncture can offer short-term relief from tension headaches, and our acupuncturists can talk you through what a course would involve.
Fatigue and feeling run down
Time to properly rest, not just relax. A holistic massage or reflexology session gives your body dedicated time to switch off in a way that’s hard to replicate at home. Slow, unhurried treatment helps tense muscles soften and your breathing settle, and many people leave feeling calmer, lighter and more balanced. Reflexology is a gentle option if a full massage feels like too much, and a holistic massage suits you if you’d like your whole body looked after in one session.
