Soft Tissue Therapy

By targeting tight or restricted areas, soft tissue therapy allows for greater range of motion and improved movement efficiency. Regular treatment can prevent injuries, enhance athletic performance, and support overall musculoskeletal health.

Soft tissue therapy helps to keep muscles healthy and resilient to minimise the likelihood of sprains, strains, and other musculoskeletal injuries, making it an essential component of injury prevention.

Soft tissue therapy reduces anxiety and stress by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, lowering cortisol levels and encouraging a state of calm. This therapy also increases the production of endorphins and serotonin, which help improve mood and reduce stress. Regular soft tissue therapy sessions can enhance overall well-being, improve sleep quality, and provide a natural way to manage anxiety and tension.

Soft tissue therapy can significantly boost performance by enhancing muscle function, improving flexibility, and promoting more efficient movement patterns. Through techniques like deep tissue massage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy, it helps reduce muscle tension, improve circulation, and accelerate recovery between training sessions. This allows athletes and active individuals to train harder, move more freely, and reduce the risk of overuse injuries. By keeping the muscles and connective tissues in optimal condition, soft tissue therapy supports peak performance and helps maintain physical resilience.

Soft tissue therapy can be an effective way to relieve migraines and headaches by targeting muscle tension and dysfunction in the neck, shoulders, and upper back—common contributors to head pain. Techniques such as trigger point release, myofascial work, and gentle massage help reduce tightness, improve blood flow, and calm the nervous system. This can ease the intensity and frequency of headaches, including tension-type and some migraine-related symptoms. By addressing the muscular and postural imbalances that often underlie these conditions, soft tissue therapy offers a natural and drug-free approach to long-term relief.

Soft tissue therapy can help reduce fatigue by promoting relaxation, enhancing circulation, and supporting the body’s natural recovery processes. Through techniques like massage and myofascial release, it helps to decrease muscle tension and improve oxygen and nutrient delivery to tissues, which can restore energy levels and reduce feelings of physical and mental exhaustion. By encouraging better sleep, reducing stress hormones, and aiding in the removal of metabolic waste, soft tissue therapy revitalises the body and mind, leaving you feeling more refreshed and resilient.

Soft tissue therapy can help alleviate swelling by stimulating lymphatic drainage and enhancing blood circulation, which supports the body’s natural ability to clear excess fluid and reduce inflammation. Gentle techniques such as manual lymphatic drainage and targeted massage encourage the movement of stagnant fluid away from the affected area, easing discomfort and promoting faster recovery. This is especially beneficial after injury, surgery, or prolonged periods of inactivity. By reducing swelling, soft tissue therapy also helps improve mobility and speeds up the healing process.

Soft tissue therapy effectively reduces muscle tension by using techniques such as deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, and myofascial release to target tight, overworked muscles. These methods help break down adhesions, increase blood flow, and encourage the muscles to relax, restoring normal movement and function. As tension is released, pain and stiffness often decrease, allowing for improved flexibility, posture, and overall physical comfort. Regular soft tissue therapy can also help prevent the build-up of chronic muscle tightness, especially in those with active or physically demanding lifestyles.

Soft tissue therapy is highly effective in reducing desk-based postural tension by targeting the muscles most commonly affected by prolonged sitting, such as those in the neck, shoulders, and lower back. Through techniques like deep tissue massage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy, it helps to release tight muscles, improve circulation, and restore mobility. This not only relieves discomfort caused by poor posture and repetitive strain but also helps correct imbalances and prevent future tension. Regular therapy can support better posture, reduce fatigue, and promote overall physical wellbeing for desk-based workers.

Soft tissue therapy supports both physical performance and overall wellbeing by targeting muscles, tendons, and fascia to release tension and promote healing. It helps improve flexibility, prevent injuries, and enhance recovery, making it ideal for active lifestyles.

Regular treatment reduces muscle tightness, alleviates swelling, and relieves desk-related postural strain. It’s also effective for easing migraines, fatigue, and stress, leaving you feeling more relaxed, balanced, and energised.

For those training or managing daily tension, soft tissue therapy helps your body move better, recover faster, and perform at its best.

Soft Tissue Therapy will have a positive impact on your performance whether at work, at home or in sport. It is influential in supporting the management of any injuries, aches, pains and stresses that may be inhibiting this.  

This may include:  

• Occupational tightness, imbalances, stress or pain caused by long hours sitting or at a desk/ computer 

• Promoting effective physical and mental recovery from exercise or work 

• Preventing injury 

• As part of a rehabilitation programme to return to daily active lifestyle or sport.  

• Preparation for an important gym or sport based training session.  

• Periodisation of Soft Tissue Therapy to complement your training programme for competition or work event. 

• Post-operative scar work to improve soft tissue mobility and function. 

Your initial appointment is one hour long. In this appointment, our clinicians will complete an assessment and medical history, and  discuss with you your goals and outcome you want from treatment.  

We work with you along the way and will advise what the best treatment plan looks like to you.  

Our appointments then vary from 30 minutes to 45 and 60 minutes.  

Soft tissue therapy is a more general term we use to describe the breadth of treatments that we offer; massage therapy, coincidentally, is just one of those treatments. Our team of highly skilled and experienced clinicians have all studied and trained to a high level in their respective fields. Because of this, they bring a wealth of knowledge and various treatment modalities.

Soft Tissue Therapy is accessible to everyone. You do not have to be an athlete, involved in sport or even able bodied to benefit. 

At your initial appointment, your clinician will begin by conducting a thorough history and assessment including range of movement and muscle and soft tissue tone in order to plan your treatment effectively.  

Depending on whether you come in with a specific issue or if you’re just feeling like taking time out of a busy week, our clinicians will be there to help. Treatment will vary depending on the outcome of your assessment. You may be asked to actively move during some techniques, with continued reassessment and feedback on your progress throughout the appointment.  

Please be advised that due to the nature of the appointment your clinician may need you to remove some items of clothing so they can access and treat accordingly. You are welcome to bring a pair of shorts with you.