Pilates
Pilates is a body-conditioning method based on healthy postural alignment, efficient breathing and good movement patterns.
It improves body awareness and exercise technique, targeting the core postural and respiratory muscles to encourage a healthier working body. The focus is on moving in a controlled and coordinated way, taking the body through safe ranges of movement.
It is supported by clinical practitioners as a complement to treatment as it helps maintain stability and assist in the recovery of many conditions including:
- Back, neck and shoulder pain
- Muscle imbalance, tightness or joint instability
- Headaches
- Faulty movement patterns
- Breathing and stress related problems
Hypnotherapy
Clients feel more relaxed and more positive and confident. They begin to notice the benefits of feeling calmer and how that affects their sleep and how they view the challenges they are facing.
Giving up smoking becomes easy and flying on that airplane a pleasant way to start a holiday.
For very anxious people several sessions are often needed but each time they should feel their mood lifting a little and as they begin to sleep better their energy levels will begin to return. Commonly treated problems include:
- Smoking
- Weight loss
- Phobias
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Relationship problems
- Confidence and peak performance
Massage
Body Massage - helps to relax and unwind you, reduces stress and muscle tension. It can relieve or prevent physical dysfunction and pain, improve circulation and immune system functionality, and Increase overall feeling of well-being.
Aromatherapy Massage - is an ancient art, which involves the use of natural plant oils for healing, cleansing, and relaxation. It relaxes the mind and body, but can also give a boost or focus the mind.
Sports Massage - enhances the physical, physiological and psychological being providing an effective and beneficial remedy to all.
Indian Head Massage - aims to release the stress that has accumulated in the tissues, muscles and joints of the head, face, neck and shoulders. Indian head massage helps increase joint mobility and flexibility, improves blood circulation and lymphatic flow, frees knots of muscular tension, and relaxes.
Reflexology – can be used to treat a wide range of disorders including skin and respiratory conditions, migraine, PMS and menopausal problems, chronic fatigue, stress, depression and anxiety. Regular treatments keep the body’s energy flowing and the mind in balance.
Food Sensitivity & Natural Wellness Testing
Natural Wellness testing - testing for food sensitivities, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, parasites, candida/ fungal infections. General Health MOT. Using diet, herbs, vitamins and minerals to help restore health naturally.
Many people think they may have a problem with certain foods. During our appointment, we will hope to find out if this is the case and also why it may be happening. We will look at the health of the gut as well as fungal problems and parasites, which can all cause a problem with digestion and absorption. We will be able to talk about your health in general, to discuss any problems that you may have and support them by using vitamins, minerals, herbs and diet.
The main conditions treated by natural wellness testing are:
- IBS
- Depression
- Migraine
- Fatigue
- Allergies
- Food Sensitivities
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a way of healing that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. According to Chinese medicine, health is seen as being in a state of balance and if for some reason this balance is upset then this will lead to disease.
The Chinese see the human body as made up of ‘qi’, which may be described as the life force or energy. Different types of qi relate to different parts of the body. For health to be maintained there must be a balance of qi.
When we are healthy, all forms of qi interact harmoniously. In illness, specific types of qi may be deficient or in excess. This will lead to physical, emotional, or psychological symptoms. Qi flows in the Jing-Luo, the network of channels that allows circulation and communication throughout the body. Acupuncture works by inserting needles into points along these channels to re-establish the balance and normal flow of qi where there is imbalance and stagnation.
Conditions acupuncture is able to treat include:
- Immunological
- Respiratory
- Digestive
- Circulatory
- Emotional
- Urinary
- Neurological
- Musculoskeletal
- Gynaecological
- Obstetrical
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a complete system of healthcare and has been established for over 200 years. Remedies are matched to the individual client, based upon their individual symptoms and characteristics. Homeopathic remedies are made from plants, minerals or animal substances.
Homeopathy works on the priciple that like cures like, so a substance that produces certain symptoms in a healthy person will cure those symptoms in someone who is ill. For example allium cepa is a homeopathic remedy made from onion, which treats hay-fever symptoms with runny eyes and nose - the same symptoms produced in most people when they cut an onion.
Commonly treated problems are:
- Recurrent infections
- Allergies and hayfever
- Hormonal imbalances
- Skin problems
- Digestive disorders
Chiropody/Podiatry
- Routine Chiropody and Pedicure
- Biomechanical assessment and the issue of orthotics
- Surgical removal of in-growing toenails
- Nail - cutting service(must attend initial consultation)
- Treatment of verrucas
Dietician
As well as providing impartial advice about nutrition and health, Registered Dietitians also advise about food related problems and treat disease and ill health.
Diet therapy can help with weight management issues; diabetes; cholesterol and lipid levels; osteoporosis; women’s health; IBS; food allergies and intolerances; eating disorders and enhance general wellbeing.
Counselling
Counselling offers a safe, confidential, non-judgemental environment where any issue can be discussed. Clients come to counselling for a variety of reasons and for a variable number of sessions depending on their needs. Client and counsellor work together to understand what is happening in the clients life and how they are being affected. The support offered can help a client:
- Feel more in control of their life
- Feel less isolated
- Feel valued
- Develop their own insights
- Find their own solutions
- Find a place in themselves to live more comfortably with unresolved issues.
