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March 3, 2017

What exactly is ‘Bad’posture?

Are you sitting up to straight? Yes, that’s right. Sitting up to straight and constantly over correcting your spine can be the source of all your ba

March 3, 2017

Back Pain

Why do I have back pain? This is the question everybody asks when experiencing back pain! I’m here to share with you YES there is a reason and YES y

March 3, 2017

Sore Feet?

Do you suffer from sore feet? Tight calves? Do you feel pain/restriction in your legs, hips and lower limbs? There are a few simple things you can do

When is it time for a Remedial Massage?

When is it time for a remedial massage?

There are a few signs the body will try to make you aware of to tell you that it’s time to get a remedial massage treatment.

1. I am getting aches in bed at night after I lay down after the first few hours. These aches seem to randomly appear; however they are mostly due to the hard work your body has done through the day. Once our bodies are still and resting blood settles and creates inflammation around places that have been working to hard throughout the day. This is a great time to seek remedial massage!
2. I am stretching, breathing, walking and I feel it is having no affect to loosen my body after I have done this. This is a sign the body has often to tight and jammed up to release itself without help. It is also a sign tightness has gotten passed a mild stage in the body. Remedial massage really helps this situation because the mind and body can relax whilst muscles get released.
3. I am not getting through the work day without pain. The body has gotten to a tight and inflamed stage where the muscles are tight and also the optimal posture isn’t able to be reached at work due to the pain and tightness. Remedial massage treatments will provide relief and also provide the opportunity for the body to find the correct posture once muscles relax. These situations can come up multiple times throughout our lives. The most effective and successful Remedial massage treatment with clients is when a regular remedial massage treatment is booked every 4 weeks. This can get on top of any tightness the client is unaware of and also treat any pain or dis function which may arise. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions in relation to Remedial massage. We are here to help you!

Pregnancy Massage!

Looking after the body through pregnancy is of high priority for every new Mother.
Massage therapy can make it all so much easier!
After the first 12 weeks of pregnancy it is safe and highly recommended to receive massage treatments.
Pregnancy massage can help
-Back Pain
-Tired legs and feet
-Restless sleep
-Tiredness
-Headaches
…………..and many other pregnancy related symptoms
While also supporting a peaceful connection with Mother and child.
So take some time out in your pregnancy to come and look after yourself and baby with a pregnancy massage with one of our experienced team members at Healthy Balance Massage.

What exactly is ‘Bad’posture?

Are you sitting up to straight?

Yes, that’s right. Sitting up to straight and constantly over correcting your spine can be the source of all your back pain. Have you ever wondered why sitting up straight causes you pain? Basically over straightening the middle of your spine is one of the worst things you could be doing for back and upper body pain in the body.

Constantly,I am finding people are dramatically over straightening the middle of their backs when sitting. Most of these people have been taught its good posture, in fact it is actually the source of most of their pain. Once our body looses its natural thoracic curve in the spine, we loose correct hip alignment and loose our ability to breath through our belly. All these movements are vital in keeping our mobility and keeping us pain free.

over straightening the middle of your spine is one of the worst things you could be doing for back and upper body pain
  • Remember the spine always need its curves, these are the cushions for movement
  • Above is optimal curve for ease of movement
  • A slight curve without dramatically slouching or sitting too straight is optimal

Joanne Paine

Healthy Balance Massage therapy

Back Pain

Why do I have back pain?

This is the question everybody asks when experiencing back pain! I’m here to share with you YES there is a reason and YES you can fix it yourself. The first step is realizing you can fix your back.

The body works mechanically as a pully system constantly stabilizing itself against every joint and movement we make. Once we become unaware of our natural breathing and movement patterns our pully system creates tension and overload in places which where never equipped to stabalise us and move the body correctly, from here is where the tension grows then develops as back pain or pain in the body.

Fixing this is simply and most importantly done with our breath! The movement we average 23,040 times per day.

Fixing this is simply and most importantly done with our breath! The movement we average 23,040 times per day.

The key for our pully system to work efficiently is expanding our belly out like a balloon to the front and back on the INBREATH. This is what stabilizes and stretches all the deep muscles of the spine, also creating a deep stretch and stabilization of the hips and allows the upper body to stabilize and move freely.

This is our natural breathing pattern from birth, however once the pully system starts to move incorrectly the breathing system becomes lost. Focusing on expanding your belly out on the in breath and relaxing with gentle abdominal pressure on the out breath is the key to not only fixing back pain, but moving the body at its natural state and to the best of its ability! Joanne Paine Healthy Balance Massage therapy Where is my back pain coming from?