PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE IN OXENFORD

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Why choose
Urban Health?

It's hard to beat Experience.

Remedial Massage and Holistic Practitioner at Urban Health Carl Ribeiro has 22 years in Massage and Remedial practices. He worked for years in Sport Massage, Clinical Recovery Therapies, Oncology Massage, Remedial Therapy and Tissue Stimulation in Europe and Australia. Adding to it he decided to engage in a specialisation course with EVOLVE College and up-skill throughout his Remedial Therapist career.

Carl is a MAA – Massage Association of Australia member.

Massage Techniques can make the difference.

Research indicates that massage and remedial therapies are effective in managing many muscular and joint conditions. At Urban Health we assess all patients and clients to ensure we use the therapy and techniques for your body.

Whether it's muscle pain, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), anxiety, stress, soft tissue injuries, high blood pressure, insomnia are just a few of the conditions patients come for care.

We also have special techniques that can be effectively used to support people with chronic disease or cancer. Carl has special training in Oncology Massage.

The Benefits of Massage.

The feeling of deep relaxation and calm is one of the immediate benefits of Carl massage. This also occurs due to the release of endorphins – the brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) that produce feelings of well being during massage.

Levels of stress hormones, such as adrenaline, cortisol, and nor-epinephrine, are also reduced. Studies indicate that high levels of stress hormones impair the immune system.

Some of the physical benefits of Urban Health Massage Therapies include:

Reduced muscle tension
Improvement in blood circulation
Stimulation of the lymphatic system
Reduction in stress hormones
Deep relaxation
Increased joint mobility and flexibility,
Improved skin tone
Faster recovery from soft tissue injuries
Heightened mental alertness
Significant reduction of anxiety and depression.

Confidence in results.

We only take your case on if we know we can help. Often we hear of less than spectacular results and the best way to prevent that is with setting realistic expectations and delivering on them.

We're different.

At Urban Health we look at you as a whole body, understanding that your muscles, bones, joints and tissues is what completes the structural part of the mechanism that allows movement to happen.

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OUR MASSAGE THERAPIES

FIVE great ways to ease your body and get you on the road to recovery

Remedial Massage

With components of Relaxation Massage and Deep Tissue Massage, the URBAN HEALTH Remedial Massage has additional techniques enabling a detailed and specific treatment working with the body's muscle mechanics. Specific assessment and treatment procedures are performed from a clinical perspective involving history and diagnostic analysis. This will allow our therapist to tailor the massage according to your needs.

Deep Tissue Massage

Our popular Deep Tissue Massage is the perfect way to ease your muscles any day of the week. Our specific technique focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. It is especially helpful for chronic aches, pains, and contracted areas such as stiff neck and upper back, low back pain, leg muscle tightness, and sore shoulders. Reach ultimate relaxation after this treatment and leave feeling revitalised, ready to tackle anything that your upcoming week may bring. This massage is tailored matching your needs after assessment.

Sports Massage

URBAN HEALTH Sports Massage uses specific massage techniques that focuses on treating soft tissue aches, pain and injuries that are associated with all sports and recreational activities. Sports Massage assists in reducing muscle stiffness and improves relaxation by reducing heart rate and blood pressure. This massage is tailored following your needs after assessment.

MLS – Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Our Lymphatic Drainage is a manual therapeutic massage treatment designed for pre- and post-surgery and uses very light pressure and long, gentle, rhythmic strokes to increase the flow of lymph reducing toxins in your body. Changes can occur immediately and sometimes up to seven days after treatment, reason why it is crucial to follow our therapists' recommendations and steps for before and after the therapy. This massage is tailored following your needs after assessment.

Relaxation massage

Smooth, gentle, flowing style massage that promotes general relaxation, relieves muscular tension, improves circulation and range of movement. It can also improve your sleep by reducing your levels of stress and anxiety. Find serenity and balance with our therapist. Book your appointment today.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a massage therapist do?

What can I expect after a massage?

What you should NOT do after massage?

Don’t #1. Don’t Forget to Drink Water

Here’s what happens when you don’t drink a glass of water after a massage therapy session: A massage leaves you dehydrated, due to which both circulation systems, blood, and lymphatic become sluggish. The lymphatic system, in particular, isn’t able to do its job of carrying toxins out of your body, leading to a toxic build-up, and defeating the purpose of getting a detoxifying massage.

Instead, Drink a Full Glass of Water

Do not substitute this tea, coffee, alcohol, or any other beverage. These are diuretic i.e. they make you pee more, consequently making your body lose more water without giving your body a chance to retain fluids.

Don’t #2. Don’t Shower Immediately

Many of our customers admit that they shower as soon as their massage session has ended, mostly to wash off the oil. This is a big mistake. Truth is that the massage simply heats up the essential oils, and they still need another hour to get absorbed into the skin cells.

Instead, Wait for an Hour Before Hitting the Shower

Let the oils seep into your skin before taking a ‘warm’ shower.

Don’t #3. Don’t Shower With Hot Water

It’s tempting to soak yourself in a steaming hot bath after a long, relaxing massage. This is another bad idea. In case you’re suffering from any muscle injury, hot water will only aggravate the inflammation. Use cold water for pain relief.

Instead, Shower with Warm Water

Warm water is at just the right temperature to relax your body without aggravating your muscles. In case you’re seeking pain relief, use an ice compress or cold water.

Don’t #4. Don’t Eat a Heavy Meal After a Massage

Massages make you feel hungry. That’s because of the increased blood circulation which induces all your body systems into high-performance mode – including the digestive system. A heavy meal, however, will only make your body feel sluggish, bloated, and lethargic, instead of energised

Instead, Eat a Light Snack

A light healthy snack will leave you feeling energetic and won’t take a toll on your stomach. Save the heavy meal for later in the day.

Don’t #5. Don’t Head Outside or Do Anything Strenuous

An hour-long massage sets your body and mind to relax-mode. It’s best to let it continue in that state of being instead of ‘waking them up’. Also, doing any kind of strenuous activity – like strenuous exercise (Gym) – can injure your muscles.

Instead, Do Some Light Activity

After a massage, you should try prolonging the feeling of calmness. Rest, read a book, Netflix and chill, do anything that relaxes you physically and mentally. It’s best to book a massage for a day when you know you’ll be home for a good 4-6 hours.

What TO DO before a Massage

Stay Hydrated.
Avoid Drinking Alcohol.
Take a Warm Shower.
Let your Stress go First.
Arrive a Little Early.
Enter the Judgment-Free Zone.
Be Ready to Communicate.

1. Stay Hydrated

If you ask a professional what to do before a massage, one of the first things they’ll tell you is to stay hydrated. This will keep your muscles pliable and easy for your licensed massage therapist to work with.

2. Avoid Drinking Alcohol

While a few glasses of wine followed by a massage may sound like the ultimate way to relax after a rough week, the two don’t actually mix so well together. Whether you feel like it or not, having alcohol in your system dulls your senses. That means you may be out of touch with your body and not fully indulging in your massage.

Also, alcohol and massages both dehydrate the body, meaning hangovers can be intensified by a massage.

3. Take a Warm Shower

Taking a shower with warm water will also help your muscles loosen up and put you in a relaxed state before the session begins. Not to mention, heading into your appointment fresh and clean is courteous to your licensed massage therapist. Just take it easy on the perfume and cologne.

4. Let your Stress go First

Obviously, when you’re stressed out and someone tells you to “just relax,” they’re wasting their breath. However, before you get to your massage appointment, truly do your best to free your mind of stress and anxiety for a little bit.

Don’t let traffic on the way to the massage studio frustrate you, don’t fret over upcoming deadlines at work—don’t think about anything other than the utter relaxation you’re about to experience.

This is your time to relax, and the less stressed you are, the better overall experience you’re going to have.

5. Arrive a Little Early

As relaxed as massage studio like Urban Health is, we still have to schedules to abide by, and other clients to attend to.

If you’re a new client, you’ll need to fill out a few forms in person before your massage, unless you do them online. If you’re an existing client, be early anyway because if you’re late, it may cut into your massage time.

6. Enter the Judgment-Free Zone

Licensed Remedial and Massage therapists do not care about your weight or the fact that you forgot to shave your legs. They also understand that natural bodily functions happen, especially during massage.

Let us repeat: they don’t care, and will not judge you in the slightest!

7. Be Ready to Communicate

If there is anything you’d like your licensed Remedial and Massage therapist to know, whether about a medical condition or just the fact that you’d like to keep some of your clothes on, understand that you’re encouraged to communicate with them. That goes for during the massage, too.

How long should you wait between massage?

How soon can I get another massage?

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