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Orthopaedic Massage/Bodywork
My technique combines Hawaiian Massage (I am a native Hawaiian and qualified teacher of Lomilomi), Applied Kinesiology, Biomechanics and my own special ability of Bodywork and Muscle Balancing.
This has a layered affect on the body for correct alignment, healing and pain relief. It allows your body to self adjust and realign, putting your joints and muscles in better working order and relieving pain for longer.
I am a New Zealand registered massage therapist.
I use a combination of techniques that will allow your body to self adjust and realign, putting your joints and muscles in better working order, relieving pain for longer and allowing your body to begin healing itself. I believe that with the help of gravity and the natural biomechanics of your body that your body can re-align itself. I have worked with this method for over 25 years and have found that time and time again, problems and pain are resolved. I have clients that come from all around the world for this gentle, safe, effective treatment.
My clients are looking for resolutions to their body and pain problems, rather than looking for a regular or weekly type of massage. And if you’ve been experiencing a pain or problem with your body that seems to be a mystery, sometimes it can be muscular. The body is a complex system of parts that can be deceptive and puzzling at times. Working with deeper layers and muscle fibre through orthopaedic deep tissue work can bring amazing results. (this is NOT the hard application of elbows and forearms that most people call deep tissue)
Prices
INITIAL CONSULTATION AND TREATMENT:
1 HOUR $200
30 MINS $100
Rescheduling or cancellations must be given 24 hours notice or a 50% charge will be enforced.
“Hi Naya, Just to say I feel great! The exercises you gave me for my thigh and hip helped a lot. I can go up and down steps easier and get out of bed and walk straight away. Hoping to head back to yoga Thursday 😊”
“We used to see a chiropractor every two weeks. Now we see Naya once a year!”
“Please teach this method. Too many people are in pain, when they don’t have to be. Thank you for helping our family.”
“We Kept hearing about the magic. So glad we finally made the appointment. It’s been life changing.”
Posture Analysis
($900 includes 2x1.5 hour sessions, personalised research, printed analysis, exercise programme for correction, and training session)
Advanced analysis, thorough and specific. Unlike others in this field, no template is used. Poor posture affects your body's ability to heal and resist wear and tear and advanced ageing. This is not your ordinary posture assessment. We’ll be looking at resolving problems that have deteriorated your quality of life, or might be a mystery for your medical practioners. Muscle imbalances can have extreme affect on your body function, which can then affect your mind and moods. I cant emphasize enough that I do not use a template or app to do the assessment. I personally research your problems and tremendously enjoy finding solutions to your body problems. I started out working for a very big fitness franchise that uses the template method, and found the results are not satisfatory and the research not substantial. Giving more time and effort to personalise the assessments has been greatly rewarding.
Did you know that poor posture can affect digestion, bowel, bladder, breathing, your sleeping, as well as increase tension and pain, allow excessive wear and tear to your joints, and increase inflammation in your body.
I do not use a generic template or an app. Your assessment is specific to your body. The assessment includes photos, and applied muscle testing, structural analysis, an exercise programme designed for you, and a personal training session to teach you how to use the right muscles and movements to succeed.
The structural assessment will work well to help you improve so many aspects of your body and mind. Once you have the assessment and the programme, you can self regulate the times and places that you do your exercise. I will design your programme to fit your time schedule and lifestyle. Once you reach your goals, you can still rely on that programme to bring your body back to its correct posture in the future. It is an investment in yourself that will continue to help you keep your quality of life for many years to come.
Medical Muscle Cupping Massage (It’s not what you think!)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
What is medical cupping?
It is the use of glass, plastic or silicon cups that are especially made to create a vacuum affect on the soft tissue. The cups are then strategically moved over the muscles to relax and release them. Medical cupping requires an advanced knowledge of anatomy, and bodywork experience to be done safely and effectively. I have developed my own method of using cups, because I have had cupping myself and left with more muscle spasm than before. Many of my clients love my style of cupping and request it after their first cupping experince. There are also times when I use a cupping machine.
Is medical massage cupping like Sport or Chinese cupping?
I use the cups in a gentle non-invasive way to compliment the bodywork that I deliver manually to your body. It is bodywork specific to your needs, it is gentle, and does not leave bruising. A great way to work with fascia and muscle fibre. The results can be profound, if scarring or congested connective tissue has been hampering your results. Sport cupping will most likely work on an area of tension, Chinese cupping has been long used to bring muscular toxins to the skin surface. Unlike sport or Chinese techniques, the cups are used medically and anatomically, as a part of the integrated manual bodywork process on a deeper level.
What are the benefits of massage cupping?
Cupping improves your muscle tone and health, bringing blood flow back through congested muscle, scar tissue, circulation, lymph flow, separating fascia and restrictions to create a better muscle. Also great for anxiety, stress, tension and pressure in the body that affects the mind.
Is it as painful as it looks?
Most people have seen or heard about the sport or Chinese cupping which uses many cups at once and the skin is lifted severely to allow toxins to rise to surface. With the medical muscle cupping massage there is only ever one cup being used with a skilful technique that takes an advanced knowledge of anatomy, the ability to palpate the layers of muscle. Therefore, the tension is regulated by the practitioner.
What is it good for?
It's great for sports people, scar tissue, circulation, anxiety, postural tension, muscle health and general wellbeing. Personally, I love to use it for muscle work.