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Indian Head Massage
This peaceful treatment will de-stress as your head, face, neck and shoulders are gently massaged.

Swedish Massage
The ultimate in gentle soothing techniques to calm and relax.

Body Massage
Firm techniques will relax and work away areas of tension and muscle tightness.

Active Remedial and Sports Massage
Advanced deep massage techniques and stretches will identify and relieve muscle tightness; promote muscle health, flexibility and stamina. Active techniques will stimulate or relax pre and post event. Injury rehabilitation and stress relief.

Training to improve performance will increasingly put pressure on muscles, tendons and ligaments, making them more susceptible to injury, which may be sudden and acute, or develop gradually from chronic overuse. Muscles become less flexible and performance deteriorates despite increased training effort.

Regular massage will loosen and relieve tight, 'knotty' muscles and increase flexibility, helping to prevent injury, improve performance and recovery time, ease sore muscles and allow training between events to recommence more quickly. Recovery time following injury is reduced and development of excessive scar tissue prevented and established scar tissue, whch may be restricting performance or causing pain, can be broken down.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage
MLD is a specialised massage therapy using painless, very light, slow and rhythmical movements, which produces powerful beneficial effects by stimulating the lymphatic system, aiding the circulation of nutrients to the tissues, and the removal of natural waste products.

MLD has a calming effect, reducing stress, lowering the blood pressure and reducing pain.

It can stimulate the body's immune defence system and generally enhance well being. Amongst its many effects, MLD can relieve fluid retention, discomfort during pregnancy, swelling and pain following injury, sinus problems, hay fever, puffy eyes, migraine, the appearance of scars, acne and other skin conditions and low energy levels associated with ME and post viral fatigue.

Used as part of Combined Decongestive Therapy, MLD is a proven and non-invasive means of reducing and controlling the effects of lymphoedema.

Chair Massage
This is an adaptation of sports massage and acupressure techniques, which offers a shorter treatment concentrating mainly on the neck/shoulder/back area.

Chair massage can easily be performed in the workplace, where it is increasingly being used by employers who value the wellbeing of their staff.

Please ring for details if you think you and your colleagues, or your staff, would benefit from on site treatment.

Massage has been considered an essential part of the professional sportsperson's routine for many years, and today, the performance standard of top amateur sportspeople is higher than that of professionals just a few decades ago.

Massage can help to maintain and improve this standard, and can easily be built into a training routine.

Modern sedentary lifestyles place unnatural restrictions on bodies which have evolved for continual movement, and tissues become tight, shortened, inflexible and unbalanced. Sudden, unaccustomed or repetitive activity - gardening, decorating, starting at the gym, playing an instrument - may cause muscles to tighten further, leading to aches and pains, micro damage to muscle fibres or more significant injury.

The body's natural waste system becomes sluggish and congested, and immunity against disease diminishes.

Swollen ankles, repetitive strain injury, backache, lethargy and headaches have become typical features of modern working life.

Regular massage is of benefit to everyone whatever our level of activity or lifestyle. Sports and remedial massage, chair massage and MLD offer complementary ways to support the body's own systems, prevent injury and illness, aid recovery and performance, reduce stress and promote relaxation and wellbeing.

What will a massage involve?
A first massage will involve a consultation.

There are a few medical conditions for which massage and/or MLD are contraindicated, and some others that need to be taken into consideration during a treatment. So you will be asked for a relevant medical history and questions about your reason for seeking treatment, so that the therapist can identify the most appropriate way to proceed with treatment.

How long does a treatment take?
This varies depending on the type and stage of treatment, but is approximately one hour for a sports massage, one to one 1/2 hours for MLD and twenty minutes for a chair massage.

The charge is per treatment, not the time taken.

How often should I have massage?
This varies, depending on whether it is part of a training routine, treatment for injury, etc.
MLD works best when given intensively over an initial period, and can then be tapered off.

Do I have to play sports to receive massage?
Not at all, workers who sit at their desk or drive for a living may require massage just as much as sportspeople, not least to help prevent problems such as repetitive strain injuries (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome) and headaches caused by poor posture.

Massage is also an excellent way to promote a sense of wellbeing.

Massage with Olivia Bell

Indian Head Massage
One hour consultation: £35

Swedish Massage
Back, shoulders, neck (1 hour): £38
Full body (1h30): £50

Body Massage
1 hour treatment: £38

Active Remedial and Sports Massage
1 hour treatment: £38

Pregancy Massage
Initial session (1h30): £50
1 hour treatment: £38

£5 off your first treatment. Book a course of 10 treatments and save.
Gift vouchers available.

Massage with Heather Powell

Sports and Remedial Massage
New patient initial consultation and treatment: £35
Follow up treatment: £30

Manual lymphatic drainage
New patient initial consultation and treatment: £40
Follow up treatment: £35

Chair Massage
Price for 1 person: £35

There is a reduction in price for groups of 5 or more.
Contact the BAC Centre for further information.

Please note: there is a charge for cancellation without 24 hours notice.

Enjoy and benefit from massage techniques ranging from the ultimately relaxing Indian Head Massage and Swedish Massage to deeper tissue Body, On-site and Sports Massage. In 2004 I achieved a Masters Diploma in Clinical Active Sports Massage with Active Associates.

I believe that my range of techniques and consultation skills enables me to offer an effective and professional treatment for anyone.

In addition to my On-Site clinic on Tuesdays at the Birmingham Acupuncture and Chiropractic Centre in Moseley, I can operate on a mobile basis at almost any location. Please contact me and you will see that my skill, enthusiasm and energy will reduce your stress, assist in injury rehabilitation, positively affect your sports performance and improve your general wellbeing.

I am a member of Active Foundation - a registered charity that raises money to enable disadvantaged and disabled children to take part in sporting activities. The Foundation provides opportunities for therapists to offer massage at sporting and entertainment events in return for a donation to the charity. Since qualifying I have worked behind the scenes at events including the Will Young Tour, Parties in the Park, Chicago the musical, Tweenies and Donnington Download Festival.

Active Associates
www.activefoundation.org.uk