Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and other conditions that cause widespread pain can be overwhelming. Stiffness, fatigue, and sensitivity to touch make everyday tasks harder. While there’s no single cure, sports massage offers a gentle, effective way to relieve symptoms. Specialize Massage Techniques Jen, Samantha, and Steve specialize in tailoring massage techniques to suit your needs—whether you need deep tissue work…
Chronic pain is exhausting—not just physically, but mentally. Whether it’s fibromyalgia, arthritis, migraines, or persistent muscle tension, the daily struggle can feel relentless. Sports massage offers more than just short-term relief; it works to address the root causes of pain, improving mobility and breaking the cycle of discomfort. Understanding the Power of Hands-On Therapy At Astral Fitness, our expert therapists—Jen,…
While sports massage is well known for treating injuries and muscle pain, it offers many other benefits that support overall health and performance. One major advantage is improved flexibility and mobility. Tight muscles and fascia can limit movement and lead to compensatory patterns that increase injury risk. By loosening these structures, massage enhances range of motion and allows for better…
Muscular pain is something almost everyone experiences at some point, whether from intense exercise, poor posture, or daily stress. Sports massage is an effective way to relieve this pain and restore normal muscle function. One of the main causes of muscular pain is muscle tension and trigger points (knots). These tight spots in the muscle fibres can cause discomfort, restrict…
Or rather, strong feet and ankles and why they are so important for having strong glutes. Anything happening at your hips and in your glutes, might have started with an issue in your ankles and feet… or are the issues you are experiencing at your hips and in your glutes responsible for what is happening in your feet and ankles?…
So, you think that your glutes are fine, you are working them out regularly, but something still does not feel right. Maybe it is one of the deeper gluteal region muscles I mentioned earlier, the piriformis being the number one culprit of many a discomfort. This muscle originates from the anterior sacrum and sacroiliac joint and inserts on the greater…
Your glutes need to be thought about and worked out to be strong, but not to the detriment of the other muscles in the body. They need to be strong to support all the other activities you like to do, as I said in the previous blog, they aid running propulsion, and if you slow down running, what other propulsion…
It has been all about glutes in the last few weeks in clinic, those, and necks, and I suspect it has been because we have all spent a hell of a lot more time sitting down and looking down since lockdown, and for some of us that is a trend we are still stuck. A lot more people are working…
You may have seen some of my teaser posts on Facebook and Instagram hinting at some exciting news, and it is finally here! Part of not being fragile is maintaining healthy movement even when you think you can’t. Desk workers are one of the most common groups of people Jen and I treat, and they do find it so hard…
You are not fragile, and you should just get out there and move your body. Today I am going to talk about people with different physical abilities, and how they are rocking it in the sports world and don’t let their bodies hold them back. In fact, they use every inch of their body to such great effect, they are…