Beyonce Health has been operating for over four years in the clinical and remedial massage industry. We specialise in analysing, treating and coming up with a maintenance program for you to do on your own. Our goal is not to have to continually treat you if we can find the cause and perpetuating factors that trigger or aggravate the issue. Prevention is always better than cure. Should your symptoms persists, we will refer you to other health practitioners such as physiotherapists that we know can help with your particular issue.

All therapist at Beyonce Health have a minimum qualification of a Remedial Massage, be part of a Professional Massage Association body (such as Australian Association of Massage Therapist – AAMT or Australian Institute Myotherapist – IRMA and also be registered for private health insurance. Therapists have been chosen for their demonstrated hands on skills and knowledge of multiple disciplines. Click on the Therapists tab at the top to discover the individual skills of each therapist.

What sort of massage can we do:

Remedial massage is an umbrella name for the use of a number of techniques to either relax and/or treat a particular muscular issue.

Techniques include:

• Deep Tissue Therapy – strong massage techniques that often incorporates trigger point therapy. Deep tissue massage is an excellent method of helping the above issues or in the rehabilitation from injury.
• Trigger Point Therapy – there are many points (knots) in the body that cause a small portion of the muscle fibres to tighten into a contracted position. This causes pain and in most instances also reduce the overall length of the muscle. Trigger point can also refer to other parts. i.e a shoulder blade trigger point can refer up the neck to the headache points.
• Dry Needling – uses acupuncture needles and similarities to acupuncture ends there. Dry needling is an extension of trigger point therapy. If the therapist is unable to find the trigger point, dry needles will not be effective. The advantages of dry needling is it can quicken recovery although some people may experience more post treatment discomfort than from massage.
• Sports – a fast paced and broader stroked technique that is ideal for helping move fluids along. Sports massage can help shorten the recovery period after competitions and events.
• Relaxation – slower and lighter techniques that builds slowly in depth as the muscle relaxes. As the name suggests this is ideal for those under stressful situations. In our practice, we also incorporate hot rocks to further relax the muscles with heat.
• Lymphatic Drainage – excellent for swollen limbs after injury or pregnancy. This is a very light techniques that requires clearing of the lymph nodes first before assisting in the drainage of the lymph system.

What we can help you with:

• Headaches – common causes for headaches are the upper cervical area which is just below the base of the skull and also from the upper shoulders. Headaches can begin at the base of the skull and slowly work towards the front temples along the top side of the ears. Alternatively, headaches can also be experienced behind the eye/s.
• Whiplash – after an accident such as a motor vehicle impact, falling, etc, whiplash can become a problem many months or even years after the original incident. Factors such as weather can also play a part in triggering it.
• Shoulder Pain – pain in upper shoulders can lead to headaches. Common triggers are stress and/or shoulder exercises.
• Frozen Shoulder Syndrome – assuming that the shoulder pain was not brought on by a trauma, the most common issue is the muscle between the ribs and the shoulder blade called subscapularis. The shoulder’s function is to move a ratio of 1 for every 2 part movement of the shoulder joint. In effect, a frozen shoulder often limits bringing the elbow to the ear with the arms straight up. Also, frozen shoulder would often also limit the movement of putting the arm behind the back.
• Upper Back Pain – can also cause difficulty taking deep breaths.
• Lower Back Pain – can also refer down the front, side, back of the legs or just be confined to the lower back.
• Sciatica – Pain referring down the leg. Constant or throbbing nerve pain.
• Knee pain – May have many factors including injury through sport, inflammation, Patella Tracking Syndrome (runners knee) or cartilage issues.
• Tennis & Golfer’s Elbow – pain in the tendons close to the elbow joint. Tennis elbow is the pain on the outer part of the elbow and golfer’s elbow is on the inner part of the elbow.
• Hip Flexors – especially important for runners and also desk bound people. When hip flexors are tight they can also affect the lower back. Other symptoms can also include groin pain.
• Calf pain – can come from either the upper or lower part of the calves. Long term tightness may also experience cramping.
• Foot Pain (Planta Fasciitis) – pain in the arch of the foot that can worsen with activity. Not all foot pain requires orthotics.

What are the benefits of coming to us:

• Reduced or eliminated pain
• Analysis of aggravating factors and methods of reducing or eliminating them
• Self Maintenance program that may include specific stretches and/or foam roller work.
• Improved performance in your chosen sport
• Improved recovery from training and competitions
• Be relaxed and be more energetic
• Be able to handle stress better