RELAX BODY Massage Remedial. Hervey Bay

13/11/2025

Wow look at this!!
They even use PEMF on animals.
Pulse Electric Magnetic frequency, and watch this short video until the end and you will also see the big red light therapy mat, draped over the cows back too..
I’m so privileged to have the tools in my massage business for myself, clients and maybe you can now bring your cows!! 🐄 😂 😝

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04/11/2025

✨ Why I Believe Everyone Should Be Using Red Light Therapy ✨

I’ve been using red light therapy for a while now, and the results have honestly amazed me. Some of you might remember my MRI scans from last year showing a torn ACL — I was told surgery was the only option.

But with daily red light therapy (and patience!), my knee completely healed over 6 months. No surgery needed. 🙌

The benefits go far beyond injury recovery — it helps reduce inflammation, improves circulation, supports tissue repair and overall wellbeing.

Here’s a 7-minute clip from Diary of a CEO with Gary Brecka explaining why red light therapy is so powerful for healing and recovery:

I truly recommend adding red light therapy to your massage sessions..

03/11/2025

Fully Booked Until January ✨
I’m now completely booked before I head off on holiday, and once I return, I’m booked right through until the Christmas break.

My next available appointments will be from January onwards. If I don’t see you, Have a Fabulous Christmas 2025 🤶 🌲

Thank you all for your continued support — I truly appreciate every one of you! 💛

31/10/2025

Just a reminder as tomorrow is
1st November 2025 here are the details from the post 1st October in regards to prices.
Thank you all for your support. 😊

🌟 Important Update: Enhancing Your Wellness Experience ⭐️
WARNING LONG POST, but it covered it all without having to respond to questions.

I’m excited to share some important updates about the value and quality of the services you receive, including a slight adjustment to pricing.
FROM 1st November 2025

I’m thrilled to share that after 9 years of dedicated remedial massage therapy, I continue to evolve and expand the services I offer. With ongoing professional development and a commitment to delivering the best possible care, I’ve integrated advanced techniques such as Graston technique is a form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that helps detect and treat areas of scar tissue and muscle tightness, promoting healing and improving mobility.

Cupping which is a therapeutic technique that uses suction cups on the skin to improve blood flow, release tight facia and relieve muscle tension, and promote healing as fresh blood flow is brought to the area of need.

Dry needling is a technique that involves inserting thin needles into trigger points in muscles to relieve pain, improve mobility

Shockwave therapy, on its own, uses acoustic waves to target and stimulate healing in injured tissues, reduce pain, and improve mobility, all without the need for needles. And more, ensuring you receive a truly holistic and transformative experience.

I’m also excited to announce that I’ve recently completed a specialized course in lipoedema care, allowing me to provide even more tailored treatments. Plus, as a former hairdresser, I bring a unique touch to every session with soothing scalp massage if time permits and upon request, as long as it’s all within the time frame allocated/, hot towels, and hot stones—all included in your massage.

ALL treatments, from relaxation massage with hot stones to advanced therapies, USING all of the techniques offered; are offered at a single flat rate, so you get the full benefit without any extra charges. FLAT RATE for ALL.
Your Massage is tailored to you personally.

I also want to highlight that I offer HICAPS, so you can claim on the spot with your private health fund, making the process even more convenient.

I want my clients to understand that the value of my services goes beyond the treatment itself. In addition to the advanced techniques and equipment, I invest in continuous professional development, keeping my first aid training up to date, which is a part of HIcaps claims, maintaining high insurance coverage, and staying active with a professional body to ensure the highest standards of care, this is all for the benefits of Hicaps claims. These commitments ensure that you always receive the best possible treatment and results.
At present I’m well over the quota for Hicaps claims, this ensures that this is good for at least the next 2 yrs. After that I may decide not to continue with Hicaps..

Thank you for being a valued part of my journey. I look forward to continuing to help you achieve your wellness goals!

For those interested in the results of my own healing journey, feel free to scroll through my page to view my MRI scans that showcase how red light therapy and other techniques successfully healed my anterior cruciate ligament. For more details, just take a look at those posts!
$75- 35mins
$110- 1 hour
$150 - 1.5 hour
Red light Mat during session $45

28/10/2025

✨ Holiday Notice + Limited Appointments Available ✨

I’m heading to the UK from 17th November — 12th December.
I currently only have a handful of appointments left before I go away — and spots are already filling up fast for when I get back!

⚠️ I can only see up to 5 clients per day, so if you’d like a session before Christmas, please book ahead now to secure your preferred time.

📅 Message me to lock in your appointment.
Thank you for your continued support — I can’t wait to look after you before and after my little getaway! 💆‍♀️🌍

REMINDER: Please note updated pricing from
1st November –
1 hr $110,
1.5 hr $150,
red light therapy $45.
Sauna $40
Thank you for your continued support.

19/10/2025

Compression Air Bags for Legs
Compression air bags (also known as lymphatic compression boots) gently massage the legs using rhythmic air pressure. This helps move trapped fluid and improve circulation — making them especially beneficial for conditions like lipoedema and lymphoedema.

✨ Benefits include:
• Encourages lymphatic drainage to reduce swelling and heaviness
• Helps prevent fluid build-up and tissue hardening
• Improves blood flow for faster recovery and reduced leg fatigue
• Can ease discomfort and inflammation
• Works perfectly alongside manual lymphatic drainage treatments

Regular sessions help keep your legs feeling lighter, more comfortable, and supported between treatments, this can easily be incorporated as part of the massage treatment whilst I focus on massaging your arms neck and head.

🌿 Gentle Lymphatic Support:
NOTE:: While I’m NOT fully qualified in lymphatic drainage massage, however, for lipoedema, I do incorporate gentle lymphatic techniques within my remedial massage to support your lymphatic system.

15/10/2025

6 Massage Myths Debunked

1. Massage isn’t good unless it’s deep

Many clients think that massage has to be deep to be effective—but deep pressure is subjective.

Proper communication is necessary to ensure safe application of deeper pressure. It’s important to express that hurting a client to the point their body elicits a sympathetic response is counterproductive. Healing cannot occur during a fight, flight or freeze response. Also discuss how the client interprets the concept of ‘deep tissue’. Does it mean more pressure or precise pressure? Does it refer to specific pain regions within the body? What are the expectations of the client? Ensure both the therapist and client are on the same page interpreting ‘deep tissue’ to avoid confusion and unrealistic expectations.

2. No massage during the first trimester of pregnancy

A pregnant person with no high-risk factors, experiencing a healthy pregnancy, can receive a massage in any trimester. However, if there are any high-risk factors, then caution does need to be applied in any trimester.

A professional massage therapist will ask about high-risk factors during the intake process to determine if the client falls into the high-risk category. These factors can include: autoimmune disease; diabetes; disease of the heart, kidneys, thyroid or reproductive organs; obesity; blood clotting disorders; low body weight; pregnancy-related health conditions, birth defects or foetal genetic abnormalities; poor growth of foetus; gestational diabetes; preeclampsia or eclampsia; lifestyle factors that worsen health in general, such as smoking, drug addiction or alcohol abuse; age.

3. A relaxation massage is not therapeutic

People often describe massage as either ‘relaxation’ or ‘remedial’. Relaxation is assumed to be lighter in pressure and performed without any specific treatment outcome. Whereas remedial is thought to be getting in there deep with more pressure, targeting specific parts of the body.

That’s not necessarily true. Relaxation massage also has therapeutic benefits. When the nervous system calms via a lighter touch, the body enters a parasympathetic state and returns to homeostasis where healing can occur.

4. Children and teenagers do not need massage

It’s a common misconception that children and teens do not need massage, or that their bodies can’t tolerate massage.

The right type of massage can help anyone at any age. It can be particularly effective for children with special needs, providing significant physical, emotional, and sensory benefits as well as improved muscle flexibility, motor function and pain reduction.

5. Massage therapy is not as effective as physiotherapy

There are some misguided souls who think massage is only for relaxation and if they need something actually fixed, they need a physio.

Educate clients as to how massage can directly address their physical needs. Take the time to discuss the different modalities and how massage works as a standalone treatment or as a complementary treatment to other approaches to achieve the best outcome for them.

6. It hurts here, so the problem must be here

It’s an understandable mistake. If someone has suffered an injury there will be associated pain, inflammation and loss of function in the injured area; however, after the acute and subacute phases, the body will adapt to compensate for dysfunction or acquired weakness of the affected region.

These compensation patterns will manifest challenges elsewhere in the body over time if a client does not engage in regular corrective massage or exercises.

05/10/2025

This was last weekend, the course I attended. That’s me at the back, in the pic. Reminded me of school days the talkers always at the back of the class, as you can see, I met another 2 talkers and we had a ball.. 😂

30/09/2025

🌟 Important Update: Enhancing Your Wellness Experience ⭐️
WARNING LONG POST, but it covered it all without having to respond to questions.

I’m excited to share some important updates about the value and quality of the services you receive, including a slight adjustment to pricing.
FROM 1st November 2025

I’m thrilled to share that after 9 years of dedicated remedial massage therapy, I continue to evolve and expand the services I offer. With ongoing professional development and a commitment to delivering the best possible care, I’ve integrated advanced techniques such as Graston technique is a form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that helps detect and treat areas of scar tissue and muscle tightness, promoting healing and improving mobility.

Cupping which is a therapeutic technique that uses suction cups on the skin to improve blood flow, release tight facia and relieve muscle tension, and promote healing as fresh blood flow is brought to the area of need.

Dry needling is a technique that involves inserting thin needles into trigger points in muscles to relieve pain, improve mobility

Shockwave therapy, on its own, uses acoustic waves to target and stimulate healing in injured tissues, reduce pain, and improve mobility, all without the need for needles. And more, ensuring you receive a truly holistic and transformative experience.

I’m also excited to announce that I’ve recently completed a specialized course in lipoedema care, allowing me to provide even more tailored treatments. Plus, as a former hairdresser, I bring a unique touch to every session with soothing scalp massage if time permits and upon request, as long as it’s all within the time frame allocated/, hot towels, and hot stones—all included in your massage.

ALL treatments, from relaxation massage with hot stones to advanced therapies, USING all of the techniques offered; are offered at a single flat rate, so you get the full benefit without any extra charges. FLAT RATE for ALL.
Your Massage is tailored to you personally.

I also want to highlight that I offer HICAPS, so you can claim on the spot with your private health fund, making the process even more convenient.

I want my clients to understand that the value of my services goes beyond the treatment itself. In addition to the advanced techniques and equipment, I invest in continuous professional development, keeping my first aid training up to date, which is a part of HIcaps claims, maintaining high insurance coverage, and staying active with a professional body to ensure the highest standards of care, this is all for the benefits of Hicaps claims. These commitments ensure that you always receive the best possible treatment and results.
At present I’m well over the quota for Hicaps claims, this ensures that this is good for at least the next 2 yrs. After that I may decide not to continue with Hicaps..

Thank you for being a valued part of my journey. I look forward to continuing to help you achieve your wellness goals!

For those interested in the results of my own healing journey, feel free to scroll through my page to view my MRI scans that showcase how red light therapy and other techniques successfully healed my anterior cruciate ligament. For more details, just take a look at those posts!
$75- 35mins
$110- 1 hour
$150 - 1.5 hour
Red light Mat during session $45

29/09/2025

Lipoedema
• Nature of the Condition: Lipoedema is a chronic condition where there is an abnormal accumulation of fat cells, usually in the legs and sometimes in the arms. It’s often symmetrical and tends to spare the feet. It’s not caused by fluid buildup, but rather by the expansion of fat tissue.
• Symptoms: This condition often includes pain, tenderness, and easy bruising. The affected areas might feel heavy and can become worse with hormonal changes or weight gain.
• Cause: The exact cause is not fully understood, but it’s believed to have a hormonal and genetic component. It often begins during puberty, pregnancy, or menopause.

Lymphoedema (Lymphedema)
• Nature of the Condition: Lymphoedema is caused by a blockage or damage in the lymphatic system, leading to fluid buildup in the tissues. It can happen due to surgery, radiation, infection, or can be congenital.
• Symptoms: Lymphoedema typically presents as swelling that may start in the extremities and can become more pronounced over time. It often includes a feeling of heaviness, tightness, and sometimes pain. The swelling usually affects the entire limb and can be more uneven.

Key Differences
• Cause: Lipoedema is primarily related to fat cell distribution and hormonal factors, whereas lymphoedema is fluid retention.

🌟 Managing Lipoedema with Comprehensive Care! 🌟

I understand the unique challenges of lipoedema. This specialized services are designed to help you feel better and improve your quality of life.

✨ My Approach Includes:
• Graston Technique: Using instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization to break down fibrotic tissue and improve mobility.
• Cupping Therapy: Promoting circulation and reducing discomfort through gentle suction.
• Red Light Therapy: Helping to reduce inflammation and promote healing at the cellular level.
• Compression Air Bags: Utilizing pneumatic compression to help reduce swelling and improve lymphatic flow.

🌿 Gentle Lymphatic Support:
While I’m not fully qualified in lymphatic drainage massage for lipoedema, I incorporate gentle lymphatic techniques within my remedial massage to support your lymphatic system.

🍃 Holistic Support:
I also provide guidance on an anti-inflammatory diet, helping you choose foods that reduce inflammation and support overall well-being. Plus, we offer anti-inflammatory lymphatic massage oil/creams that you can incorporate into your daily routine.

Your comfort and health are our top priorities, and we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Feel free to message me for more information about pricing.

✨ A Note on Expectations:
It’s important to remember that managing lipoedema is a journey. While our treatments are designed to help you feel better, it typically takes several sessions over time to see the best results. It’s not a one-time fix, but with consistent care, we can work together to manage symptoms effectively and improve your quality of life.

I suspected I had Lipodema myself, this is what prompted me to do my due diligence of research 🧐, the video is in the comments below; and yep, that’s me, those are my legs; stage 1 of Lipodema, but that’s ok, I know what to do now.. 😂

27/09/2025

Checked into the Johnson Hotel tonight (yes, same surname—couldn’t resist 🤭). Loving the city views and a quick pool dip before a full day of lipedema massage techniques master class.

This course means 15 CPD points and new health-fund claimable techniques for my clients. By this time tomorrow, I will be able to share the scoop (and a few pics) after a full day of theory + hands-on practice!

16/09/2025

• Vastus Lateralis (VL) – Outer quad
AND THE
• Re**us Femoris (RF) – The only quad muscle that crosses both hip and knee.
These muscles on this client today had been particularly worked hard when you are at the gym.. The cup placement was indication of what muscles had worked hard..but after cupping it’s was no more soreness.

How does cupping work for this?
1. Mechanical “Tissue Lift”
• The suction slightly separates the skin, fascia, and underlying muscle.
• This creates a gentle stretch and micro-movement in those layers, which may reduce adhesions (sticky spots between fascia and muscle) and improve tissue glide.

2. Improved Micro-circulation
• Negative pressure causes local vasodilation (tiny blood vessels open wider).
• Blood flow and lymphatic drainage temporarily increase, bringing more oxygen and nutrients while helping remove metabolic by-products that can irritate nerves and cause soreness.

After cupping sometimes slight marks are left behind, but NOT today on this client, as cupping has become part of the regular routine during the massage session.

What are the marks left behind?
Local Inflammatory Response (Micro-trauma)
• The small red/purple marks are controlled capillary rupture (petechiae).
• This mild, localized inflammation can trigger a healing cascade—white blood cells and growth factors rush in, which accelerate tissue repair.

As you can see from the pics, slight redness afterwards but nothing more.