Maria - Remedial Massage

10/02/2022

Anyone else feeling unmotivated this week?? Even getting up in the morning has been a struggle for me for some reason. Been back at the gym about 6 weeks now and it’s been great and I’m getting stronger but this week, ahhh, not so great. Wasn’t “feeling it”. I went regardless (thankfully) because we all know we can’t rely on motivation to get us to the gym. It’s habit habit habit. Or is that repetition repetition repetition?🤔
Anyhoo, this is me after this morning’s circuit class (check that red face). Shout out to Paul who works us hard. Check the link for his studio details https://x-training.com.au
Lastly, keep going, even when you don’t feel like it. You’ll thank yourself afterwards🤸🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♀️

18/01/2022

Remember to hydrate folks. The heat is up up up in Perth again🥵

12/01/2022

The clinic is open again for bookings. Hooray!🤸‍♀️

Happy 2022 everyone! I hope you had a fun and relaxing festive season. So…new year resolutions anyone? I’m aiming to get physically stronger this year. Did someone say gym? Whatever is on your agenda don’t forget to make time to look after yourself.

Wishing you a happy and healthy year. Cheers!🌟

https://www.mptherapies.com.au/

Maria Papathanassiou (mptherapies) effectively practices remedial massage for pain relief, for freedom and ease of movement and for enhanced performance. Located in North Perth.

19/10/2021

Ok folks, following on from my last stretch video, is this nugget. The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) can be the missing link to neck pain or tension relief. Try it once you have done all your other neck/upper back stretches. My clients aren't fans when this muscle is treated, but you do what you have to do, to make a positive change!🌟
https://youtu.be/eydISQZ194Q

The sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) plays an important role in forward head posture and upper cross syndrome, which lead to headaches, neck pain, migraines,...

12/10/2021

Sore and tight neck, upper back and shoulders? Another great stretch video to add to your collection! I always end this with a heat pack to the area. Works a treat!👌
https://youtu.be/WFrrsaaJhZ4

The upper trapezius muscle is too tense for most of us, often together with other muscles such as levator scapulae and sternocleidomastoid. Painful traps can...

29/09/2021

The magic of the ocean! Therapy for the mind and soul. Hoping to spend a lot of time with my feet in this water🙏

26/09/2021

Cannot encourage you enough to watch these films if you want to enjoy a healthier & happier life! Real eye opening stuff that as a society, we’re not made aware of! Please share as viewing is free till 30 September.

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15/09/2021

Ever wondered what remedial massage treatment could help you with? Quite a selection, wouldn't you say?🤔

08/09/2021

Remo! Do yourself a favour and take the advice!

06/09/2021

So we know the benefits of a strong and perky behind! Here are four straight forward and well explained exercises to get you started! 🌟
https://youtu.be/0mMfCN4IuVU

https://www.exercises.com.au/glute-exercises - Try these glute exercises for building muscle, strength, toning and shaping your glutes.

31/08/2021

Would you like to improve your posture? What about prevent an injury? Enhance your athletic performance anyone? How about prevent or fix back pain? This is a great short read on the importance of our butt muscles! There are 3 of them - Gluteus Maximus, Medius and Minimus! Ask your trainer for the best way to get them engaged! Go you :)
https://www.peakperformancefit.net/post/what-s-your-butt-got-to-do-with-it-here-s-why-the-glutes-are-so-important

WHY GLUTE TRAINING IS IMPORANT

25/08/2021

I felt it was time to beat the winter sluggishness, so I jumped on board to do a lemon water challenge on Monday. It’s one thing to splash a little lemon juice in a glass of H2O, but the juice of a whole lemon in approximately half a litre of water first thing in the morning, takes it to another level! Gotta say, I like it!!

Check out the link below to read about the health benefits of lemon water! Enjoy :)

https://www.foodmatters.com/article/7-powerful-benefits-drinking-lemon-water

If you’re like most people and don’t have the time to prepare a cold pressed celery juice or harvest a tray of wheatgrass each morning, then the next best thing science says you can do is drink lemon juice and water.

23/08/2021

Hi folks, I haven’t posted in a while. I do hope wherever you are at the moment, that you, family and friends are keeping safe, healthy and sane.

To things remedial massage related, I’ve been finding of late, that one small muscle has been causing issues for some of my clients. Whether it’s lower back, hip or knee pain, the treatment of the tensor fasciae latae, commonly known as the TFL, has helped relieve symptoms.
If it’s overloaded (sometimes doing the job of other muscles eg glutes) it may cause movement restriction that may change the way the hip joint is supposed to work, which can then result in pain.
Increased tightness in your TFLs can occur whether you’re a gym ju**ie or in a job where you’re sitting for long periods of time. Restrictions, discomfort or tension in the area are confirmed during an assessment of the hip. After treatment and re assessment, you’ll find that your hip movements are easier and the range is bigger.

This is the kind of treatment a soft tissue therapist can do for you. Ball work, foam rolling and stretching is something you can do for you! I’ve added some links below to help you out :)

https://youtu.be/WHTAzPDEPAE
https://youtu.be/gWVGsnCuQ8E
https://youtu.be/zN9OW3F5dlk

29/03/2021

You don't need to have low back pain to benefit from these stretches/exercises. https://youtu.be/UeX0bUKbDy0

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22/03/2021

Yep, it's true! Happy Tuesday everyone☺

23/02/2021

A huge shout out to my very good friend Claire Eaton who recently was affected by this whole social media debacle! She’s back after being blocked, which is just terrific!
Claire is a speaker, coach and an author of 2 books that are being read worldwide - ROC AND RISE and Hello High School.
Claire is passionate about empowering youth to be resilient, optimistic and confident, which is so important. Our youth are our future! Let’s support and encourage them to be the best they can be.

You can follow Claire here https://www.facebook.com/ClaireEatonYouthCoachAuthor/

or visit www.claireeaton.com.au to read more about her and the wonderful work she’s doing!

Please share🌟💗☺️

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14/02/2021

A huge hello to everyone in Perth and Peel! So lovely to see your smiling faces again! 😁🤸🏻‍♀️

01/02/2021

A heads up everyone - there'll be no clinic availability whilst we are in lockdown. Massage & Myotherapy Australia (my association) communicated the information below. Take care everyone and see you soon!

"Therapeutic massage, remedial massage and myotherapy have not been named in the list of businesses that have been exempted from closure. It is our understanding at this time that therapeutic massage therapists, remedial massage therapists and myotherapists will not be able to practice routine services for the next five days while this lockdown is in place. The current directions state face to face treatments are only to be provided in the instance of emergency clinical care for potentially life-threatening situations."