Restore Remedial & Relaxation Therapies

22/07/2025

😫 It's National Chronic Pain week, a week to raise awareness for the 3.6 million Australians living with chronic pain.

❓️Chronic pain is persistent pain that lasts for more than three months, exceeding the typical healing time after an injury or illness. It is a complex condition where pain signals continue to be sent to the brain even after the initial injury has healed, or may even occur without a clear physical cause.

♾️ This ongoing pain can significantly impact a person's quality of life, affecting their ability to work, exercise, and socialise.

👍 Regular massage can help with chronic pain by reducing muscle tension, improving mobility, and promoting relaxation, in turn reducing stress and anxiety associated with pain.

21/07/2025

The perks of not working for 5 weeks....

💅 Longest my nails have been in decades!

17/07/2025

🐜 New season, new players, same awesome culture!

🏀 Excited and proud to be working again as massage therapist with this incredible group of players and staff for season 2025-26.

💚 And can't wait for the new Tasmania JackJumpers High Performance Centre to be finished!

14/07/2025

📖 Recovery = lots of reading!

➡️ Here's one I read recently. This is how I have increased my reading amount by making tiny changes.

✅️ I have made myself read 10 pages every day. Quite often those 10 pages turn into 20 or more, but the minimum is always 10.

📚 Ways I make the habit change easier: Take my book everywhere, keep it in the car if I'm out and about, read my book instead of my phone when waiting in appointments, keep my book in an obvious, visible place as a reminder to read.

🗓 The daily stacking of this habit means that I reach my monthly goal of at least one book per month (quite often more).

10/07/2025

🤔❓️Did you know........

Business pages on Facebook, like this one, rely on your interaction to be seen. The nature of Facebook algorithms means that the more people that interact with the page, the more Facebook will 'send it out' to users News Feeds.

👍So if you see a post from Restore, or any of your favourite business pages, give it a 'like', or comment on the post, or even 'share' it. You will be helping your local business be seen by more people, therefore helping to increase their business.

🫶 And we will thank you for it!

08/07/2025

🔌 How do you recharge your batteries?
📖 Many of you that know me well know that I love to wind down with a glass of wine and a good book.
Well that's exactly what I did recently whilst in Perth.
🚆I took the train to Freemantle to explore, and eat fish and chips on the pier.
⛱️ I then took the train to iconic Cottesloe Beach. It was mid afternoon, I sat and read my book, and dipped my feet in the Indian Ocean for the first time.
🌄There were a few hours to sunset, I had nowhere else to be, so I just sat, alone, watched the waves, and read my book.
🍷I eventually moved to a bar with a view, sat and read my book some more with a nice glass of local white wine, watching the sun dip below the horizon.
❤️ My soul was well and truly fulfilled.
🌹 In our busy lives, it really is important to stop and smell the roses once in a while (or the salty sea air!).

03/07/2025

I am taking a break from clinic work to recover from surgery for a few weeks.

📖 Lots of reading.
🖋 Writing book reviews, case studies, and workshops
☕️Drinking coffee
🌅 Admiring the view

Rachel has limited availability during this time, but happy to see anyone that's in need while I'm recuperating.
I'll be back on deck from late July/early August.

30/06/2025

🎉 10 year anniversary 🎉

🔟 Restore has been open in the Taroona Shopping Village for 10 years today!

💪Thousands of clients through in that time, thousands of happy faces, and thousands of better bodies.

🫶 Thanks to every single person that has helped make this small business of mine a success.

28/06/2025

🧠 This years Massage & Myotherapy Australia national conference was held in the beautiful city of Perth, WA, at the fabulous Pan Pacific Hotel Perth, the perfect venue for a sold out conference. First time in 10 years we've held the conference in Perth, and my first ever visit!

🖋 Our presenters were excellent, all bringing their knowledge and passion to share with our delegates. Next level engagement means next year's conference has some shoes to fill!
I had the pleasure of facilitating my good friend Marty Fry during his workshop on movement, breathing, and self care. So much fun!

💃🕺 And once again, massage therapists did not disappoint, filling the dance floor from the first song, to the last.

🙏 So proud of the staff, Board, committee, friends and colleagues at the Association that made this conference an incredibly successful one.

🐱 Bring on next year's 'upsized' conference in Geelong, at the Cattery (GMHBA stadium)!

18/05/2025

**Appointments available with Selena**

Tues 27 May: 1230pm

And that's it folks until mid August.
(Rachel has availability through June and July while I am recovering).

Get in quick!
0438292261

09/05/2025

See, it's not just me spinning a story during your massage, the advice is real! Strength training is so important, for so many reasons, especially as we age.

People who do strength training, live longer.

Better leg and grip strength are consistently associated with longevity.
Why? Being strong means that you can continue to be independent, get in and out of your car, carry your own groceries and hang out your own washing. Being strong means you are less likely to have a fall, and if you do, you are less likely to have a fracture because your bone density is better. Being strong means lower risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and dementia.
Being strong means a better quality of life.

Take control of your health and make strength exercise part of your weekly routine.

Getting the right advice from a qualified exercise physiologist will ensure you get a safe, individual tailored exercise plan that works for you and your needs.

23/04/2025

With Selena heading off to the International Massage Therapy Research Conference in the USA later this week, Rachel is holding the fort at Restore, however, spots are very limited.
Contact number is still the same while Selena is away.
0438292261