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Scintilla Touch Massage Therapy Bangor NI

Mobile Massage Therapist
Specializing in sports injuries, maintenance and injury prevention.
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fully qualified level 4 therapist with Lymphatic Drainage (MLD and BLD). Therapies suitable for all ages, also qualified for pregnancy massage.

04/02/2026

✨ Pulsio Compression Pro Boots – Now Available to Rent! ✨

🧡 Scintilla Touch Massage Therapy is excited to offer the Pulsio Compression Pro Compression Boots, now available to rent.

👉🏼 Compression boot therapy uses advanced inflatable technology to deliver rhythmic pressure to the legs, helping to boost circulation, reduce swelling, and relieve muscle soreness. This gentle, pulsing compression mimics the body’s natural muscle-pumping action, supporting the removal of metabolic waste and promoting improved vascular health.

Perfect for anyone looking to enhance recovery after training, sport, or long days on their feet, the Pulsio Compression Pro boots are an excellent way to support your body’s performance and wellbeing.

📍 Available now from Scintilla Touch Massage Therapy
📩 Message to book your rental

01/02/2026

👉🏼 This one's important... 👇🏼

⭐ For a long time, deep, painful pressure was treated as the gold standard for recovery. But research doesn’t support that idea as strongly as we once thought.

📌 Schleip’s fascia research shows that fascia is a highly innervated sensory organ that responds to mechanical stimulation — including light touch — and this stimulation is linked to changes in the nervous system that can reduce muscle tone and promote relaxation.

In other words:
Massage is not just about forceful “breaking” of tissue — fascia contains mechanoreceptors that respond to gentle mechanical input, helping the nervous system shift into a more relaxed state.

👉 This supports the idea that you don’t need painful, aggressive pressure for a therapeutic effect — fascia and the nervous system can respond to lighter touch and still trigger beneficial changes in muscle tone and relaxation.

💡Research shows that gentle to moderate pressure can reduce soreness and pain — without aggressive, painful techniques.

🤍Recovery happens when the body feels safe enough to let go.

🙏🏼Pressure should be purposeful, not performative🙏🏼

28/01/2026

90-Day Challenge: update 💪

Over the next 90 days with , my focus is simple: put on muscle and move better doing it 🙌🏼

This challenge isn’t just about adding size — it’s about proving that looking after your soft tissue helps you train harder, lift smarter, and progress faster.

As a sports massage therapist, I don’t just lift weights — I pay attention to how my body moves under load. Soft tissue work isn’t just about recovery days… it’s part of the process , I go every four weeks to .sportsmassage

👉 Better technique
When muscles and fascia move freely, it’s easier to hit proper positions, maintain control, and actually use the muscles you’re trying to grow.

👉 Better lifting
Less restriction = better range of motion, stronger contractions, and more efficient lifts. When your body moves well, you lift better. Simple.

👉 Faster recovery
Training hard only works if you can recover hard. Soft tissue work helps reduce tension, manage soreness, and get you back under the bar feeling ready — not beat up.

Let’s see what 90 days of consistent training + proper recovery can really do 🔥

27/01/2026

🏑 Thank you to the for having me back this morning☺️ 🏒

I had such a lovely Recovery Day providing soft tissue work for the team alongside
And 💫

I genuinely love what I do, and it’s always fascinating to see how beneficial soft tissue work is for such an extreme, high-demand sport like ice hockey. Supporting performance, recovery, and longevity at this level is a real privilege 🏒💪

12/01/2026

🚫Training through niggles is possible – with the right support. 💪🚫

🫡👉🏽Training through niggles isn’t about “pushing through” – it’s about:
✔️ Understanding the root cause
✔️ Supporting the body where it needs it
✔️ Progressively reloading tissues
✔️ Training smart, not reckless

As a sports therapist, I’m the first to say: pain doesn’t mean stop forever, but it does mean adapt.

Right now, I’m rehabbing a hamstring injury while still returning to the things I love:
🏋️‍♂️ Weightlifting
🥊 Kickboxing
🏃‍♂️ Running

🗝️ The key isn’t ignoring the injury – it’s managing load, choosing the right variations, and respecting the rehab process.

One big piece of the puzzle for me has been orthotics (insoles) , for which I went to the lovely Leah based in

👣 I have fallen arches and overpronation – meaning my foot rolls inwards more than it should when I walk or run. That small movement at the foot can create a chain reaction up the body:
➡️ ankle collapse
➡️ knee stress
➡️ hip overload
➡️ hamstring strain 👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽👈🏽

🦶🏽🦶🏽Proper orthotics help support the arch, control excessive pronation, and restore balance through the kinetic chain. When your feet are stable, everything above them works more efficiently – which means less compensation, less overload, and fewer niggles flaring up.

With the right rehab, movement choices, and tools in place, you can still train through 💪🏽

06/01/2026

⚽ Pitchside will never stop making me nervous — and honestly, I don’t think it should 🥹⚽

Doing pitchside for Bangor Football Club isn’t just about being present on match day. It’s about responsibility.

As a sports therapist, my role pitchside includes:
💛 Assessing injuries in real time
💙 Deciding if a player can safely continue
💛 Managing acute injuries
💙 Communicating clearly with coaches and players
💛 Always prioritising long-term health over short-term results

Those nerves? They come from knowing how important those decisions are. One call can be the difference between prevention and a season-long injury.

Pitchside care is necessary because early assessment and management matters. It protects players, supports performance, and keeps sport as safe as possible.

Grateful to be trusted with that role 🙏🏽

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05/01/2026

💪🏽How well you recover determines how far you go💪🏽

🙌🏽 Join me for the next 90 days as I follow and show you how your workouts don’t end when you leave the gym 👀
Recovery is so much more than stretching! 🧘🏽

🍽 Nutrition = repair + energy
Training breaks the body down. Proper nutrition builds it back up.
• Protein repairs and rebuilds muscle tissue
• Carbohydrates restore glycogen so you can train hard again
• Healthy fats & micronutrients help manage inflammation and support hormones

🚫Under-fueling slows recovery, increases fatigue, and raises injury risk.🚫

😴 Sleep = performance multiplier
Sleep is when the body does its deepest recovery work:
• Muscle repair and growth
• Hormone release (growth hormone, testosterone)
• Nervous system recovery
• Improved focus, reaction time, and strength output

Less sleep = weaker sessions, slower progress, and longer recovery times.

💡 Train hard — but recover smarter.
✨Fuel your body. Prioritize sleep.
🤍Watch how performance improves and results last

04/01/2026

🔥 WARM UP SMART. RECOVER STRONG. 🔥

🟢 FAST & DYNAMIC STRETCHING (Pre-Workout)
Before training, your body needs to wake up ⏰
➡️ Dynamic movements like leg swings, arm circles, and lunges increase blood flow 🩸
➡️ Activate muscles, improve mobility, and prep your nervous system ⚡
➡️ Helps reduce injury risk and boosts performance 🚀

🔵 SLOW & CONTROLLED STRETCHING (Post-Workout)
After training, it’s time to slow things down 🧘‍♂️
➡️ Longer, static holds help muscles relax & lengthen 🧵
➡️ Supports recovery, reduces stiffness, and improves flexibility 🌿
➡️ Signals your body to shift from stress to repair 🔄

💡 Why it matters:
Warm ups prepare your body to perform
Cool downs help your body recover & rebuild 🛠️

Train hard. Stretch smart. Recover better. 💪✨

01/01/2026

✨ Thank you 🙏🏽✨

🫶🏽 This is exactly what I aim to do... And this is so important ⬇️⬇️

❌❌ I don't just "pile in" - the body needs to be relaxed to recover and heal... Yes there might be some nippy bits 🙄 but I work with and communicate clearly with my clients to ensure that I'm never going too heavy ❌❌

30/12/2025

💫 snap, crackle and pop comes to mind 🤣💫

🦴 Maybe it's because I was adjusted by my friend .the.writerpractor yesterday 🤔.. he really helped to ease the stiffness with a few pops and crackles along the way 🥳

🌎 Gentle movement, daily, makes a world if difference..

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Bangor

Telephone

+447817628359

Website

http://www.scintillatouch.com/

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