Bodyworx

01/03/2024

Announcement 📢

As a lot of you may know, I am heading of traveling for a year or so at the end of March.
So unfortunately Bodyworx will be closing its books for now, maybe a small chance of opening up again in the future.

I am grateful for every last one of my clients and I appreciate all of you for your custom and support over the years.

But for now it will be the end of bodyworx 🙏🏻

Thank you all 💙

09/02/2023

18/11/2022

07/11/2022

I get asked quite a lot, what is a trigger point/ muscle knot?

You know a trigger point when you touch one. Have you ever had a “friend” give you a massage and instead of being thankful that another human being is willing to touch you, you wince in pain as they touch certain parts of your upper shoulders or middle-to-upper back? You know what I'm talking about. Those hot spots where any touch is painful and usually cause you to leap or squirm away uncontrollably… well that's a trigger point.

📍TRIGGER POINTS.
Trigger points, also known as trigger sites or muscle knots, are described as hyper-irritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers.

Pain frequently radiates from these points of local tenderness to broader areas, sometimes distant from the trigger point itself. Practitioners claim to have identified reliable referred pain patterns which associate pain in one location with trigger points elsewhere.

Compression of a trigger point may elicit local tenderness, referred pain, or local twitch response. The local twitch response is not the same as a muscle spasm. This is because a muscle spasm refers to the entire muscle contracting whereas the local twitch response also refers to the entire muscle but only involves a small twitch, no contraction.

📍WHAT CAN CAUSE A TRIGGER POINT?

As if you even had to ask. Trigger Points are those tiny knots that develop in a muscle when it is injured or overworked, commonly a cause of most joint pain, they are known to cause headaches, neck and jaw pain, low back pain, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome.

📍WHAT TO DO?

We have trigger points and knots in our fascia that have parts of us all wound-up. We need to work them, we can do this with sports massage therapy or self massage release, this can release tension in allowing the fascia to move freer. This in turn provides increased range of motion, reduction of pain, lessening of inflammation and stiffness within soft tissues, as well is ideal for post-workout recovery and maintaining overall, “good” functionality of the muscular system.

If you need help with this Bodyworx is here to help! 💆‍♀️

03/11/2022

DID YOU KNOW?

There is three different types of muscles in the human body? 💪🏼

🔴Striated or Skeletal Muscles: Striated muscles are responsible for all the movements of body parts that are present throughout the body.

🔴Non-Striated or Smooth Muscles: Smooth muscles are responsible for the movement in internal organs such as the stomach, intestine, and uterus. They are involuntary and controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

🔴Cardiac Muscles: Cardiac muscles are located in the walls of heart. They are also called myocardium. The rhythmic contraction of cardiac muscles is regulated by the SA node which helps in performing coordinated contractions that allow the heart to pump blood through the circulatory system.

Type of muscle based on muscle action 💪🏼

✨Voluntary Muscles: The muscles that can be controlled at our will are called voluntary muscles. They are attached to our bones and provide movement to the body parts. Therefore, they are also known as skeletal muscles.

✨Involuntary Muscles: The muscles that cannot be controlled at one’s will are called involuntary muscles. They are found in our internal organs like the oesophagus, stomach, intestines, etc.

02/11/2022

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02/11/2022

20/10/2022

5 reasons to get a sports massage.

BETTER WORKOUTS!
Less stressed muscles give beter range of motion and your body will be more efficient at building muscle and burning calories.

RELAXED STATE OF MIND!
Research has shown that massage helps lower levels of stress hormones while at the same time boosting those “feel good” neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin and endorphins.

BETTER SLEEP! Not only will regular massage help you feel good, you’ll also sleep better due to less pain and a boost in serotonin.

ELIMINATE PAIN!
Deep tissue massage will work out the knots from stressed, overworked muscles and connective tissue (fascia) to alleviate immediate pain, as well as chronic joint and muscle pain. It also promotes faster healing by increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation.

IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH!
In addition to benefiting muscle and tissue health, deep tissue massage positively affects your overall health by decreasing blood pressure and improving lung function.

01/08/2022

Contact David: 07711171077 or sent me a pm for any info or to get booked in 😁 make sure you have a amazing week 🙌🏻

18/07/2022

Massage needed? Get in touch, at bodyworx we got your BACK..... NECK AND SHOULDERS 😆availability times for this week, also most space available for next week 🙌🏻