Glastonbury Massage Therapy

03/10/2025

Feeling inflamed? While acute inflammation is necessary for our healing process, chronic, longstanding inflammation poses a challenge to our health. Check out a recent blog post about it here:

While a lot of different things contribute to our experience of pain and physical discomfort, one possible contributor is ongoing inflammation.  As I see both acute and chronic cases in the clinic, I wanted to do this longer piece to hopefully bring some clarity on this topic and provide po

17/09/2025

It’s official! Walking improves and may even deter low back pain.

A study that looked at data of over eleven thousand adult participants from Norway, found that daily walking was inversely associated with occurrence of lower back pain. Those who walked more, had less low back pain, compared to those who walked less.

How fast one walked seemed to have less effect on the occurrence (of lower back pain) than the length of time walked.

What a low hanging fruit!

Low back pain is one of key complaints I see at the clinic, and one of the leading reasons people have to take sick leave from work.

Just a personal footnote: do ensure you have good shoes, which support proper alignment of your foot and ankles. Good, appropriate shoes can save you for issue with knees and hips. If you have any foot issues such as overt pronation, do visit a good sports podiatrist to see if you need supportive insoles.

Volume and Intensity of Walking and Risk of Chronic Low Back Pain
Rayane Haddadj et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2025.

11/09/2025

A last-minute cancellation slot available for tomorrow Friday 12th Sept @ 1pm at the therapy room - book in through the website www.Glastonburymassagetherapy.com ☀️

Remedial massage therapy clinic in Glastonbury, UK, offering targeted treatments to alleviate pain and enhance wellbeing.

04/08/2025

A great episode of Slided Bread about standing desks and posture! If you work on a computer / seated most of the time, this is one for you!

Can standing desks help relieve muscle tension, back pain, and reduce stress?

23/07/2025

Back to work, folks!

While for many august brings holidays and sand in between the toes, for me it’s back to the clinic after couple of months of travelling!

On the upside, it’s So Nice to be Back!!

01/07/2025

Thank you , what a wonderful, beautiful, blessed week that was.

Two year for the next festival 💚💚💚

23/06/2025

And this is where you’ll find me until next Monday! All set up and ready to go

23/05/2025

And with the rays of the morning sun, the first festival of the year commences. From today Friday until Monday, we are massaging at the ☀️

I am only doing this little number and of course, the mighty Glastonbury Festival ( ) in June this year… truth being told, I’m not very skilled in camping and my hips love a comfortable bed these days!

If you are in either festival, do come for a treat 🙌

16/05/2025

Back in Cornwall for a short stint. These landscapes don’t stop impressing me 😃

Back in the clinic in Somerset for a few days next week, before working at the in Hay-on-Wye next week 🫶

06/05/2025

While I mainly work from my treatment room in Glastonbury, I still do some home visits.

And why not, as the journey to a session can sometimes be so utterly gorgeous!

Somerset summer 💚

02/05/2025

Sleep deprivation and pain

Not only can we get mentally and emotionally cranky after a badly slept night, but a loss of sleep can lead to increased sensitivity to pain.

Exposing your eyes to the morning light (yes, even if it is overcast!☁️) can help reset the circadian rhythm, aiding good natural sleep cycle.

The biggest challenge these days for folks seems to be avoiding screen time in the evenings… however, this may be a must especially for those who really struggle with their sleep. The blue light from our gadgets do interfere with the production of melatonin, our sleep hormone 😒

The fantastic sleep researcher Matthew Walker (author of Why We Sleep) has done a ton of in-depth interviews, which drill into the importance of good, sound sleep… if you’re interested to learn more, simply tuck into any of the interviews with him (my favourite one being the 3 part podcast he did with with Dr Peter Attia.. all and all about 5h long!)

So… if you’re feeling achey, do ask yourself if you’re sleeping OK. Then run a magnesium bath - and then book a massage 🙌 (I would say that tho, would I not)

29/04/2025

Pain in the neck - is your mobile/pad to blame? Massage will help to relieve strained muscles and also help re-train our proprioception.