Timo Massage Therapy

06/06/2023

It’s Global Running Day 🏃‍♂️

Whether you’re a professional athlete or a fun runner, here are just a few ways that regular sports massage can benefit your training -

• Massage therapists can help you understand your own body, its limits and helping you prevent injury. Although many people say they would never run a marathon again straight after the race, a week later the pain is forgotten and we can start working together for the next goal.

• Massage can help reduce the swelling often seen after enduring exercise. Inflammation of the muscles is very common and a recovery massage can reduce swelling by getting rid of waste build-up.

• Massage promotes healing to the soft tissues and extends the overall life of your sporting career.

• Regular massage after running will help with any over-use injuries such as ITB pain (runner’s knee) or plantar fasciitis. These conditions, and others, can be assessed by your therapist and a plan for recovery made.

• Get in touch and have a chat about making massage part of your training regime

17/04/2023

Marathon season is upon us once again, the roads and parks for the last few months have been full of people training hard for one of the longest races of their lives.

Did you know that regular sports massage can give your training a boost? It is not only used by runners with injuries.
Regular massage as part of your training schedule can help prevent injury and repair damaged muscle tissue as well as stretching muscles and improving elasticity.
Massage can also reduce any anxiety which could be hampering your training.

I work with many experienced long distance runners and also those that are training for their first marathon.
Together we create a program of treatments specifically tailored to their training schedule to enhance performance and aid recovery.

Contact me if you would like to discuss a treatment plan for your next event, so that you are at your peak performance on the day!

Good luck to everyone running this Sunday!

02/04/2023

Here’s a little bit about me…

After many years of dancing, I decided to train as a sports masseur and vocal massage therapist in Finland. I now have 30 years professional experience in treating singers, actors, dancers and athletes as well as a wide variety of common injuries.

Each treatment is tailored to your individual needs at a time to suit you. My clinic is located at Pineapple Dance Studios Covent Garden

28/03/2023

We all use our voice daily without thinking of how that sound is produced. Many muscles are used to form the sound, and just like any other muscle in your body it can get sore and overused from time to time.

Using Voice Massage Technique, I am able to release the tension in the muscles related to voice production. The respiratory muscles, larynx and masticators as well as the tongue are treated.

Voice Massage is a treatment that is aimed at relieving tension in the muscles so that proper posture, flexibility, especially in the area of the rib cage and diaphragm are achieved. Breathing exercises and laryngeal massage are also used for balanced voice production.

This technique was developed in Finland and I am the only therapist offering this voice massage treatment in the UK.

I work daily with people who use their voice professionally including actors, opera singers, West End performers and teachers.

Contact me with any questions you have or to book your appointment

04/09/2021

30/06/2014

Anyone for Tennis? Blog post how massage therapy can benefit tennis Elbow!

Tennis elbow is a condition that is not usually anything to do with tennis, most sufferers of tennis elbow have probably not been near a tennis racket since school! Tennis elbow is in fact the term for a condition known clinically as lateral epicondylitis. Pain is felt around the outside of the elbo…

12/03/2014

London Marathon is in 4 weeks. Read about tapering and massage therapy for good preparation for the big day.

Marathon season is upon us once again, the roads and parks are full of people training hard for one of the longest races of their lives. Here in the South East we have the Brighton Marathon on 6th April 2014 and of course, the famous London Marathon on 13th April 2014. By now, competitors will be do...

13/11/2013

Blog post about Shin Splints

What are Shin Splints?

30/09/2013

5 Reasons why massage could benefit you!

Welcome back to Timo’s blog! I hope you have all had a great break over the summer months. The children are back at school, the summer is drawing to a close and most of us have probably taken our holidays. It’s back to work, the routine and the onset of winter to look forward to. With this in mind,…