Whether you’re recovering from training, struggling with desk posture, or just feeling tight and achy — sports massage can help you move better and feel better. 🙌
Hours at a desk, stress, poor posture, even phone scrolling can cause those tight, aching shoulders. Over time, that tension can restrict movement, trigger headaches, and leave you feeling drained.
💆♀️ Massage therapy helps by:
• Releasing tight muscle fibres
• Improving blood flow and flexibility
• Reducing stress hormones
• Supporting better posture and movement
Your shoulders carry a lot, give them the care they deserve.
Spoiler alert: It’s not just athletes! 🏋️♂️🤸♀️ Whether you’re a gym-goer, an office worker, recovering from an injury, or simply dealing with everyday tension, sports massage has something for YOU! 💆♂️💆♀️
This patient came in for an emergency treatment with Dr Antonia today, with severe lower back pain. He couldn’t sit, had sharp pain driving, getting in and out of the car and couldn’t work!
Upon assessment, there was a marked leg length imbalance, caused by a pelvic imbalance and sacro-iliac facet strain.
The pelvic imbalance was causing a lot of muscle spasm and guarding. We had a 50 minute MOT Treatment, which included soft tissue and muscle release to the lower back, glutes, hip flexors and adductors and chiropractic adjustments to the pelvis, upper and lower back and neck.
The improvement in leg length after one treatment speaks for itself! Patient felt significantly better after treatment! 👏
Much less pain, more mobility, he could actually sit down and he felt reassured!! 🤩🤩
We are having a follow up at the end of the week to ensure corrections have remained 👏
26/10/2025
These aren’t just reviews, they’re real stories from, people who walked in with pain and walked out feeling better. 🙌
Sometimes a tight lower back doesn’t actually start in the back.🧐
When clients come in with lower back tension or discomfort, it’s natural to assume the issue lies within the muscles along the spine.
But often, the real cause is found at the front of the body.
Tightness in the hip flexors, quads, or abdominal muscles can create an anterior pull on the pelvis. This changes how the lower back sits and moves — leading to that familiar ache or sense of tightness many people describe.
By releasing tension through the front of the hips, improving flexibility, and restoring balance across the pelvis, we can often relieve lower back tightness far more effectively than focusing on the back alone.💪
Pregnancy Chiropractic & Pelvic girdle Pain and Sciatica!🤰
Chiropractors can provide a lot of pain relief to expectant mothers who, because of the hormone and physical changes that occur to the body, can present in a lot of pain and discomfort.
The pregnancy pillow allows expectant mums to lay on their fronts- something they haven’t been able to do for months!!
This allows us to treat the lower back, glutes, upper back and shoulders.
Where appropriate, we can adjust the upper back and neck and use the activator for the Sl joint (lower back)
Treatment is always patient specific: this patient has had regular maintenance treatments before and during pregnancy and so Dr Antonia really understands her body and knows what she can tolerate and how best to treat her.
It is common to experience pregnancy pain in a number of areas, some including: neck pain, back pain, rib pain, hip pain, pelvic pain - sometimes called pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP) or symphysis p***s dysfunction (SPD), sciatica, disc/ nerve pain and knee pain, to name a few!
Although the changes are normal, you do not have to be in pain!
Send us a message and let us support you through your pregnancy journey
Reflexology is a therapeutic technique that works with specific pressure points on the feet (and sometimes hands or ears) that correspond to different organs and systems in the body.
By applying gentle pressure to these areas, reflexology aims to:
✨ Improve circulation
✨ Reduce stress and tension
✨ Support the body’s natural healing processes
It’s a deeply relaxing treatment that encourages balance and helps your body function at its best!
At BodyFit Chiropractic Ringwood, our sports massage treatments are designed to keep your body performing at its best. Whether you’re training hard, competing, or just dealing with everyday muscle tension.
Sports massage isn’t just for athletes, it helps to:
✅ Release tight muscles
✅ Improve flexibility and movement
✅ Boost circulation and recovery
✅ Prevent injuries before they start
From pre-event preparation to post-event recovery, our therapists tailor every session to your body’s needs, so you can move better, feel stronger, and bounce back faster.
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Putting Your Body First With BodyFit Chiropractic!
Hi! My name is Antonia
I am a Chiropractor working in Ringwood.
I believe that it is important to treat the functional cause of the injury instead of chasing the symptoms and so I often incorporate rehabilitative and preventative measures into my treatment plans to ensure long-term recovery.
I have been described as a 'Hybrid Chiropractor' because of the integrated treatment approach I take. I take the best bits of Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Sports Exercise and Massage Therapy, to give the best possible care for my patients.
I have a special interest in treating acute neck and back pain and am continually amazed at how quickly chiropractic care can ease these painful injuries and improve the quality of life for my patients.
Sports and fitness have always been important features in my life and I enjoy treating sports injuries to help people reach their full potential. I have a special interest in treating athletes and incorporate a mixture of chiropractic care and sports rehabilitation exercises to ensure they reach optimum function and performance in their chosen sport.
I have a special interest in Paediatric Chiropractic and treating women both during and after pregnancy. There is so much Chiropractors can do for babies and expecting mummies; please feel free to have a chat with me, to see if I can help.
I love what I do and what I can do for my patients.
Chiropractic lets me use my knowledge and skills to directly impact a persons quality of life; I find it the most rewarding and exciting job and I hope to be able to help you!
