Amanda Etherington

Remedial & Therapeutic Massage, Sports Massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Ear Candling

with Amanda Etherington BSc (Hons) Integrated Therapy, IFPA, Dip. Holistic Therapies & Sports Massage

Following my training in Holistic Therapies I continued my studies to include Sports Injury Massage treatments to help my son who is a Decathlete, and as a keen sportsman is regularly in need of ongoing maintenance.

I am a Full Member of the International Federation of Aromatherapists and I am presently in the third year of a BSc Degree in Integrated Medicine and Therapy in Practice, at Salford University.

Aromatherapy

An Aromatherapy massage incorporates the use of essential oils obtained from plant extracts, and together with massage therapy, improves physical and emotional well being. Essential Oils are highly concentrated and volatile, and are absorbed into the blood stream and circulatory system. Following a consultation, a selection of oils will be blended for your specific need together with the massage technique you require.

An Aromatherapy massage will relax tissue, increase blood flow, and aid the elimination of toxins. Essential oils are beneficial for a wide range of conditions, and provide a stimulating tonic to the Nervous System. They also have a positive effect on skin, muscle, and tissue as the circulatory blood flow increases. Essential oils create a balancing effect on the hormones within the Endocrine System: promoting the production of white blood cells strengthening the Immune System.

A treatment will usually last up to an hour depending upon the clients needs.

Remedial and Therapeutic Massage

This treatment includes the manipulation of the soft body tissue: skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. I use a deep massage technique to work on specific damage, immobility, and areas of knotted tension. Alternatively, reduced pressure can be applied to stimulate circulation, reduce stress, and eliminate tension. This provides a healing treatment, consequently inducing a sense of relaxed well-being.

Sports Massage Therapy

A specifically tailored Sports Massage reduces the risk of injury and promotes flexibility to joints and muscles. Whatever your sport - mountain biking, decathlon, marathon runner, horse riding, fell walking or a session in the gym, Sports Massage can be of benefit to you.

Pre and Post sporting event or physical activity massage improves performance, mentally and physically. Rehabilitation Massage will aid the natural healing process following over-use or injury. A regular maintenance deep sports or remedial massage is beneficial for injury prevention and improving health and performance levels.

Reflexology

Feet display a variety of clues mirroring the image of what is happening inside the body: giving us the chance to adjust the damaging ways on the outside, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Reflexology is the stimulation using pressure techniques, and working on the reflex points on the feet that link every organ and system in the body. Using controlled pressure with the hands to break down crystal deposits it unblocks the nerve pathway circuits allowing them to flow freely. As a result, this causes physiological changes to take place, and consequently encourages improved health and vitality.
The treatment lasts up to an hour, and it is used to treat a large number of problems through the whole system. For example, it aids circulation, muscular, urinary and digestive problems, the nervous systems, and help to relieve stress, remove toxins and relax the whole body in the process.
Treatments at regular intervals maintain a balanced state within the body.

Ear Candling

This is a natural, non-invasive, relaxing treatment dating back thousands of years. The candle is 12 inches in length, slim, pliable, hollow, and cylindrical. It is made of Organic Honey, Pure Beeswax, Sage, and St. John’s Wort, having strong antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, while the Chamomile promotes a relaxing and restorative effect on the nervous system. The candle is not the solid household candle with a wick, and running with hot wax that many envisage.

While the client lies on their side, the candle is placed in the ear and held by the therapist throughout the treatment. It creates a warm, gentle, suction action, generating a massaging effect and drawing out impurities from the ear. The treatment, combined with a light facial massage over the sinus area if wished, can bring beneficial relief to earache, excessive wax, sinusitis, tinnitus, neuralgia, pressure problems, swimmer’s ear, vertigo, dizziness, and many more problems.