Lymphedema

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Lymphedema

Suffer from an Lymphedema? We can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

About Lymphedema

Lymphedema affects the lymphatic system. This system has three main functions:

  • Draining excess tissue fluid: It balances the fluid in the blood and the fluid in the tissues. This is known as fluid homeostasis.
  • Fighting infection: It provides immunity by assisting the body’s immune defense against foreign bodies, such as bacteria.
  • Absorbing fats: It absorbs lipid nutrients from the intestine and transports them to the blood.

A disruption to the lymphatic system can, in the long term, undermine its ability to drain fluid properly. As a result, excess fluid can build up in parts of the body.

Lymphedema increases the risk of infection and other complications because the lymphocytes cannot reach parts of the body where swelling occurs.

Top Tips to fight Lymphedema

  1. Exercise
  2. Avoid sun beds, steam rooms, and saunas.
  3. Build strength 
  4. Eat healthily 

How we can help you

The aim is to encourage the lymph fluid to move away from the swollen area, so it can drain normally. It also helps lymph fluid drain through the healthy lymph vessels. This helps control swelling.

Fluent compression strokes provide a gentle, consistent wave-like massage to the treated areas, increasing circulation and helping remove waste and toxins from the body whilst promoting a sense of calm and relaxation.

Lymphatic drainage should be offered by a qualified practitioners only. 

For pregnancy and postnatal care

For pregnant and lactating women,  gives comfort especially in legs and feet when fluid retention strikes. MLD also helps breast feeding relieving  the problems of blocked ducts and sore tight breasts.

After cancer surgery 

Lymphatic treatment is often required after cancer treatment and when the lymph nodes have been removed. Having lymph nodes removed can cause some long term side effects. Lymph nodes drain fluid from your arms and legs. If the surgeon removes the lymph nodes, fluid can build up and cause swelling in your arms or legs. This is called lymphoedema.

For healing

Reducing pain and discomfort post surgery or injury.  Decongesting the swollen and sore tissues through therapy, pain and discomfort would be reduced.

 

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Lymphatic Drainage

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Lymphatic Drainage

What Lymphatic Drainage is and how it works​

Myofascial Release (MFR)

Definition:

Manual lymph drainage (MLD) is  a specific type of massage technique designed to stimulate the lymphatic system. The hand movements and sequences are adapted for each person.

The length of the course and number of sessions required will  vary depending on your needs. 

Description:

The aim is to encourage the lymph fluid to move away from the swollen area, so it can drain normally. It also helps lymph fluid drain through the healthy lymph vessels. This helps control swelling.

Fluent compression strokes provide a gentle, consistent wave-like massage to the treated areas, increasing circulation and helping remove waste and toxins from the body whilst promoting a sense of calm and relaxation.

Lymphatic drainage should be offered by a qualified practitioners only. 

For pregnancy and postnatal care

For pregnant and lactating women,  gives comfort especially in legs and feet when fluid retention strikes. MLD also helps breast feeding relieving  the problems of blocked ducts and sore tight breasts.

After cancer treatment 

Lymphatic treatment is often required after cancer treatment and when the lymph nodes have been removed. Having lymph nodes removed can cause some long term side effects. Lymph nodes drain fluid from your arms and legs. If the surgeon removes the lymph nodes, fluid can build up and cause swelling in your arms or legs. This is called lymphoedema.

For post operative healing

This gentle and relaxing therapeutic approach reduces pain and discomfort post surgery or injury, and aids your body to heal quicker. Decongesting the swollen and sore tissues, decreasing the pain and discomfort, this approach will reduce the risk of complications such as adhesions, fibrosis and seromas. 

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Trauma

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Trauma

Suffering from a the effects of a traumatic event? Or a traumatic childhood? Or PTSD? This can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

There are many different reasons for unprocessed or unresolved trauma

The limbic system in our brain is hardwired to assess everything as a risk unless proved otherwise; Our mind is an amazing survival tool! It is equipped to help us survive even in the most extreme situations. People often underestimate the severity of a traumatic event they have experienced, but once the mind has experienced a trauma it works very hard to ensure you don’t have another similar experience. Sometimes even a event which is only a small part (sense) of the original trauma, will trigger your mind and body to react. For example, an isolated smell, sound or a feeling.  Like sitting in the park on a summer’s day without a care in the world (seemingly) and a panic attack ensues. Why would that happen? Well, the brain and body takes in 11 million bits of information every second. Its job is to pattern match everything (sight, sound, sense, taste, smell and hearing) and to alert your sympathetic system if it recognises something which maybe similar to a trauma that you’ve experienced previously (even decades ago). And no matter how severe the trauma is (being unexpectedly physically attacked for example) or how small it seems (Teacher humiliating you if front of your peers) the brain will process the trauma in the same way. 

To keep you from experiencing that trauma again your mind will create thoughts such as “I don’t like this” (low level) to feelings both physical (can’t breathe or trembling) and bodily (panic, trapped etc) (high level) or even abreaction (reliving the experience) so have no option other than to flee or to fight! 

Recommended reading: Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk

Top Tips to fight Trauma responses

  1. Be aware that changes can be made, that you don’t have to be trapped in this mindset forever. Trauma is not a life sentence 
  2. Find your ‘tribe’. No one can understand what it is you are going through and this means feeling isolated and alone which makes your life seem far worse. Connecting with people that support you, don’t judge, criticise or dismiss your feelings and opinions is essential
  3. Resist self soothing behaviours that is detrimental to your health. Alcohol, drugs and self harm are some of the behaviours that help dull the pain but, of course, bring about other problems and issues which means you’ll have more to deal with.
  4. Find an experienced therapist you can work with. Trauma and PTSD can be overcome however you will need help to make the changes in the brain which will process and /or reframe the way the brain is holding the trauma experience. Most importantly find one you feel that you can trust, work with. A therapist that makes you feel you can build rapport with. Ask for a free consultation before considering working with therapist and trust your intuition.

How we can help you

We have several qualified and experienced therapists that can help you to process unprocessed trauma. Irrespevtive whether you suffer from PTSD, childhood trauma or trauma from a significant event the mind and body processes the trauma in the same way. EMDR, EFT, AMDR are all very effective ways to help process and resolve the trapped trauma. Working with both the mind and the body is vital. The latest developments in neuroscience and psychoneuroimmunology  has discovered solid evidence of the pathways in which the mind and body mutually communicate. EMDR, AMDR and EFT all work with this understanding. We need to wok with the body as well as the mind if we are to heal the wounds of trauma. 

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Pain Management

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Pain Management

What pain management is and how it works

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Definition:

Pain is a signal, an alarm to make you aware some part of your body may be or may become damaged. Once you recognise and take steps to remove the cause of the pain or act to remedy the damage being done there is no need for the pain to continue. How many times have you contacted the surgery for an appointment with your GP and found that when you get to your appointment the pain has disappeared or the symptom is no longer presenting? This is because you have taken action in order to address the problem. Many aches and pains and ailments are rooted in brain processes that can be affected by your mental attitude and emotion, promoting good mental health or letting go of emotional issues repairs a lot of ailments the body can suffer with. Our pain clinic offers several therapies all of which are very successful for most people in managing, diminishing or negating pain.

Description:

Different approaches provide different solutions. We have a range of therapies that can help you either manage or be rid of pain.

Exercise Rehabilitation
Exercise can help rebuild confidence and manage anxiety and stress.
Regular exercise before surgery or after treatment will help you recover faster and have better outcomes.
Rehab exercises to regain strength, mobility, core stability and encouraging of good form to make everyday activities easier.
Injury prevention
 

 

Sports Massage Therapy
sporting injuries;
 
General Lowe back pain
Plantar Fasciitis 
Achillies Tendinosis
Frozen Shoulder / Rotator Cuff
Strains
Shin Splints
Tennis / Golfers elbow

Massage 

Our therapists focus on acute and chronic pain conditions that arise in the muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments. Whether this pain has arisen from injury, poor posture, overuse (i.e. repetitive strain), stress or any other reason we aim is to relieve your pain and improve your flexibility.

EFT

EFT is very effective in helping manage pain in chronic illnesses such Fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It has been researched extensively, with strongly positive results for its effectiveness in resolving both emotional and physical difficulties.  It is gentle enough to be used by people in chronic pain and with the pain that comes from chronic disease.

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Relationship issues

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Relationship issues

Realtionship difficulties? This can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following?

There are many different causes for relationship breakdown

Relationship issues come in different forms. Some people do not have the confidence to look for a relationship, others have a series of relationships with every relationship ending in disaster, some people have relationships that don’t seem to be working and both parties recognise that they could get along better.

Top Tips help your relationship

  1. Re-evaluate the reasons you’re together. Go back to the beginning
  2. Forgive each other.
  3. Set boundaries with each other
  4. Cut out external influences
  5. Practice communication in a non judgmental way 

How we can help you

Relationships issues are not always about couples; difficulties can develop between family members, work colleagues and friends too. There can be many different issues and lots of reasons why people struggle in and with relationships, our team of skilled professionals can help you work through the issues to find the best outcome for you. It doesn’t matter if you’re married, living together, single, gay or straight. Fulfilling and supportive relationships don’t come automatically, and they require good social skills and a great deal of time and energy to stay strong and go the distance. Sometimes meaningful connections break down, which can leave people feeling lonely, disappointed and unsure of what to do. In some cases our relationships may not be fulfilling our expectations, which can impact our happiness and life satisfaction.

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Having a child

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Having a child

Suffering from pregnancy related issues? This can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

There are many different causes for pregnancy related symptoms

There are a few common discomforts associated with pregnancy. Your centre of gravity changes as you grow through through your pregnancy putting additional stress on your shoulders, back, hips and abdominal muscles. Sciatic nerve pain is often commonly experienced by many women in late pregnancy as the uterus rests on muscles of the pelvic floor and lower back.

Ligaments relax and your pelvic joints become less stable, pulling your pelvis forward, resulting in lower back pain and sometimes pelvic instability, otherwise known as SPD.

Swelling is caused by your body holding more water than usual when you’re pregnant. Throughout the day the extra water tends to gather in the lowest parts of the body, especially if the weather is hot or you have been standing a lot. The pressure of your growing womb can also affect the blood flow in your legs. This can cause fluid to build up in your legs, ankles and feet.

 

Top Tips to keep healthy in pregnancy

  1. Avoid standing for long periods. 
  2. Get enough rest, particularly later in pregnancy
  3. Eat well, avoid alcohol, drink plenty of water take regular walks.   
  4. Book regular pregnancy treatments.

How we can help you

Your Pregnancy Journey is as unique as you. It’s time to look after yourself and the baby developing inside you. Staying well physically and emotionally throughout your pregnancy give your baby the best start to life.  Our treatments supports the mum to be and her baby from around time mum to be is around 12 weeks pregnant right through to the birth. Using the latest techniques our proven, evidence based therapies can help you. Our purpose is to provide the best service within a non-clinical, friendly environment. Our qualified therapists have a minimum of 8 years’ experience and offer the most up to date techniques in order to effect change in the fastest, safest way possible. 

Pregnancy massage is tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies, and therapists who are trained in prenatal massage adjust their techniques accordingly. Massage therapy during pregnancy is a wonderful complementary choice for prenatal care. Massage may help to address many common discomforts associated with pregnancy. Your centre of gravity changes as you grow through through your pregnancy putting additional stress on your shoulders, back, hips and abdominal muscles. Sciatic nerve pain is often commonly experienced by many women in late pregnancy as the uterus rests on muscles of the pelvic floor and lower back.

Pregnancy Reflexology.

Having reflexology while pregnant can help a woman to enjoy the most positive time in her life. From morning sickness to helping with labour there is a place for reflexology throughout your pregnancy. The reflexologist will have undergone additional training to understand the pregnant body.Keeping the hormones balanced during pregnancy is as important as before pregnancy, as this enables the body to support the pregnancy to it’s maximum.

Transcendance Pregnancy Package.

This package is the ultimate in pregnancy care. A tailored made treatment session designed to suit your needs; our specialist therapists will assess your needs and will tailor the treatment to suit you.

The reflexology part of the treatment will help relieve aches and pains in your joints, relieve the symptoms of SPD, will drain excessive fluid from the feet and ankles helping the lymphatic system to flow better and work more efficiently throughout the body.  Reflexology also balances your hormonal system aiding the body to prepare for labour and childbirth. Research has shown that reflexology is excellent for maintaining or increasing milk supply enhancing bonding and breastfeeding as well as helping to reduce the effects of postnatal depression.

Complementing the reflexology  is the massage treatment, helping you relax further while relieving aches and pains in your back and joints. Pregnancy Massage therapy can help address inflamed nerves by helping to release the tension on nearby muscles. Regular treatments can help reduce stress, prepare your body and mind for a shorter labour and get you back your body back to normal quicker after the birth. This package is available as a 60 minute or 90 minute treatment. 

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Wanting a child

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Wanting a child

Worried it May Never Happen for You? Need to Know You Have Done Everything You Can? This can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

There are many different causes for unexplained infertility

The reproduction system is a finely balanced system much like the rest of your body; when are under pressure, feel anxiety or are concerned we produce hormones which counteract the reproductive hormones. When we are feeling pressure our pituitary and adrenal glands produce adrenaline and cortisol in preparation for fight or flight. If the pressure doesn’t pass within a short time we continue to produce these chemicals and long periods of these chemicals cause problems elsewhere in the body. In relation to fertility this alarm reaction engages both the hypothalamus and the pituitary glands which causes disruption with hormonal balancing required for the reproductive system.
When the subconscious detects a stressful situation it sets of the alarm system, the Hypothalamus reacts immediately by sending messages to the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands, these glands send the stress hormones to prepare the body for fight or flight (Sympathetic Nervous System), shutting down non critical functions including reproductive systems. On going stress (and production of stress hormones) disrupts the activity of progesterone, inhibit implantation of the fertilised egg and prevent ovulation thinning of the uterine wall lining. In addition, the chemical imbalances also serve to decrease the sex drive in both males and females.

The work that do we together will decrease the stress hormones which in turn allows the reproduction hormones to be produced restoring balance to the reproductive system.

Reproreflexology works in a subtle way on a physical and emotional level and is especially beneficial for those experiencing fertility issues. Reflexology can be particularly beneficial in the time leading up to egg collection and embryo transfer. Treatment sessions will encourage relaxation and alleviate anxiety, helping to reduce stress hormones, which may improve your chances of success. Around four to six sessions is recommended.

Top Tips to fight Infertility

  1. Stress and anxiety contribute significantly to fertility issues. Find ways to lower your stress levels. 
  2. Be aware that in 50% of fertility cases men’s issues are the reason. Some times both the male and female can have problems at the same time. 
  3. Avoid alcohol, caffeine, drugs and stop smoking. 
  4. Maybe get a medication review to find out if your medication may affect your fertility.
  5. Eat a healthy balanced diet. If you are overweight, losing weight can help. 

How we can help you

If you are reading this then you may be experiencing some of the pain, stress and despair that many people experience on their infertility journey.  However you too can have the joy that many of our clients experience when they finally conceive against all odds.

Your mind and body are one system.  Epigenetics demonstrates how our thinking and emotions can affect our body’s down to cellular level.

Your mind affects your day to day experience of the journey but it can also affect you ability to get pregnant whether tying to conceive naturally or with fertility treatment. Turn hope into success, feel more in control with our fertility support programmes.

Support with personalised programmes through natural Fertility or Assisted Fertility.

We believe if you treat the mind as well as the body as well as the body often associated fertility is not necessary.
We also believe that if you factor in the mind you can increase the success of fertility treatment significantly.
Studies, and our clinical experience, indicate the success rate can increase form average of 25%-30% to 50%-70%.

Evidence shows that IVF, ART and other methods of assisted fertility are proven to increase your stress levels which in turn decrease your chances of success. Our specially designed programs will help reduce stress and promote conception and a successful pregnancy.

Infertility is not simply a physical issue, but that stress, emotion, fear, anxiety, trauma and belief all play a vital role in creating conception. Hypnotherapy  and/or Reflexology for fertility can help with natural conception and support assisted conception.

Whether you’re a man or a woman, and no matter what part of your fertility journey you have reached Reproflexology can help you to face the next step with courage and confidence.

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Weight loss

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Weight loss

Can‘t seem to lose weight? This can help.

weight-loss

Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

There are different reasons for being over weight

Struggling to lose weight? Cant seem to stick to a healthy eating regime? You probably know what to do to lose weight but something is stopping you from either moving towards to your goal or sticking with your plan to lose weight. Nowadays there is so much information and education about healthy eating, calories, carbs, exercise etc. It’s not that we don’t what we should do to eat healthily and lose weight. It’s more about the subconscious drive to comfort eat. Feeling not good enough, overwhelmed, fearful, lonely or anxious are just a few of the powerful emotions which drive us to self sooth.  Food can help us feel better almost immediately. We get a huge dopamine hit but it’s short lived an temporary. So we self sooth more and more often to feel better. Sometimes we aren’t aware consciously what we are feeling deep down. 

Top Tips to fight comfort eating

  1. Recognise the triggers. Keep a dairy to help you understand what is happening when you need to eat.
  2. Find an alternative way to met your emotional needs. 
  3. Treat yourself in ways that doesn’t involve food. A new book, a candle lit bath or  a nice walk.
  4. Practice sitting with uncomfortable emotions. Acknowledge them instead of distracting or dismissing.
  5. Book some sessions with one of our qualified and experienced therapists. 

How we can help you

We can help you. We have several therapists who can help you. Using Hypnotherapy, NLP, EFT, CBT or the Freedom2 weight loss program our experienced and qualified therapists can help you uncover the mental blocks which are preventing you from being the person you want to be, remove the limiting beliefs you have deep inside and change the negative patterns which hold you back from living your life how you want to.

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Confidence & Self-Esteem

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Confidence & Self-Esteem

Low self esteem? Lacking in confidence? This can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

There are many different reasons for low self esteem and/or lack of confidence

Real Self Confidence and Esteem is based in emotion, not a self image.
To build self confidence and overcome low self esteem is to change how we feel emotionally about ourselves. To change our emotion requires changing two different core beliefs about self image. The first core belief is obvious. It is the belief that we are not good enough. It may have a more specific association to how we look, how smart we are, money, or lack of confidence sexually. The second core belief to change is the image of success that we feel we should be. Changing this belief is contrary to logic, but is a must if we are to overcome insecurity and raise our self esteem.

You would be amazed at the number of people that have a problem with low self-esteem or a lack of confidence. However, just imagine how it would be to live your life feeling confident in who you are and in your abilities.  Just think of all the things you could achieve if you had that self-esteem and felt as confident as you imagine other people to feel. 

Top Tips to fight lack of confidence and self esteem

  1. Challenge your limiting beliefs .
  2. Do things that take you outside your comfort zone
  3. Surround yourself with positive people.
  4. Stop putting yourself down.
  5. Heal your past, book some sessions with one of our skilled therapists.

How we can help you

Dealing with confidence and self-esteem issues allows you to become the person you want to be. We can help guide you towards solutions that will allow you to take control, replacing old negative feelings and patterns of behaviour and taking you towards the new, positive, confident you.

We can give you back your control over your habits, your frustrations, and your self-denial  and basically over your life.
Improving your low self-esteem is essential for your self development and to face the challenges in your every day life.

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Feeling stuck & unfulfilled

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Feeling stuck & unfulfilled

Feeling stuck? This can help.

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Are you experiencing one of the following symptoms?

There are many different reasons for feeling stuck

It is useful to consider what may be holding you back from taking opportunities. Is is fear? Fear of failure? Fear of succeeding? Fear of loss perhaps? Is it that your are with the wrong tribe? People you may like but do not inspire you, share your interests, challenge you and admire you. 

Maybe your boring unfulfilling job is safe because you know it inside out and changing jobs may feel scary. Maybe your calling is something more creative but you’ve been held back by others’ believes about a ‘proper job’. Perhaps you’ve settled for a mediocre but safe relationship, feeling like you don’t deserve any better. 

In whatever way you feel stuck, unfulfilled or bored it will be perception. Your perception. But ask yourself why this is.  As suggested it is about fear. Our mind doesn’t like change especially if change involves the unfamiliar. Uncertainty feels scary, uncomfortable and stressful. So staying stuck, although unfulfilling, feels the safer option.

Top Tips to fight being stuck

  1. Look for a change of environment.
  2. Try a few new activities; don’t settle on any one until you feel excited and challenged.  
  3. Get out and meet new people. The more you meet the more opportunities will come your way.
  4. Accept you are stuck. Take responsibility for you. Know that you need to make changes. Don’t run away however. Move on. Grow.
  5. Book some sessions with one of our experienced therapists.

How we can help you

We can help you to over come issues which are holding you back and will help you to become the person you want to be and live the life you want to. We can help guide you towards solutions that will allow you to take control, replacing old negative feelings and patterns of behaviour and taking you towards the new, positive, confident you.

We can give you back your control over your habits, your frustrations, and your self-denial  and basically over your life.

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