What Is Functional Massage Therapy?

Functional Massage Therapy is a personalised hands-on massage treatment that focuses on how your muscles and soft tissues feel and function during everyday movement and physical activity.

The treatment begins with an individual consultation to understand your areas of discomfort, muscular tension, movement, activities, previous injuries or surgery, and what you would like to achieve from your session.

Rather than using one standard treatment for everyone, Functional Massage Therapy is adapted to the individual.

Treatment may involve working on the area where you feel discomfort as well as other appropriate areas of muscular tension or soft tissue, depending on your individual circumstances.

Techniques may include therapeutic massage, soft-tissue techniques, muscle relaxation, gentle stretching and other massage techniques within the practitioner's training and scope of practice.

The pressure, techniques and areas treated can be adjusted during the session according to your comfort and response.

The purpose of Functional Massage Therapy

The purpose of Functional Massage Therapy is to provide an individualised massage treatment based on your current physical needs and treatment goals.

It can be used as a complementary approach for people seeking massage for:

• Muscular tension

• General muscular discomfort

• Physical activity and exercise-related tension

• Areas of restricted or uncomfortable movement

• Relaxation

• Women's health and life-stage-related physical changes

• Support during appropriate stages of pregnancy and postnatal recovery

• Support following certain surgeries when appropriate medical clearance has been provided

Functional Massage Therapy does not diagnose or treat underlying medical conditions. Where symptoms require medical assessment, your healthcare professional should be consulted.

Every treatment is individual

There is no single Functional Massage Therapy routine.

Your treatment is based on your consultation, your individual circumstances and your response to the treatment.

The focus is simple: understand what you need, select appropriate massage techniques, and adapt the treatment to you.

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