Holistic Treatments

On your first visit it will be necessary to add approximately 20 minutes to the treatment session. This will allow time for a thorough consultation to be taken. You will need to give details about your general lifestyle including personal details, diet, sleeping patterns, medical history and stress levels. This will enable the most effective treatment plan to be determined.

In some instances, it may not be possible to continue with the session as there may be contra-indications to the treatment. For example, there could be a particular medical condition that may be aggravated by the treatment. In this case, it will become necessary to obtain approval in writing from the GP before treatment can commence.

Massage is beneficial for young adults, especially around exam time, as a stress reliever and on a monthly maintenance basis because of the amount of sport some young adults are involved in and also the heavy school/college bags they carry around with them on a daily basis.

Before treatment it is advisable that you wait at least an hour after eating a heavy meal and that you do not drink alcohol.

Contra-Actions to Treatment

These are natural / normal reactions or side-effects to the treatments and can sometimes be referred to as the "healing crisis" ie. the body's need to get temporarily worse before getting better.

Possible contra-actions include:
* Light-headedness
* Headache
* Tiredness
* Feelings of heightened emotion
* Nausea
* Thirst
* Flu-like symptoms
* Increase on frequency of going to the toilet