Services
Massage Therapy Services
There are many different types of Massage Therapy methods available. Here at Ten, we specialise in the following Massage Therapy services:
(2 week expiry. New clients only. Can only be used once per client.)
About Massage Therapy at Ten
'Why do I need a massage' is one of the most common questions our therapists hear.
Realistically, there are a raft of issues and conditions where a massage will yield positive and highly effective benefits. Everything from the well known - easing muscle tension and soreness or improving flexibility, for instance - to the less widely understood, amongst them, reducing pain sensitivity, stimulating the lymph system, and minimising pre and post natal discomfort.
At Ten, we like to say there’s never a wrong time for a massage. Additionally, every massage should feel good, and you should always feel better having had one.
Our expert therapists – adept at anatomy and physiology – take an evidence-led approach along with a focus on your personal needs, unique history and current condition to guide each session.
Whether you’re looking for regular body maintenance, recovering from an injury, or seeking immediate pain relief, they can help, provide feedback on causes and, if necessary, point you towards additional services such as Pilates, Physical Training or Physiotherapy.
A great massage – like the kind we provide at Ten - can modulate pain perception, aid in tissue recovery, reduce swelling, enhance body awareness and encourage relaxation. No less important than physical wellness, it can also can support stress management and promote mental wellbeing.
Read more about our needs- and goal-based approach to massage below.
Our Approach
Our Method
RELIEVE
Here we focus on pain relief and reducing muscle tension.
Whether your discomfort is due to long hours at a desk, a tough workout, or going through a stressful period in your life, our expert therapists can help with tightness, postural strain, or ‘overuse’ injuries. Ten’s massage therapy improves localised circulation, mobility and helps you to relax. Studies suggest that massage may even activate ‘descending pain modulation’, or to put that in rhyme, ‘help your brain dial down the pain’.
REHABILITATE
When you’ve suffered an injury, massage can offer powerful support to aid your recovery. It can help to reduce your overall and compensatory pain, by reducing swelling and improving mobility, and it works extremely well alongside Physiotherapy, Pilates and Clinical Exercise. Our highly qualified therapists, trained in techniques like myofascial release and trigger point therapy, are dedicated to helping you recover from injury, manage chronic pain, or rehabilitate post-surgery.
REINFORCE
For those looking to maintain physical health, avoid injury recurrence, or reduce stress, massage can help enormously. Consistency is key, as evidence suggests that health depends on what you do regularly, not once in a while, and our therapists – whether managing chronic tension, correcting muscle imbalance, promoting better sleep or helping to regulate your autonomic nervous system – are consistently excellent at what they do. At Ten, we strongly support active lifestyles, better movement and overall wellbeing. And in that, we’re strongly supported by our expert massage therapists.
READY TO GET STARTED
BOOK YOUR FIRST MASSAGE
Whatever your reason for getting a Massage, we always recommend starting with a 60 minute session, as this will give your therapist plenty of time to understand your body and ensure that you leave feeling the maximum benefits.
Our Massage Intro Offer also gives you your first 2 sessions for just £170. Not only is it the best value per session you’ll find, but it’s also perfectly packaged to help you get into a regular cadence and start making noticeable progress towards your goals.
FAQ
GOT QUESTIONS?
WE’VE GOT ANSWERS!
Still have questions? Read our full FAQs or contact our team, and we'll be happy to assist
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Is Massage Therapy right for me?
In short, yes. Despite all its benefits, many people still don’t know why Massage Therapy is so important for helping keep the body aligned, healthy and in balance.
Any serious athlete or good Physio will tell you that if you play sports or exercise regularly, you also need to be getting regular Sports Massages. There’s no better way to ease tired and sore muscles, reduce injury risk, improve your recovery time after workouts and make sure little niggles don’t turn into something bigger and nastier.
But you don’t have to be an athlete to benefit from massage at Ten Health & Fitness. Massage Therapy is a great way to relax sore or tight muscles and deal with any minor muscle pulls or strains. It’s particularly valuable for deskbound office workers for helping ease the back and neck pain that can build up after a long day hunched over a laptop. And last but by no means least it’s a very effective way to combat the emotional and mental stresses and pressures of 21st century life.
By locating tense or painful areas in your body our Massage Therapists will use a number of massage techniques (we’ve listed a few below), to manipulate muscles and soft tissues in the body and help alleviate body ailments.
We can also advise on exercises and techniques that you can do at home or at work to strengthen weak or vulnerable areas of the body, improve posture and reduce the pain and muscle tightness in the future.
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How does Massage Therapy work?
Why does Massage Therapy work? It’s all in the technique:
- Effleurage: A style of massage developed in Sweden using light or firm strokes, involving circular movements of the palms or fingertips.
- Myofascial Release: A form of soft tissue manipulation around the body’s ‘Fascia’ (connective tissue).
- Deep Tissue: A type of massage aimed at aligning deep muscle tissue, using slow and concentrated pressure.
- Trigger Point Techniques: A form of massage targeting specific ‘problematic’ muscle tissues to reduce tension and pain.
- Muscle Energy Techniques (MET): A series of therapy techniques designed to help improve joint function and pain through controlled muscle movement.
Through these techniques, we are able to manually manipulate tight and inelastic soft tissue to stretch and lengthen the fibres. Combining this with the heat generated in massage, the tissue relaxes and smoothens, subsequently decreasing pain from muscle tightness. This soft tissue release can improve posture and ease the issues and niggles that cause daily pain and a poorer quality of life.
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What will my Massage be like?
Your Massage Therapist will ask a number of questions about any injury, pain or other conditions you may be presenting and will choose the best approaches and techniques to help address them.
After a Massage Therapy session, typically, you’ll feel relaxed. In some cases, you will probably feel some soreness in the region where you had an injury or tightness. This is completely normal and will usually ease within a day.
However every case is different, and your Massage Therapist will be able to give a more accurate idea of what to expect during and after your session.
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What types of Massage do you offer at Ten?
There are many different types of Massage Therapy methods available. But here at Ten, we specialise in Sports Massage, Pre and Postnatal Massage, Recovery Massage, Scar Massage and Assisted Stretching
Depending on your needs and circumstances, a Massage Therapy appointment may involve more than one of these services in the same session.
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How do I book my first Massage?
Firstly, we recommend you start by finding the type of Massage you want, at a time and studio of your choice.
If you’re not sure which type is best for you, just get in touch and we’d be happy to talk you through the options. You can fill out the enquiry form below or call your preferred studio.
Whatever your reason for getting a Massage, we also recommend starting with a 60 minute session, as this will give your therapist plenty of time to understand your body and ensure that you leave feeling the maximum benefits.
Our Massage intro offer will also get you your first 2 sessions for just £170.