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Danielle Slatter
Oct 223 min read
The Power of Breath in Massage Therapy: Enhancing Healing and Relaxation
Breathing is something we do without thinking, a constant rhythm that sustains life. But did you know that the way we breathe can have a...
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Danielle Slatter
May 12 min read
What is Lymphatic Drainage Massage?
The lymphatic system is a vital part of the body's immune system and works to protect against infection and disease. When not...
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Danielle Slatter
Feb 42 min read
Massage - An Effective Way to Relieve Stiff Neck & Headaches Naturally
You might spend 8 hours a day with your shoulders hunched over a computer keyboard or work bench. This hunched over position for...
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Danielle Slatter
Oct 17, 20232 min read
Hot Stone Therapy Massage
The volcanic, balsalt stones used for a stone massage are emersed in a hot water bath to warm, before being applied to the body. They...
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Danielle Slatter
Jun 6, 20234 min read
What is pain? (and why you need to forget everything you thought you knew about it).
Pain is crucial to realising what is good for your overall health. Pain is an unpleasant experience that helps to keep you alive by...
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Danielle Slatter
Jan 9, 20232 min read
What is Cramp - Prevention and Causes.
Cramp also called a Spasm, is an involuntary muscle contraction, which lasts only a short time, (less than 15 minutes and often only a...
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Danielle Slatter
Dec 14, 20222 min read
Circadian Rhythms - The Sleep Wake Cycle & Massage
Circadian rhythms are 24-hour cycles that are part of the body’s internal clock, running in the background to carry out essential...
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Danielle Slatter
Oct 28, 20222 min read
What do you know about SI Joint Pain and could it be the cause of your back pain?
The “SI” joint is where your spine meets your pelvis. The sacroiliac joint, to give its full name, is where your sacrum and ilium join. ...
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Danielle Slatter
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Best sleep set up
So, one of the issues that annoys clients in pain is the issue of SLEEP; the lack of it, the quality of it and the best sleep set up. So,...
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Danielle Slatter
Sep 27, 20221 min read
Are you Hyper-mobile?
Do you have a “bendy body” … Being able to stretch deeper & longer than others, perhaps your finger joints do weird things. Do you have...
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Danielle Slatter
May 16, 20222 min read
Body Issues - Cellulite
I see a lot of bodies as a massage therapist and bizarrely people sometimes apologise for a perceived flaw and for me, the issue I was...
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Danielle Slatter
Mar 29, 20223 min read
Why does Menopause cause issues with Joint Pain
Menopause can cause joint pain, it can even make old joint injuries begin to ache. As time goes on, you may start to notice more aches...
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Danielle Slatter
Mar 1, 20221 min read
What can you do about Knee Pain?
Did you know that 18 million people each year see a doctor for knee pain? While you may think that most knee issues are due to age, there...
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Danielle Slatter
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Massage and Fibromyalgia
Before we go further, what is fibromyalgia? FM is a rheumatic condition characterised by muscular and skeletal pain with stiffness and...
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Danielle Slatter
Dec 2, 20212 min read
TMJ Dysfunction
Do you have pain in your jaw? It might be stiffness, grinding, clicking, or even locking? These are often symptoms of TMJ...
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Danielle Slatter
Nov 10, 20215 min read
Headaches and the different types that you can suffer from..
Headaches are an unfortunate part of life for many people. They can happen to all people, any gender, race, or lifestyle. There are...
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Danielle Slatter
Nov 3, 20212 min read
A Pain in the Neck???
Neck pain is a common complaint for clients coming in to see me and there are a variety of causes. It could simply be sleeping in an...
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Danielle Slatter
Nov 1, 20213 min read
What you Need to Know About the Rotator Cuff
While you may have heard reference to the “rotator cuff”, the intricacies of these muscles aren’t necessarily something most people know...
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Danielle Slatter
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: How Massage Can Help
A large amount of nerves and blood vessels supply the arm and travel from the neck and down a few narrow channels, through the shoulder...
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Danielle Slatter
Oct 12, 20212 min read
Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder impingement, also known as subacromial impingement or swimmer’s shoulder, is caused when the tendons of the rotator cuff become...
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