Inner Qi Health

Treatments Offered
Feel like a great massage targeting problem areas and releasing long held tension with trigger point release & deep tissue techniques?

Maybe you feel like escaping your mind and experiencing an all over meditative relaxation style?

Massage therapy is extremely beneficial to people leading busy lifestyles suffering from what is now commonly encountered work related stress. Massage will not only aid with mental relaxation but will work on physical symptoms of back and neck pain that comes from sitting for an extended period of time at a desk or from physical labour.

Many people wait until they are already in pain or suffering spinal injuries before turning to massage, but why let it get that bad? It is a good idea to take regular massage as a preventative measure so that such injuries do not occur. Regular massage maintenance will increase your overall sense of wellbeing for optimum physical and mental health, helping you to achieve your goals.

Massage is used to treat a wide range of disorders, such as:
1. Insomnia
2. Muscular tension
3. Headaches and migraines
4. Work related stress
5. Repetitive strain injury
6. Depression
7. Arthritis
8. Digestive dysfunction
9. Frozen shoulder
10. Whiplash
11. Sports injuries
Or for a more Holistic approach try a Whole Body Balance, a unique combination of Kinesiology, Dorn Spinal Therapy and Massage Therapy. By looking at the body as a whole we are better able to identify the cause of recurring pain and discomfort, be it physical, hormonal, nutritional, psychological, emotional, or energetic. By correcting or minimizing the imbalance or stressor and providing optimal nutritional & lifestyle habits, the body's natural balance can be restored.

What is Whole Body Balance?
A session may involve but is not limited to…. Taking a detailed medical and lifestyle history, discussing the client’s current state of well-being and identifying desired outcomes for health and life. The use of manual muscle testing techniques are used to source out any additional modalities that may be incorporated into the massage (ie. flower essences, essential oils, acupressure points, visualisations, tuning forks). The massage will then be performed combining various deep tissue and relaxation techniques, tailored to each clients preferences shown in the muscle testing. Anything needed to reinforce the session will be sent home with the client, which may be a flower essence, nutritional and diet advice or simply information discussed throughout session.

The following modalities may be incorporated into a Whole Body Balance session:

Massage Therapy
Dorn Spinal Therapy
Chinese Cupping / Magnetic Cupping
Diet & Nutrition
Kinesiology
Acupressure
Flower Essences
Homeopathics
Emotional Stress Relief technique
Breathwork techniques
Essential Oils

What is Kinesiology?
Kinesiology is a unique natural therapy encompassing holistic health disciplines, which uses gentle manual muscle testing to monitor information about a person’s well-being. It originated in the 1960’s combining Western techniques and Eastern wisdom to promote physical, emotional and spiritual health. Kinesiology identifies factors that block the body’s natural healing process, these dysfunctions are rectified by attention to reflex and acupressure points, the use of specific body movements and nutritional support. Kinesiology can also relieve pain, stress, muscular and nervous disorder; detect nutritional deficiencies; assist with psychological and learning problems, stimulate energies and release untapped potential.

What is Dorn Spinal Therapy?
Dorn Spinal Therapy is the leading back pain treatment in Europe used by doctors, naturopaths and physiotherapists. If you have tried everything else, then maybe Dorn is for you. The Dorn method is a form of manual, holistic alternative therapy used to correct misalignments in the spinal column and other joints.

Dorn uses a non-manipulative approach to correct such problems as uneven leg length, twisted pelvis, and spinal misalignments. Corrections of joint or spinal cord misalignments are done in a 'dynamic', moving action. Our muscles always try to hold the positions of the joints and spine, and when they are out of order the muscles assume this 'wrong' position as the correct one and hold it there. If any 'unbalanced' areas are found, possible underlying misalignments are treated with gentle pressure. In case of pain, the client is advised to stop the procedure in order to avoid any damage to the body. Afterwards, the client is taught specially designed self-help exercises that simulate the 'corrections' made during the treatment. Only 3-4 sessions needed for long-term results. Session includes massage for sedating and relaxing of spinous muscles.

What is Chinese Cupping?
Cupping is one aspect of Traditional Chinese Medicine that you may not have heard of before but that can have many benefits for you – from helping with pain right through to respiratory disorders. Cupping is an ancient Chinese therapy in which a cup is applied to the skin and the pressure in the cup is reduced (either by heat or suction) in order to draw and hold skin and superficial muscles inside the cup. Sometimes, while the suction is active, the cup is moved, causing the skin and muscle to be pulled. This is called gliding cupping.
Cupping is applied to certain acupuncture points as well as to parts of the body that have been affected by pain, where the pain is deeper than the tissues to be pulled. Cupping has greater emphasis on the back acupuncture due to the ease with which it can be performed on the back. Cupping is based on the meridian theory of the body. On one hand, cupping removes any stagnation in the body and opens the meridians so that qi can flow freely. On the other, it also helps to rejuvenate certain meridians and organs that are not functioning at their best. From a scientific standpoint, cupping is known to help activate the lymphatic system, promote blood circulation, and is good for deep tissue repair.
Cupping is generally recommended for the treatment of tension, pain, gastrointestinal disorders, lung diseases (especially chronic cough and asthma), although it does have application for other problems. Cupping can affect the body up to four inches into the tissues, causing the tissues to release toxins, activate the lymphatic system, clear colon blockages, clear the veins, arteries and capillaries, & stimulate the skin. As cupping draws fresh blood to the area some markings may be left on the skin.