sports massage

We now offer Dry Cupping Therapy

3rd October 2021
Nikki Carrol

We are very excited to introduce DRY CUPPING to our list of therapies. Although it is very trendy now, (remember the 2016 summer Olympics when Michael Phelps sported his red and purple spotted back) it is an ancient form of alternative medicine, used for thousands of years to primarily remove, or “suction” unwanted materials from the body. Today it is used as a complementary and alternative therapy to help treat a variety of muscular issues and provide relaxation.  Although there…

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Indoor Cycling – How to avoid injury

26th September 2021
Nikki Carrol
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Since the last lockdown, there has been a huge increase in home exercising and in particular indoor cycling. Generally, this is fabulous as indoor cycling is a great way to get an exhilarating, low impact, cardio heavy workout without leaving your front room. BUT, if you are not careful, it can you leave with number of overuse injuries, aches and pains. Post lockdown, I have seen a huge number of clients, complaining of neck, shoulder , lower back and knee…

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UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE CLOSED AGAIN, DUE TO THE LATEST TIER 4 RESTRICTIONS

27th December 2020
Nikki Carrol

Due to current COVID Tier 4 restrictions, we are unable to offer face to face treatment so the clinic has unfortunately closed for now. We are still however available to carry out FREE online assessments and provide advice, self massage tips and rehabilitation exercises if appropriate. Therefore, if you are suffering with any muscular pain please do book a FREE online assessment, message us at info@theoxfordbodywhisperer.co.uk or call us on 07985 357671 Please also note that we will be running…

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Suffering with Knee Pain?

2nd October 2020
Nikki Carrol

Check out our latest blog about Runners Knee and IT Band Syndrome plus access FREE leaflets and rehabilitation videos to help you fix it. Check out the blog page NOW.

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Knee Pain

2nd October 2020
Nikki Carrol
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If you have every suffered with knee pain the check this out Do you ever have pain at the front of your knee? Maybe you get pain knee pain when you run? Maybe you don’t run but you experience pain when you are going up and down the stairs, especially on the way down?  If you can relate to any of the above then you may be suffering with either one of the two most common knee conditions , Runners…

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WE ARE OPEN!!!

11th July 2020
Nikki Carrol

We are very excited to announce that, following the recent government briefing, we will be reopening our doors on Monday 13th July. We are looking forward to seeing you all again. We will be following the new COVID secure policies, guidelines and procedures so there will be some changes to your booking and treatment experience. I wanted to outline the key ones below, so that you know what to expect when you book.   In order to minimise the amount…

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Are you a runner with painful knees?

19th June 2019
Nikki Carrol
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And this is why I love my job! The client came to me with runners knee. He is an experienced runner and is used to running through pain, but after his last half marathon, his knee pain got so bad that he could barely walk. He could no longer ignore the pain. My assessment showed that his knees were not the problem. He was feeling pain in his knees but the cause of the pain was actually his tight hip…

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Leave Chronic Pain Behind

4th June 2019
Nikki Carrol
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I was contacted by a lady on behalf of her elderly mother who suffers with spinal stenosis and was in constant chronic pain despite taking lots of pain medication.  At the first appointment, the client was so unhappy and could barely move for her pain. Although the pain was mainly in her back, it had spread to her shoulders and neck and she was just fed up and unhappy. Her daughter and I literally had to hoist her onto the…

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Why you don’t have to be an athlete to benefit from a sports massage !

14th April 2019
Nikki Carrol
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Do you ever suffer with regular inexplicable aches and pains, like back ache, stress headaches or shoulder pain? Maybe you suffer with arthritis? Or maybe you feel stressed all the time?  If you can relate to any of the above, then a sports massage will help, even if you have never played sports in your life. The techniques used in sports massage can benefit anybody suffering with muscular aches and pains. Benefits of a sports massage include the following :…

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