Stretch me happy

Got muscle aches and pains or arthritis? Stretch therapy could be your answer.

Looking to limber up but feel too tight to circulation, while decreasing stress,” explains do a yoga routine? Why not try the latest Pui Wong, flexologist at Stretch Studios in Sydney. trend in wellness: stretch therapy. It works Mellowed-out muscles aside, it can also help much like a massage and it allows you to lie manage pain and chronic conditions, Pui says. back and have muscle tension melt away while in “While we get all types, the majority of clients the safe hands of a qualified flexologist. we see are between 30 and 60 years old who have

How does it work? A stretch therapist arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lower back pain, an manipulates your body to stretch specific muscle injury or are looking to manage pain.” groups. This treatment is sometimes called fascial You don’t need a doctor’s note though to enjoy therapy because it aims to release the fascia, which the benefits. “For most people, it’s about not is a vast layer of connective tissue that wraps having time to stretch or feeling inexperienced, around our muscles, nerves and organs. so by coming in for a stretch, they can work

And the best part? Much like a yin yoga class, through problem areas and ensure ease of you’ll not only increase flexibility, but leave the movement in daily life, be it for yoga, walking therapy session feeling a little softer, too. or playing with grandchildren.”

“When applied correctly, it brings the body Craving a good stretch? See a physiotherapist back into alignment, improving posture and blood who specialises in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (stretching and contracting muscles) and static stretching (flexing muscles and tendons), or visit stretchstudios.com.au to book a treatment in New South Wales – and say goodbye to tension and hello to feel-good flexibility.

If you’ve got muscle aches and pains, an injury or even arthritis,

a new wellness trend, stretch therapy, may be able to help.