Vanessa Skelton Sports Massage & Soft Tissue Therapy

I've always been fascinated by the human body and love to find solutions to problems. This led me to studying for a degree in Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering and in the early part of my career I worked for a company that provided skin cell therapy to burns victims.

However I wanted a more hands on approach to dealing with dysfunction and pain and retrained, studying for a BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Clinical Sports and Remedial Massage with the Oxford School of Sports Massage.I hated sport at school but discovered Ultimate Frisbee at university and have been playing ever since, gradually improving and eventually representing GB at the World Championships of Beach Ultimate in Dubai 2015.

The body experiences massive change (physical, hormonal, emotional) throughout pregnancy and following birth. As your posture changes through pregnancy, your muscles and surrounding soft tissues can overwork and shorten or become stretched, causing pain and discomfort. Soft tissue therapy is a great way of identifying the causes of pain and discomfort and treating them effectively so that you can feel more comfortable in your own body.

People with cancer can benefit from massage at every stage of the disease, from diagnosis, through their treatment and in the time after their treatment has ended. It is important to find an appropriately trained therapist that will understand the demands that the disease itself and the treatments put on the body and can modify their touch, techniques, positioning and length of session to be appropriate for each individual client.

Seated chair massage is an adaptation of massage whereby the recipient is placed in a specialised chair that is designed to support the body and put the patient into a position that helps to release tension and relax muscles. The massage is performed through clothing, without oils and lotions and takes around 10-20 minutes.

This is the standard treatment. Includes initial consultation (on first visit), any necessary postural/joint assessments, a full treatment and advice on remedial exercise where applicable. Perfect for people with chronic pain, soft tissue injuries or for general maintenance massages. If you would like sports massage services for your sports club or would like to have me come and work at your event, please contact me for further information.