Massage Therapist, trained in Deep tissue,Trigger point,NMT,Lymphatic drainage and Swedish massage. Victoria started as a trained holistic massage therapist and has branched into various other techniques throughout her 8 years as a therapist
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Trained in 2004 as a holistic massage therapist, Victoria has developed her skills to accommodate her ever growing and changing client base. Now extremely experienced in deep tissue and trigger point therapy she treats patients remedially and post injury as maintenance to prevent the problems from reoccurring. Clients also present with problems ranging from arthritis to tension headaches, minor oedemas from previous injuries, stress as well as the usual stiffness/spasms/tenderness to necks shoulders, backs and hips.
About Victoria Brill
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Victoria Brill has been a practicing massage therapist for 6 years, and has treated patients at the Natural Practice for the last 3 years. She holds an itec diploma in Holistic massage with level 3 in Anatomy and Physiology. Victoria uses deep tissue, neuro-muscular technique and swedish massage to relax the superficial muscles and allow underlying muscles and connective tissue to be released. This increases mobility to joints (hips, neck and shoulders) and relieves general muscular tension to the body. Massage is also great for relieving tension headaches, muscular pain and tension.
Holistic massage is based on traditional swedish massage, but focuses on the body and mind as a connected whole. For example, a patient with a tension headache will need deep tissue massage to the neck and shoulders in order to increase circulation to the head and relieve the symptoms. Holistic massage treats the symptoms and also seeks to identify the cause. This enables patients to develop an awareness of the body, which can be used to reduce the causes of muscular tension (normally stress, posture or occupation). This awareness should also reduce the need for frequent treatments.
Victoria treats patients for a variety of different ailments including; stiff or aching joints or muscles, tension headaches and stress. Massage increases blood and lymph circulation and decreases pain and inflammation, so it also helps with the management of conditions such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. Victoria is also trained in pregnancy massage and is qualified to treat mothers-to-be following their first trimester. Massage is also a great aid for patients undergoing cancer therapies, and Victoria will be trained in lymphatic drainage massage at the S.E.E.D Institute by February 2011.
About Pregnancy Massage
Massage Therapist and mother of two, Victoria Brill has had first hand experience of the benefits of massage during pregnancy.
With my first pregnancy I spent the time and effort needed to look after myself. Hatha yoga classes were superb and by the seventh month massages were keeping me upright and stopping my lower back from simply falling apart.
By my second pregnancy, I realised that time spent doing those highly credible and worthwhile ‘me time sessions,’ were very hard to get. I did book myself in for a massage, but with the same reticence I reserve for booking the car in for a service. It was going to be an obligatory expense. I also thought it would be a once in a while ‘treat’, which would leave me with pangs of guilt for spending time and money on myself.
I am a massage therapist and want to try and understand this reluctance to look after ourselves. Why do we put ourselves on the back burner?
I have recently spoken to many of my patients I treat at my clinics at The Natural Practice in Winchester about their experience with pregnancy massage, especially those looking forward to second and subsequent births They have expressed similar feelings or guilt. Firstly, we need to convince ourselves that we need a massage and it was not just a form of entertainment or something to while away the time. Secondly, there is the time issue. I personally convinced a friend to look after my son while I had a massage. I also suggested she did the same the following week. Others have used crèches, husbands and parents.
My first massage was incredible. I experienced a feeling of getting out of my head and into my body, a reminder that we exist in our body as a whole. My body awareness suddenly returned and so did the pain and tension that I did not realise I was carrying around with me until it was being massaged away. It was also time for me to begin to communicate with my baby and have a special time for just the two of us. The night after, I would sleep fantastically well and wake with buckets of energy. After the first massage I was reminded that the point of massage I find the most poignant is that connection between mind and body and the holistic sense of relaxation.
I carried on with massage throughout my pregnancy at 2 or 3 weekly intervals. (The time factor I have found is very personal. I have patients who see me every week during pregnancy and some every other month.) This ‘body awareness’ lasted with me longer than the immediate effects of massage and I found I could return to that state of relaxation more easily. I was aware when the tension crept back into my shoulders and could make a conscious effort to relax them. When my lumber started to niggleI knew it was time to get to my therapist before it went into spasm and not after.
The relaxed state was also one I tried to recreate during labour and I do believe that my easy birth was at least part owing to my relaxed mind and body. Other patients have also noted that finding that relaxed state during labour was also easier after knowing it through massage.
Believe it or not, I still have massage. A difficult feat for a therapist, but with young children, it is still important for me to keep that link between mind and body
Victoria Brill
Qualifications
- itec diploma in holistic massage further diplomas in trigger point,
- neuromuscular techique,
- lymphatic drainage,
- pregnancy certified with institute of complimentary therapies
Service Categories
Deep Tissue Massage, Lymphatic Drainage, Pregnancy Massage, Swedish Relaxation Massage, Trigger Point Therapy
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