What is the purpose of Swedish massage?

The main purpose of Swedish massage is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles. Massage helps flush the tissues of harmful deposits such as lactic acid, uric acid, and other metabolic wastes – improving recovery time from muscular strain.
Swedish massage also stretches the ligaments and tendons keeping them supple and pliable, and stimulates the skin and sooth the nervous system at the same time.

What are the benefits of Swedish massage?

Swedish massage not only feels exceptionally good, but is relaxing and invigorating. It affects the nerves, muscles, glands, circulation, and promotes our general health and wellbeing. As a treatment it helps reduce stress, both emotional and physical, and is often suggested in a program for stress management.The treatment is very sensitive to pressure and takes into account the delicate or tender areas of your body, so it should be comfortable and soothing.

Our massage therapists:
Jaqui Agyepong, massage:
Known by many from her Olympic career as a sprint hurdler, where she achieved a Commonwealth Games Silver Medal.
She is a much respected masseur, who recently turned down a full time position with a Premiership football club (luckily for this Clinic).
Amongst her specialities is pregnancy massage.

Alan Henderson, massage therapist:
Alan is a very experienced sports massage therapist and looks after both sports people and the general public.
Trained in both Relaxation/holistic and Sports massage therapy, Alan draws on over 20 years (including 3 Olympics) as an international athlete in two sports , a personal trainer and is one of only 3 Sports Massage Therapists chosen to work for the English Institute of Sport in the London High Performance Centers.
Treatments range from gentle relaxation work to muscle activation, deep tissue and stretching.
Alan’s abilities have been recognized by him having been asked to support British Athletics teams at World and European Championships for the last four years.
Specialties include shoulder and neck release and stubborn lower back pain, but also ask about a 30 minute stretching session to ease aches and pains!

Nusrat Ceesay, massage therapist:
Nusrat is a very popular masseur in the Central London Osteopathy and Sports Injury Clinics and even preparing herself to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 400 meter hurdles event. She is very much in demand, and early booking is advisable.

Anna Markee, massage therapist and teacher of sports massage:
Apart from treating at the London Osteopathy and Sports Injury Clinics, Anna is a teacher of sports massage at the London School of Sports Massage, the premier college for sports massage in London.
Her background as a professional dancer gives her a great understanding of the functional body.
Amongst her massage techniques are myofascial release, soft tissue release, neuromuscular technique, muscle energy technique and connective tissue massage.

Rob Newton, massage therapist:
This t sports masseur has from his first day in the clinic been very popular for his combination of deep tissue massage and stretches, and also he is an Olympic Athlete with a 2003 personal best of 13.36 which took him to 4th on the UK all time lists in the 110m hurdles

Katherina Zur, massage therapist:
Our newest Swedish masseur, Katherina Zur started as a complementary and beauty therapist in 2001.  She has worked in many well known 5* hotels including The Sanderson, One Aldwych and Sofitel Hotels.
She is fully qualified in Anatomy, Physiology, Body Massage, Indian Head Massage, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Pregnancy Massage and Reflexology.  She is fully insured with ITPI.

With osteopathy, physiotherapy, acupuncture and sports injury clinics in kings cross and Shoreditch, we are conveniently located for Central London, the City, North, West, South and East London.
Our Pentonville Road clinic is serving Islington, Kings Cross, Euston, St Pancras, Moorgate, West end, Camden, City, Chelsea, Harley Street, Kensington, Knightsbridge and post codes: N1, W1, W2, W8, NW1, WC1, WC2, EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, SE1 for a complete health care.
Our Hoxton clinic is serving Shoreditch, City, Hackney, Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street and post codes: EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, E1, E2, N1.