Treatment vs Massage| You may have noticed we refer to a treatment even when you think it could be a massage. Why...? Generally massage means a one-off 'feel good' therapy. And we do offer this when you need just that with our Nurture Therapy. | 
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'Treatment' means we are devising for you
and you are participating in a
'plan' to create a state of ongoing health Our work and our aim of treatment is to undo the causes of pain or discomfort or poor flexibility and restore you to optimum freedom to enjoy the activities you love. Part of this plan may involve Remedial Massage, part may include other treatment modalities, such as Myofascial Release or Craniosacral Therapy or Corrective Stretches or Strengthening Exercises, which are not massage. Our bodymind treatments are done by health professionals who apply their years of study, knowledge of anatomy and physiology, treatment techniques, and treatment protocols to treat a wide range of conditions and ailments. Remedial Massage is a valued modality of our centre which we apply as a treatment for your aches and pains. 
If you ask for a massage we
understand you need to soothe
away your worries and we gladly
provide you our Nurture Therapy But if what you need is someone to treat your aches and pains then we understand that as Treatment and use all the science and art known in our fields of expertise for your better health.
A Very Brief History of Massage as Therapy The Chinese practiced Amma massage as early as 3000BC (Beck 1999). Massage is found in India's Ayurveda, a sacred Hindu book written around 1800BC (Beck 1999).
During the Renaissance, thinking became conservative and touching the body was considered 'sinful' with no place in the world of medicine (C.U. Massage Society). In 1813 Pehr Henrik Ling of Sweden developed Swedish Massage. He is sometimes called the father of modern massage (C.U. Massage Society). In the 1960s there was a backlash against the establishment and a resurgence in natural therapies (C.U. Massage Society). Since then massage has continued to grow and develop into a viable treatment recognised by health funds, insurance companies and with a Code of Ethics. References Beck, M.F. 1999, Milady's Theroy and Practice of Therapeutic Massage, Milady Publishing, New York. C.U. Massage Society, The History of Massage (updated 31 August 2003), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. Retrieved 18 February 2004 from http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/cumass/html/history.htm
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