A Little R and R Massage Therapy

Better late than never, ey? I'm proud to be a member of MANZ too. Members get one on one support when needed, discounts off cool things like PainScience and Tui Balms, a way of connecting with fellow therapists and learning heaps of cool new stuff at the conferences. Go MANZ!

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When you choose Massage Therapy from a MANZ Member, you’re choosing a Therapist you can trust.

That trust is earned through their ongoing learning, ethical care, and commitment to best practice. Our Members go above and beyond to provide Massage that is skilled, thoughtful, and grounded in professional standards.

From CPD weekends and late-night notes to navigating scope, boundaries, and paperwork, we see the dedication behind every session.

Massage delivered by a MANZ Member is focused, responsive, and professional. Our Members bring presence, knowledge, and care to every appointment.

Whether you visit their space or they come to you- when you feel sore, stressed, or overwhelmed, and walk away lighter, that’s their expertise in motion.

✨ We see their professionalism.
✨ We appreciate their commitment.
✨ And we’re proud to stand beside them.

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An easy to read and informative guide on recovering from a C-Section from and myscar.ltd. https://www.babyonthemove.co.nz/information-guides/maternity/c-section-guide/ Mentions that scar tissue massage can be helpful and therapists can teach you how to massage your own scar to ease hyper-sensitivity or that 'puckering' feeling. A Little R and R Massage Therapy post-natal massage includes a check over of a C-Section scar as standard :)

C-Section Guide This care guide, put together with the help of some of NZ’s top medical experts, aims to plug this info gap so you can feel better informed.

A sit/stand/squat desk designed by a Kiwi Physio in order to help get spines and bodies' moving more during the day to relieve muscular pain.
Getting a scan for back pain might be more of a hindrance than a help...however, knowing there's nothing majorly 'wrong' when you believe there might be a fracture/break etc is priceless for piece of mind. It's a tricky balance but time and rest are the best cures in that very acute phase of injury :)

A radiologist looking at 100 scans of lower backs will find it very difficult to pick who is in pain and who is pain free with any confidence at all.

That’s because we can see all sorts of things on scans in people with no back pain. Just because a spine might look degenerated, or a disc might look dehydrated or bulged, doesn’t mean a person will be experiencing pain or be limited AT ALL.

What is known about scans is that the earlier you get them the higher the chances are you’ll experience long term pain and your recovery will take longer! Why is that!? Well, it’s highly likely that you’ll find something on the scan, but it’s relevance will be questionable.

What does finding something on a scan do? Well;
1. when it’s irrelevant it can send you on a wild goose chase treating something that is having no impact on your pain.
2. When we see things on scans it’s easy (very easy) to think our spine is fragile and there is something we need to protect. We can get fixated on the “degeneration” or “disc bulge” when it is totally normal and means nothing. This naturally increases our fear and anxiety about our back which can stop us from moving or loading it, increasing our worrying about the pain (that likely is naturally healing perfectly) and slows down our recovery.

Your body is remarkable, and resilient. Particularly your spine. If a scan is not needed, don’t get one. It is very rare that they are needed, and your clinician will know when that is.

Another brilliant post from PainScience. Down below in the comments, there are a few questions re training around a women's hormone cycle - I've found that I just don't have the energy to do heavy weights while in the final stages of the cycle but I DO want to murder my husband ... so I channel that inner strength while doing lighter weights! 😎

Cheaper massage...in a cost of living crises? Surely no business would be that thoughtful and pro social economic cohesion! Well, I'm not putting my prices down as such - but A Little R and R Massage Therapy is no longer required to be GST reg'd, so massage is 15% cheaper than it was previously. You're welcome!

New addition to the team! I'm thrilled to welcome Anna to A Little R and R Massage Therapy. She will be available on Monday mornings from 9.30am. A wealth of experience - she's been massaging for 15 years and throw in a degree in nursing and being an experienced Pilates instructor...what are you waiting for? Book in to see her pronto!

Happy Monday (yes, I know it's Tuesday!)

Sat 9th November has just opened up for bookings y'all. If you wanted that beautiful 90 min massage but could never find the time - now is that time :) See you then.

To celebrate the launch of our new Post Natal massage package, we're giving away this baby themed box of goodies worth $180.
All you have to do is ask the lucky Mama (who is the recipient of the new Post Natal Preservation Package voucher) to book in their first appointment and comment on the photo saying 'Yup - I'll have all that thanks!'.
The package includes:
1 myscar.ltd silicone strip, perfect for scar healing
A selection of Me2ugifts that are ideal for new born bubs and the new mama (the 'Boobie Soothers' are my favourite!)
1 x 45 min Post Natal massage voucher

Buy the amazing mother-to-be or mother-just-become in your life this post natal preservation package here: https://bookings.gettimely.com/alittlerandr/bb/purchase

Anyone for fresh, free range duck eggs? Selling fast from the clinic door! $10 for 10 eggs (they're MASSIVE eggs!) and normal sized chook eggs from free range & happy chooks available too: $8 for a dozen.

Just such a wonderful idea for nursing mama's!

Saw this amazing, wonderful, clever pillow up at . A portable, comfortable nursing sleeve - to help with posture of mama and happiness of bubs! If there are any mama's out there with a sore shoulder and neck from breastfeeding - the Sloth's shoulder self massage workshop will be launched Jan 2025! Watch this space.

Very happy to have met Lara myscar.ltd at the Massage New Zealand conference last weekend in Wellington. I'm looking to sell her amazing scar reducing silicon patches at the clinic in the near future. These are particularly great for the C-section scar, but work well with all scars.