David Bowkett from Tredz will be running a bike maintenance course at the BodyWorks clinic on Saturday 16th June, you’ll learn all the basics about how to maintain the up keep of your bike so that it runs smoothly every ride! Contact the clinic in order to register your interest as there’s limited availabilty!
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Sport and work based injury prevention and treatment
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BodyWorks - Soft Tissue Therapy
BodyWorks offers a hands on approach to your musculo-skeletal health. I am a soft tissue specialist, offering a wide of treatment methods to provide relief from discomfort and aid rehabilitation and recovery from injury.
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What is soft tissue therapy?
Myofascial Release
Myofasical Release is a gentle deep tissue technique which works by releasing tension in the fascia around the muscle, as opposed to other treatments which work on only the muscle fibres. When the fascias are warmed and gently mobilised they become elastic, freeing the joints and allowing for greater flexibility. This coupled with Myofascial Dry Needling, deep tissue massage and stretching techniques to limber up the body before and after, ensure an extremely effective treatment for most patients.
Myofascial Dry Needling
Myofascial Dry Needling is a new treatment to the UK, it offers many patients a greater range of movement and a sense of greater freedom after injury throughout the whole body. I use the skill of palpation to identify areas of your soft tissues that I feel require 'freeing' up. Used extensively in Australia, I brought this revolutionary technique back to my practice in the UK after working with its original pioneer Stewart Condie during my time with the Australian Olympic team in 2008.
Soft tissue therapy (STT) is the assessment, treatment and management of soft tissue injury, pain and dysfunction. It is a specific form of therapy which utilises a diverse selection of treatment methods, and for that reason each treatment is tailored for each person that I see. Whether you're suffering from a sport or work based injury, STT can help to reduce pain, speed the up the healing process and help to improve mobility. Most of my treatments involve 
Myofascial Release and Myofascial Dry Needling.
News
Bike maintenance course – new to BodyWorks!
BodyWorks Soft Tissue Training!
BodyWorks now offers bridging courses for previously qualified level 3 sports massage therapists to upskill to a level 4. click here for details
Our location
Therapy sessions take place at 40 Walter Road, Uplands, Swansea SA1 5NW
I had never raced two championship races in two days but thanks to Rebecca I could help Iain Dawson to Gold as his guide at the World Paratriathlon champs and then race the full Olympic distance Championship event the following day. I even recorded the 3rd fastest bike split at the championships.
Matt Ellis
GB Triathlete
GB Triathlete
