Karen started her sports massage career working with Charlton Athletic ladies’ Football Team and renting a room from the Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes at her premises in Kent.
Karen now combines clinical work with agency work, treating professional athletes including players of the Surrey and England Cricket Teams, the Rugby 7’s tournament, the Commonwealth Games and the NFL (New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons) and also TV personalities, actors and musicians.
Sports Massage is not just for sports people! Karen also treats many office workers and people in other careers who can benefit from this treatment.
On the first appointment, Karen will assess and go through medical history. She will then apply a range of soft tissue techniques with massage to improve soft tissue condition. She will also advise on a range of remedial exercises and lifestyle factors aimged at speeding up recovery and preventing recurrence.
CONDITIONS TREATED
- Neck and shoulder problems: can identify the muscles (there are more than 20!) that are causing the problem and treat accordingly, resulting in reduced pain and better range of movement
- Headaches: treating neck, back and shoulder areas and identify any areas of concern which could be causing them
- Glute/hip pain (sciatica/piriformis syndrome): identify muscles/areas that are causing concern and treat accordingly, reducing pain
- Plantar fasciitis: Treat areas which are causing the problem
- Other conditions treated: tennis/golfers’ elbow, knee pain, wrist pain, back pain, tight hamstrings/quads/hip flexors
Karen works with everyone except pregnant women
SERVICES
- Sports Massage
- Kinesiology Taping
PRICING
- £55.00 – 60 minutes
- £75.00 – 90 minutes