There’s the Rub

WITH New Zealanders increasingly choosing massage to relieve stress and body aches, there are many more opportunities for properly trained practitioners.

Graduates of the New Zealand College of Massage in Auckland finish their course well trained and able to get jobs right around New Zealand.

Two recent graduates of the college, Doug Maynard and Doreen Seagar, have established their own business, called Lifestyles Neuromuscular and Massage Therapy. Two other college graduates, Namiko Kelly and Shane Anderson, rent space at Lifestyles.

Lifestyles offers a range of massage techniques, including neuromuscular (deep tissue) massage therapy, relaxation, aromatherapy, therapeutic, sports, lymphatic drainage and ortho- bionomy.

Mr Maynard and Ms Seagar both hold diplomas in neuromuscular and massage therapy (NMT) and therapeutic massage from the college.

“Stress, poor posture, occupation, working environment and lifestyle habits can contribute to muscle pain, tension and dysfunction,” Mr Maynard says.

“NMT targets causes and perpetuating factors of muscle imbalance and pain by utilising advanced massage techniques.”

The therapy releases muscle spasms, nerve entrapment by soft- tissue structures and trigger points, as well as increasing flexibility and improving postural alignment, he says.

“NMT can successfully treat headaches and migraines, back/neck/ shoulder pain, whiplash, OOS/frozen shoulder, tennis/golfer’s elbow, carpel tunnel problems, hip/knee/ankle/foot pain, sciatica, fibromialgia and sports injuries,” he says.

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