Armstrong Wellbeing & Recovery

To the person recovering from an injury…...

I know you just want to feel like yourself again.

You want to move without thinking about it.
You want to get back to the things you love.
You want to stop worrying about whether that little niggle is going to turn into pain again.

And sometimes recovery can feel incredibly slow.

There will be good days where you think, “Finally, I'm getting there.”

And then there might be a bad day where it feels like you've gone backwards.

Recovery isn't always a straight line.

Your body has been through something. Give it time. Give it patience. Give it a little kindness.

Celebrate the tiny improvements that nobody else sees.

The extra bit of movement.
The walk you couldn't manage before.
The night you slept better.
The exercise you finally felt confident enough to try again.

They all count.

And if you're not where you thought you'd be by now, that's okay too.

You don't have to rush your recovery!

One step at a time.
One day at a time.
You've got this.

Armstrong Wellbeing & Recovery

Next week:

Sean
Thurs 15th 5.20pm
Fri 16th 5.50pm | 7.40pm

No appts left with Kylie
Also none with Sophie this week❤️

Reflex and Relax Tomorrow (Sat 10th Oct) Sandra is in doing Reflexology at an amazing introductory price of £30. Unsure of availability but send her a message to secure your appt. Or she has opened up Thurs 22nd evening.

Vita Flow is with us 24th Oct. Send Victoria a message to get booked in for all your vitamin needs!

🎂 7 years at Woodgreen 🎂

Some clients have been coming since the very beginning. Some have only recently walked through the door. Every single person has played a little part in the journey. To every client who supported me, recommended us, returned and been part of this journey - thank you. You have helped make Armstrong Wellbeing what it is today.

When I look back, I see just how much I've grown - not only as a therapist, but as a person. There have been some incredible highs, but there have also been some really difficult chapters - facing setbacks that I never expected along the way. But somehow, I kept going.

I can't write this post without mentioning two very special people - Sean and Sophie, my OG's ❤️
They are absolutely amazing people, never mind therapists & their bookings speak for themselves. They've been such an important part of my journey and I'm so grateful to have them alongside me for so long.

Also a big thankyou to Vita Flow & Reflex and Relax for choosing Armstrong Wellbeing for their business ❤️ such lovely girls & a pleasure to have.

I wish the business was growing as quickly as I'd like it to. There are so many ideas in my head. So many things I want to do. So many plans for the future. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd have the whole thing exactly how I've pictured it in my head by next week 😂 But unfortunately, my bank account hasn't quite got the same vision as I have. 😂

But I'm a Mummy first and losing my parents young has taught me just how precious family time is. So because of that, I always choose my little team❤️

I don't choose childcare.
I choose park days.
I choose the cuddles.
I choose the bedtime stories.

Does that mean Armstrong Wellbeing isn't going to grow? Absolutely not.

It will grow. I have big plans and believe me when I say I'm only getting started!

I've learned that the goal isn't to build a successful business at the expense of my life. It's to build something I'm proud of while still being present for the little people I love most.

So maybe my dream is taking a little longer than I originally planned.

And that's okay.
I'm growing at my own pace.

And when the time is right…...
watch this space. ❤️

There’s no set timeline for healing, learning, recovering or simply figuring things out.

Some seasons are about pushing forward.
Some are about slowing down.
Some are about taking a step back before you’re ready to take two steps forward.

You don’t have to be where someone else is.
You don’t have to have it all figured out.
And you certainly don’t need to rush your progress to make it count.

Whether you’re recovering from an injury, working on your wellbeing, learning something new or making changes in your life.

Give yourself the time and space to grow at your own pace. 🤍

Your progress is still progress - even when it looks different from everyone else’s.

SPORTS MASSAGE IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST MASSAGE.

And if I'm honest, I really dislike the name sports massage because it makes it sound like it's only for sporty people - it really isn't!

You could sit at a desk all day, work in a trade, drive for a living, be on your feet all day, have an old injury, suffer with muscle tension or simply have an area that's causing you pain.

Sports massage can be for anyone!

Sports massage has become increasingly popular and there are lots of different training routes now available. Some are short 1 or 2 day courses can provide a qualification now.

But I am so glad my sports massage course alone took 2 years. As during that time, I studied anatomy and physiology (for the 40th time 😅), assessment, techniques, rehabilitation, injuries - how to identify and treat, alongside hours of hands-on volunteering at sporting events, hospitals and other settings.

That practical experience was a huge part of my learning. It helped me understand how the body moves.

Our sports massages involve a variety of different techniques and we choose what is appropriate depending on the individual, their symptoms and what we find during assessment.

Some of the techniques we use include:
🔹 Trigger Point Therapy
🔹 Myofascial Release
🔹 Transverse Friction
🔹 Muscle Energy Techniques
🔹 Passive & Active Movement

One of the biggest things I believe in is not simply treating where you feel the pain.

Sometimes the area that hurts isn't necessarily the source of the problem. We assess your movement, surrounding muscles, tension and other contributing factors to try to work out what may be contributing to the issue.

✨️Our aim is to treat the source, not just the symptom.✨️

I genuinely love my job. ❤️
I love figuring out what might be contributing to someone's pain. I love learning about the body, understanding how everything works together and seeing how different areas can affect each other.

Every person is different and every treatment should be too. 💙

Click Soft Tissue Injury treatment on BOOKSY to get your appt.

👦🤍 A little note about bringing children to appointments 🤍👧

Please do not bring children to appointments unless they are the person receiving the treatment or they are able to sit quietly.

Trust me when I say I know all too well! 😅 My daughter wouldn't be able to sit still & jumping off the reception desk if I brought her 🙈

We also have relaxation treatments taking place throughout the clinic and our treatment rooms are separated from reception only by stud walls. It can be unfair to a paying client if their relaxing treatment is disturbed by alot of noise.

However, we completely understand that childcare isn't always available. So we do have limited morning & evening appointments where there is just one therapist working and children are more than welcome to come along. But please just send us a message or add a note to your requested booking and we can advise you on a suitable day/time.

Thank you for understanding and helping us keep the clinic calm and relaxing for everyone. 🤍

💧 LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE - DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES?

🔹 Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
A gentle, specialised technique designed to encourage lymph flow and support the body’s natural lymphatic system.

🔹 Brazilian Sculpting
A more specialised body-contouring style of lymphatic massage, focusing on fluid movement, sculpting and definition.

🔹 Post-Op Lymphatic Drainage
Specifically focused on supporting the body after surgery, including procedures such as liposuction, tummy tuck. It requires additional post-operative knowledge, including appropriate techniques, timing, precautions and contraindications.

⚠️ If you are booking lymphatic drainage after surgery, make sure your therapist is specifically qualified in POST-OP LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE.

At Armstrong Wellbeing & Recovery we do all x3 ❤️

🧊 Thermal Thursdays 🔥

🔥Completely private - no sharing the space with strangers
🧊Ideal for couples, friends or training partners
🔥Switch between infrared heat and cold therapy at your own pace
🧊No membership
🔥Book together and save - bringing a second person makes the session cheaper per person
🧊 Shower available

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