Health Alternative
Health Alternative - because massage is as important to physical and mental well-being as a healthy diet and regular exercise.
Victoria Waight is Health Alternative offering Relaxing, Sport and Deep Tissue Massage, as well as Myofascial Release Therapy, Chinese Cupping for musculoskeletal conditions, Massage for Pregnancy, Massage for Cancer Patients and Deep Oscillation Therapy. Based in her own therapy room in Merriott, appointments are available Monday to Friday, during the day and evening and Saturday mornings. Deep Tissue & Sports Massage
Targeting specific areas and / or muscles to help relieve tension and discomfort. Various techniques can be used including trigger point work and Chinese cupping therapy. 1 hour is the preferred treatment time but also available as a 1/2 hour, or as a 1 1/2 hours session. Relaxing Massage
Where possible using pre-blended aromatherapy oils, this type of massage is designed to relax both mind and body. Available as,
~ 1 hour, head to toe relaxation
~ 1 hour includes a relaxing back, neck & shoulders massage and an Indian head massage
~ 1 1/2 hours of total head to toe relaxation including an Indian head massage
Pregnancy Massage
A side lying massage, targeting the aches and discomfort your body can experience due to the changes in your shape as you progress through your pregnancy. 1 hour treatment. Indian Head Massage
A deeply relaxing, couch based, treatment; Indian Head Massage helps to calm the mind and promote a feeling of well being. On a regular basis it can help reduce the regularity and intensity of stress headaches. The treatment includes, neck, scalp and face. 1 hour of bliss. Facial Rejuvenation Massage
Another deeply relaxing massage, but this time incorporating lymphatic drainage techniques to reduce puffiness, a scalp massage to reduce tension and a facial massage targeting muscles to help relieve tension lines that can age the face. A face relaxing 1 hour treatment. Lymphatic Drainage Massage
Targeting specific areas of the body or as a full-body treatment, Lymphatic Drainage is a gentle treatment which helps to detoxify the body and stimulate the body’s immune system to promote healing and to fight infection. 1 hour or full body treatment 1 1/2 hours session. Now offering Deep Oscillation Treatment
DEEP OSCILLATION® is an internationally patented, proven technology based on the effects of creating an electrostatic field in the tissue of the patient. Easy application is from therapist to patient/client via hygienic, vinyl gloved hands; utilizing all normal massage movements. DEEP OSCILLATION® gentle, non-invasive, relaxing massage can be applied all over the body and quickly improves circulation, thus allowing fresh oxygen to be pumped to the organs and the skin. Nagging aches and pains reduce, tight tense muscles are relaxed, back/shoulder stress knots can be worked on without further pain being caused (a relief in itself for many!). A normal massage often results in a sleeping client, but with DEEP OSCILLATION® this happens very quickly, mental stresses and strains disappear as the mind and body welcomes the deep, rhythmic, low electrostatic impulses. Because of the non-invasive, non-traumatic, gentle nature of this therapy, very early possibilities of application are possible following injury and from Day One post operatively. Chronic conditions can also be worked upon with effective results.
Merry Christmas to you all, best wishes for the New Year and see you in 2022.
I don’t like to mention Christmas this early but appointments are booking up fast.
I am finishing for Christmas on the 22nd December and starting back on Thursday 6th January.
It has been a strange few months with people having to cancel due to illness, self isolation and changing work commitments; so if you need an appointment do get In touch as appointments do become free.
Also, just a reminder, I am still working under full covid guidelines for both your safety and mine.
The sun is shining and I’m taking a two week break.
Whilst I intend to continue with wearing my mask and visor, keeping the window open and maintaining the full cleaning regime between appointments, I was hoping to be able to relax some of my covid-19 guidelines relating to clients when I come back in August. However, following advice from the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) I anticipate that all current requirements will remain, such as mask wearing and meeting you at your vehicle.
If I feel things can be relaxed a bit when I start back I’ll let you know.
In the meantime enjoy the Sunshine.
Current restrictions are due to be eased on April 12th. I am now starting to receive bookings after this date for regular treatments.
If you would like to book an appointment please let me know. If you are currently suffering and would like to book sooner this is possible.
Before April 12th the last appointment time is 4.30pm after this date it will be 6pm, there will be some Saturday mornings for those that can't make week days. Slots are still only an hour but 90 minute slots will be available from May.
I hope you are well and I look forward to hearing from you.
Just a reminder that I am still working and I am now getting busier. I will be opening up more slots next week.
If you’ve got any niggles or are in pain and would like to book an appointment do get in touch.
An Update
I am now registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) this means that for massage I am defined as ‘ other health services’ and can remain open, rather than Personal care services that must close.
However, I do feel slightly stuck between a rock and a hard place as industry professional associations are being very specific about the moral issue of remaining closed, and this is where I agree with them. Despite my initial thoughts before Christmas that with a third lockdown I would remain open to all clients, I think the current pandemic statistics show we are in a very precarious situation at the moment.
That said, and this is where the rock comes in, as a therapist I am very conscious that I provide essential and much needed support to many clients for physical health, and for others as part of a coping strategy for mental health and that this support is required on an ongoing basis.
So I am going to remain open but initially in a much reduced capacity so if you are suffering and do need an appointment knowing that a massage will help you, DO PLEASE get in touch, even if it’s just to make an appointment for a few weeks time when the effect of the lockdown starts to kick in.
If you have ANY questions please ask. V
Unfortunately, with the announcement of this latest lockdown and the tightening of restrictions within my industry I have taken the decision to close for the time being.
I am currently trying to work out what I can, if anything, or can’t do under the current guidelines.
When I am able to reopen, I will be in touch, in the meantime all appointments are cancelled. Sorry.
A Happy New Year, albeit a slightly subdued, damp and cold one. A bit of good news though, despite being in tier 4 my insurance company have confirmed that I may continue seeing clients face-to-face for ongoing health support (mental or physical) or if the client has had a medical referral.
Happy Christmas to you all and hope to see you in 2021. 😊
I’m looking forward to getting back into the normal routine from next Thursday, 3rd, if you would like to get an appointment in before Christmas do get in touch.
There are some Saturday morning slots available and some later evenings on the week of the 7th.
This year I’m working up until the 23rd December and then stopping for Christmas.
Appointments for January begin on Wednesday 6th, so if you prefer to wait to the New Year the 2021 diary is now open.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Lockdown 2
Unfortunately all appointments for November are now cancelled, I will be in contact regarding postponing soon. December appointments currently remain as they are.
If however, you are in pain, please do contact me, 07801 031 532, there are options and I can help.
By pain I mean it is having a negative impact on your daily life, such as affecting your sleep, causing headaches, making it difficult to walk, sit or stand for any length of time.
It does not include for example, cycling a 100k and your legs aching, in this instance, have an Epsom salt bath and do some stretches, it’s only 4 weeks, you’ll be fine.
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