Samantha Hatton owns SJH Podiatry at Cheshire Lasers in Middlewich.
She graduated from the University of Westminster in 1992 with a degree in Podiatric Medicine. Samantha is registered with the Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) and is a member of the Royal College of Podiatry.
Samantha has worked extensively within the NHS for over 25 years, encompassing a range of clinical and managerial roles. A large proportion of her time was spent as a Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist.
Samantha is local to Middlewich and now works solely as a private podiatry practitioner. She continues her education to provide the best advice and treatments for all clients, including children, regardless of age or medical conditions.
She ensures that she follows the College of Podiatry code of conduct, and her registration with the HCPC can be confirmed by following this link: https://www.hcpc-uk.org/check-the-register/
Samantha has her own Podiatry Clinic at Cheshire Lasers Middlewich.
They take measures to reduce any risk of cross-infection. Use sterilised instruments, and all records are strictly confidential.
What to expect at your appointment:
At your initial podiatry appointment, a general medical history will be taken, including details of any medication, lifestyle, allergies etc. A basic foot examination will include an assessment of your circulation & nerve supply, a basic structural examination, and a discussion of your foot problem. Samantha can then recommend a treatment plan.
Samantha can see anyone with any medical condition, regardless of age (including children).
Powerform V-Plus Pelvic Floor Treatment at Cheshire Lasers
Cheshire Lasers provides Powerform V-Plus chair treatments for strengthening and tightening the pelvic floor muscles. Treating the pelvic floor can help a variety of problems, the most common being stress incontinence.
The Benefits of Treatment:
What is Powerform V-Plus?
Powerform V-Plus is a powerful, revolutionary pelvic floor and core muscle toning treatment. It uses High-Intensity Focused Electro-Magnetic technology, which creates the equivalent of 20,000 muscle contractions in a 30-minute treatment.
Powerform V induces deep pelvic floor muscle contractions equivalent to 15,000 Kegel exercises in just 30 minutes.
The treatment targets the pelvic floor muscle directly and doesn’t require neuromuscular control; the muscle can contract far more than it would consciously, creating highly effective results that could not be achieved using manual Kegel exercise alone.
How does Powerform V-Plus Work?
The Powerform V-Plus creates electromagnetic energy fields which trigger the biological effect of exercise in a non-invasive, painless manner. The energy stimulates motor neurone pulses in 100% of the muscle fibre, significantly more than what would be possible in conventional pelvic floor and core muscle exercises.
The treatment engages the Mitochondria which burn off energy, which encourage the muscle to adapt to this increase in energy. The intense muscle contractions stimulate the muscles to create new protein strands and muscle fibres, resulting in increased muscle tone, strength, density and volume.
The treatment not only helps increase fat and calorie burning in the area treated, but it also improves the body’s metabolic rate. Another benefit to the treatment is a reduction in the amount of inflammation in that area of the body.
The overall result increase in:
muscle tone
strength
volume
density
Contra-indications:
At Cheshire Lasers we do not recommend a Powerform V-Plus treatment if you have the following:
Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Copper coil ( IUD)
Pacemaker
Implanted Defibrillator
Reveal Device
Active Cancer or undergoing Cancer treatment
Large Metal Prosthetics near the treatment area
Infection near the treatment area
You will need a medical assessment from our clinic doctor if you have the following conditions:
Selected Cardiac or Vascular Diseases
Thrombosis or Thrombophlebitis
Prescribed Anti-coagulant medications
Steroid medication
Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Transplant patients
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Auto-immune Conditions / Immunosuppression
Fragile Skin
Skin Thinning medication
How many treatments will I need?
At Cheshire Lasers, we recommend a course of around eight Powerform V-Plus treatments to achieve results.
We recommend a treatment twice a week. It can be three times a week if you prefer, however, you must leave 48 hours between each treatment to allow the muscle to recover.
Would a course of Powerform V-Plus treatments suit me?
At Cheshire Lasers, we recommend Powerform V-Plus to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor muscles.
The treatment can benefit a range of people and problems:
Post-pregnancy to improve weakness in the pelvic floor and or abdominal wall muscles
Weakness due to ageing – to help prolapse symptoms and or stress incontinence.
Muscle weakness due to medical conditions where exercise is not possible.
To help pelvic floor weakness problems when pelvic floor physiotherapy and exercises have failed to help the problem
Is the treatment safe?
Yes! The Powerform treatment transmits consistent electromagnetic fields to the pelvic floor, triggering the biological effect of Kegel exercises in a non-invasive, painless manner.
How long does the treatment take?
Each treatment lasts 30 minutes, making sessions suitable for even the busiest of lifestyles!
What will I feel during the treatment?
The treatment is completely pain-free but can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable. Simply sit on the 3D Powerform V chair fully clothed. The treatment will stimulate thousands of muscle contractions.
Why consider a Powerform V-Plus Pelvic Floor Treatment?
The current guidelines recommend pelvic floor muscle training as the first-line conservative treatment for stress incontinence and mild prolapses. Exercises need to be performed regularly every day and continued long-term to make a difference. Some people struggle to do the exercises due to a lack of time/commitment, whereas others have a poor, ineffective technique, so the exercises do not improve the problem.
To help with pelvic floor exercises, your GP can refer you to a physiotherapist who specialises in pelvic floor problems. They can advise you about technique and help you improve the efficiency of the exercises so they actually cause changes and improvement. Physiotherapists can also help you by using a biofeedback device to measure the strength of the pelvic floor muscle to help educate you when you are making strong contractions and also advise if the exercises are making a difference. They can also advise about vaginal cones. Some physiotherapists also use electrical stimulation to help the muscle contract and increase muscle tone. Despite these interventions, some people still struggle to improve their pelvic floor strength and tone.
Powerform V-Plus targets the entire pelvic floor, unlike the electrical stimulation devices and unlike conscious pelvic floor exercises, which only target a small area of the pelvic floor. A treatment session of 30 minutes is equivalent to 20,000 contractions, so each treatment leads to quicker and more dramatic muscle changes compared to any other treatment.
Does the treatment replace Kegel exercises?
Powerform treatment is considered more effective, as Kegel exercises cannot achieve the intensity or number of muscle contractions that the treatment achieves in a 30-minute session.
It is still recommended that you perform some exercises, especially after your course of treatment, so you can continue to maintain the strength and function of your pelvic floor. You can, however, book maintenance treatments if you prefer as an alternative.
What types of incontinence improve with Pelvic Floor Treatment?
Stress incontinence is the most likely to respond to pelvic floor treatment. Mixed incontinence can also improve to some extent.
What is stress incontinence?
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a condition in which there is an involuntary loss of urine on effort, physical exertion, sneezing or coughing. A weak pelvic floor most commonly causes this, hence why pelvic floor exercises are recommended.
To find out if you are suitable for this powerform plus pelvic floor treatment, please complete this form and contact us to arrange a phone call assessment with one of our team.
Powerform Pelvic Floor Treatment Reviews
Feedback Received 1 week after 8th Treatment:
I have had a week pelvic floor and mild stress incontinence for years and this has got worse over time. I struggle to feel my pelvic floor and therefore find pelvic floor exercises impossible. So I thought I would give the Powerform a try.
At first, I felt very little during the treatment and was concerned my muscles were past improvement. After a few treatments, I was more aware of my pelvic floor muscles and felt I could contract them slightly better than I could before. On my 6th and 7th treatments the muscle contractions felt more intense and I became more aware of my own pelvic floor contractions in between treatments.
A week after my 8th treatment on the powerform chair I am so much happier with my pelvic floor function. I can feel a significant improvement in the strength of my muscles and the stress incontinence has improved a lot. I plan to have another couple of treatments over the next month and will definitely continue with the recommended 6-week maintenance
Feedback received on the day of 8th treatment:
Pleased with the results of the powerform pelvic floor treatment. Just had my 8th treatment, my pelvic floor feels tighter and I can feel and use the muscles in this area much more. I have improved control passing urine and it has reduced my stress incontinence. Thank you, TS.
Feedback received on the day of 8th treatment:
I was having several leaks a day whilst coughing, sneezing, lifting, physical exercise and certainly if I didn’t make it to the toilet on time. Now I think its mostly reduced to just physical exercise as I feel more in control at other times.
I would definitely recommend the treatment as I do feel more confident. I am determined to carry on with pelvic floor exercises and follow up with occasional Power Chair treatments.
Enhancing general health in preparation for conception. Reflexology may help couples with fertility problems by supporting general well-being, relaxation, and hormone balance. It can also help regulate periods, promote ovulation, reduce PMS, and increase sperm quality and quantity. Fertility problems can be very stressful, and a course of reflexology can help balance the body and mind for improved well-being.
Ideally, three months is the best time for couples to start preparing with regular treatments. Reflexology encourages the elimination of toxins, aids relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety, and aids improved sleep, all factors that may affect the body’s natural cycle and balance. A course of treatment is recommended.
During pregnancy, holistic therapies can help relieve pregnancy-related discomforts and support sleep and relaxation. Many women also find reflexology provides relaxation and emotional support as they approach childbirth.
Sharron has taken additional Reflexology training to help reduce the symptoms people experience during menopause, an issue many women suffer from. Reflexology can help reduce hormonal fluctuations that contribute to mood swings, fatigue and many other menopause symptoms.
Dr. Noah Sisson-Curbishley DProf., MSc., Pg.Cert., MBACP (Accred.)
Noah is an accreditedPsychotherapist who has a background working in the NHS, charity, private and public sectors. Noah is a university lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy. Noah’s current research is looking at counselling for adult children of emotionally immature / narcissistic parents.
With a Doctorate, an MSc in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, Therapeutic Counselling and EMDR training, Noah can offer a bespoke psychotherapeutic approach to life’s challenges.
Noah can help with Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Identity issues, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma and many others.
Noah is also a yoga teacher and utilises postures, breathwork and meditation into psychotherapeutic work.
Counselling with Dr. Noah Sisson-Curbishley
Noah is a fully accredited psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, qualified in traditional talking therapies, including person-centred work, compassion-focused therapy and mindfulness-based approaches. Noah is also a yoga teacher and utilises breathwork, postures/movement and meditation into psychotherapy if this is something you feel would benefit you.
Noah understands that life’s challenges are as unique and complex as the individual who experiences them. Noah’s aim is to help you work through emotional challenges and realise your full potential in a unique and empowering way. Techniques and strategies can be learnt in sessions to utilise at home to help finding balance and processing your experiences.
Noah’s unique perspective in applying a combination of the following techniques to help you to process emotions and experiences in a gentle and profound way:
Noah offers psychotherapeutic approaches of different modalities so there is no pressure to fit into just one – the approach to the work is as unique as the client. The beauty of this work is you are free to experiment with what you feel is right for you in the moment – everything in the process is guided by you with no pressure, expectation or judgement.
By combining the frameworks and techniques of traditional psychotherapeutic approaches, clients make profound strides in their progress to achieve outcomes that are more positively aligned with their goals. All the techniques can be tailored to your needs or your level of comfort and can be discussed during a free consultation.
Noah has a background working in the NHS, charity, private and public sectors and is also a university lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy. Noah is an accredited BACP member and Pink Therapy accredited.
Counselling with Noah holds valid full insurance.
Noahs Qualifications:
Noah holds a doctorate in social science – specifically social and developmental psychology and is qualified to master’s level in advanced counselling and psychotherapy as well as being a qualified clinical supervisor.
Doctorate in Social Sciences – Social and Developmental Psychology
MSc Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy
Pg. Cert. Supervision in counselling and psychotherapy
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy
EMDR Practitioner
Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner
Degree Therapeutic Counselling
Solution Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Are you considering booking counselling with Noah?
Not every counsellor or approach is right for everyone, so Noah offers a free consultation to discuss your needs and what approach would suit you best.
Noah provides therapy for adults and children 11+.
The Zone Face Lift – Bergman Method is offered exclusively at Cheshire Lasers by Reflexology by Sharron
“A contender for London’s best facial treatment, afterwards my eyes were brighter, my cheekbones sharper, my brow less furrowed…far and away the most enjoyable hour of life so far this year.” Sarah Vine, leading beauty journalist
What is The Zone Face Lift – Bergman Method
Zone Face Lift is an award-winning, deeply relaxing treatment that combines pressure point massage with ancient and modern face-lifting techniques, including facial reflexology, Gua Sha, quartz crystals, Japanese facelift massage, Indian Head Massage, and Native American healing methods.
This bespoke treatment is customised for each client and offers both cosmetic and therapeutic benefits. It naturally stimulates collagen and elastin production, reduces puffiness, tightens and tones the skin, sculpts the neckline, and smooths fine lines and wrinkles—often with visible results after just one session.
Zone Face Lift also promotes lymphatic drainage, improves circulation, removes toxins, and enhances skin brightness and complexion. Beyond its physical benefits, it helps reduce stress, tension, and symptoms of migraines, sinus issues, TMJ pain, bruxism, Bell’s Palsy, insomnia, IBS, joint pain, and depression.
Combining the benefits of facial and foot reflexology, it supports better sleep, mood, and overall wellbeing—offering a powerful, holistic alternative to Botox and fillers.
Zone Face Lift – treatments and prices
12 week Course is £770 save 10% when booked as a package.
6 weeks Course is £385 save 5% when booked as a package.
Or available as a single bespoke treatment.
Best results are achieved with a regular weekly course of treatment, you can opt for 6 or 12 weeks, but personalised plans are available on request.
Single treatment options are below
Zone Face Lift – Diamond.
One off 60 minute treatment, includes Cleanse, Facial Reflexology, Gua Sha Massage & Sculpt. £65.
Zone Face Lift – Delux.
One off 75 minute treatment, includes Facial hot towels, Cleanse, Facial Reflexology, Gua Sha Massage & Sculpt. £70.
Zone Face Lift – Ultimate. One off 90 minute treatment, includes Facial hot towels, Cleanse, Facial Reflexology, Gua Sha Massage & Sculpt, Face Mask, Eye gel, Serum, and Moisturiser, guided visualisation and sacred smudging. £90.
The Zone Face Lift 12 Week Program
Your 12 week program will begin with a short questionnaire and a full introduction to the Zone Face Lift series of treatments.
Over the 12 weeks it involves a series of mixed treatments combining the following:
The ZFL treatment begins with a facial cleanse using the Zone Face Lift designed cleanser, followed by a luxurious hot towel steam to open up pores and stimulate blood and lymph flow. The hot towels penetrate the skin to expose younger cells and remove make up & pollutants.
After the cleansing and steaming the face, the crystal infused Facial Elixir is applied. This not only nourishes the skin but the therapeutic botanicals bring a deep sense of tranquillity and calm.
A full 30 minute facial reflexology sequence commences and this will be the way your ZFL treatment begins each week.
Zone Face Lift Massage
After the 30 minute facial reflexology treatment the Zone Face Lift transition smoothly follows.
Your facial treatment includes the use of Obsidian Facial Mushrooms to cool and soothe the skin, and promote the release of collagen, nourishing and calming the skin.
An Acupressure Roller which stimulates nerve endings and encourages natural healing with skin rejuvenation.
Next An Obsidian Facial Gua Sha then is used to sculpt and decongest the skin, draining lymphatic fluid, improve blood flow and circulation, even out skin tone and pigmentation and activates elastin making the skin plumper and tighter.
I will then apply a series of unique massage techniques to lift and sculpt the face using the Zone Face Lift techniques, unlike any other facial treatment you will have experienced.
The End Result
The results will speak for themselves, the benefits you will feel and visualise across the 12 weeks can include:
• Naturally stimulated collagen.
• Reduced pigmentation.
• Reduced dark circles and puffiness under the eyes.
• Lymphatic drainage.
• Reduction in stress and an uplift in mood.
• Improved sleep patterns.
• Positive transformative healing.
• Tighter, plumper skin tone.
• A reduction in fine lines and wrinkles.
More Information about Facial Reflexology – Bergman Method
The Bergman Method Facial Reflexology is a therapeutic technique developed by Ziggie Bergman that applies the principles of foot reflexology to the face.
Key Features:
Focuses on reflex points on the face that correspond to different parts of the body, aiming to restore balance and promote healing.
Gentle stimulation of these points boosts circulation, encourages lymphatic drainage, and supports the body’s natural healing processes.
Deeply relaxing, helping to reduce stress, tension, and related conditions such as migraines, sinus issues, and sleep problems.
Non-invasive and natural, making it a holistic alternative to more aggressive treatments.
Can also improve skin tone and appearance, as better circulation and muscle stimulation help achieve a healthy glow.
It’s often used alone or as part of the Zone Face Lift treatment, enhancing both emotional and physical well-being.
Facial Reflexology has all the benefits and principles of traditional Foot Reflexology. It is deeply relaxing with immediate effects due to its close proximity to the brain and central nervous system. Once the reflex points are activated a direct response occurs in the corresponding area of the body. This helps the body’s healing process, improving circulation and nerve supply as well as the release of toxins. Treatments also stimulate collagen and elastin which gives the effect of tighter, plumper more radiant skin.
Having trained with the world renowned Ziggie Bergman, founder of ‘The Bergman Method’ Facial Reflexology, and Zone Face Lift, Sharron offer these specialist and unique treatment here at Cheshire Lasers.
Which Products are used?
After a short consultation, Sharron will begin to cleanse the face. She will then apply Ziggie Bergman’s Facial Elixir which lifts your Face & Spirit with silky Amethyst Crystal-Infused oil. This oil hydrates your skin and helps reduce fine lines to help you look radiant.
How will I feel after?
Facial Reflexology combines the therapeutic benefits of holistic therapy with a touch of beautifying luxury!
Clients often feel a sense of well-being and calm, along with a more youthful, glowing complexion.
It can also alleviate winter ailments such as blocked sinuses, dry skin, headaches, fatigue, a dull complexion, and depression. It helps the body work at its optimum level and can boost the immune system.
The unique benefit of Facial Reflexology is that it not only supports overall health and wellbeing, but it also promotes a more youthful appearance and complexion.
How do I book a Treatment?
Please book with Sharron directly; she can also discuss your treatment suitability.
Telephone 07483858727 or Email sharronroughton1@gmail.com
Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice that originated in the early 20th century. It aims to promote healing by channelling energy through the practitioner’s hands to the recipient, either through light touch or by placing the hands just above the body.
Reiki, pronounced ray-key, means ‘universal life force’ and refers to the energy field surrounding everything in our universe. Energy flows through channels in our bodies and if one’s channels become blocked or our energy is low, then we are more likely to feel the effects of stress.
Reiki can help improve any illness or condition and is particularly useful in relieving stress, depression, anxiety and pain. It is also an effective method of inducing deep relaxation and maintaining a balanced state of well-being. A Buddhist monk from southern Japan started to use Reiki in the 1920s as a spiritual healing technique. We all have a personal energy field made up of a system of connected ‘chakras’ around our bodies, and when they’re balanced, we’re physically and emotionally healthy. If they become blocked or unbalanced, it impacts our well-being. Reiki practitioners, or masters, can summon and direct good energy (happiness and calm) to replace ‘bad’ (anger, stress, and frustration), in turn restoring health and wellbeing.
You lie down, fully dressed, and a reiki master places their hands very lightly on or just above to guide positive energy into your body. They don’t diagnose or offer cures but channel positive energy to improve physical and emotional issues. Some people experience a tingling sensation; others feel warmth or a cooling effect. In the main, it’s a relaxing experience.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It can be useful in helping virtually any illness and always creates a beneficial effect. Reiki also works in conjunction with other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. It is a spiritual healing treatment aimed at bringing about gentle balance and wellbeing.
Reiki may be beneficial for the following:
Depression
Anxiety
Emotional balancing, self-esteem
Sleeping problems
Relationship problems
Coping with changes in life
Pre and post-surgery
Trauma, grief
Pain
Mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing
Side effects of medications and treatments
Reiki is very relaxing. During treatment, the practitioner will place their hands either on or off the body at specific treatment points.
A Reiki treatment lasts for approximately 60 minutes.
Reiki can be adapted to help most medical conditions. It is used safely to help people of all ages, including pregnant mothers, newborns, surgical patients, the frail and the elderly, in any situation.
ReikiFlex
Reikiflex is a relatively new combined treatment of Reflexology and Reiki. It offers a deeply relaxing complementary therapy to balance mind and body physically and spiritually.
This safe and unique treatment is aimed at those wishing to experience calming and spiritual therapy.
Being complementary, Reiki & Reikiflex work effectively alongside orthodox healthcare and natural remedies, expanding treatment options.
The Following Specialists perform Reiki at Cheshire Lasers:
Cheshire Lasers houses a team of counsellors and psychotherapists. They all have different special interests and experiences and provide a wide range of different therapies to suit different peoples needs.
Noah is an AccreditedPsychotherapist and an EMDR Practitioner who a background working in the NHS, charity, private and public sectors. Currently engaged in PhD research as well as owning their own private practice Psychothe-reiki
With an MSc in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, Therapeutic Counselling and EMDR training, Noah is able to offer a traditional psychotherapeutic approach to your problems. However, Noah also has training in Emotional Freedom Techniques, Reiki to allow a more holistic approach to therapy. All options can be tailored to your needs and your level of comfort and can be discussed during a free consultation.
Noah can help with Abuse, AIDS/HIV, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Identity issues, Post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, and Traumaand many others.
Reflexology is based upon the principle that there are energy zones that run throughout the body and there are reflex areas in the feet and hands that correspond to all the major parts of the body. It is a complementary therapy that involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet or hands, which correspond to different organs and systems in the body.
This practice aims to promote health and well-being by stimulating these reflex points.
Benefits of Reflexology:
Increased circulation: by stimulating blood flow, reflexology may enhance the delivery of oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, potentially improving overall health.
Improved relaxation: may help alleviate stress and induce deep relaxation, contributing to overall well-being.
Sense of well-being
Supports the immune system
Elimination of toxins from the body
Lowers Blood Pressure.
Cancer Relief.
Detoxification.
Improve tension, stress and circulation associated with enhancing your own fertility.
Beneficial in supporting the symptoms in Pregnancy.
Enhanced Sleep Quality: The relaxation effects of reflexology might contribute to better sleep patterns, aiding those experiencing insomnia or disrupted sleep.
Digestive Support: Some individuals report relief from digestive issues, such as constipation, through reflexology sessions.
Hormonal Balance: Reflexology might aid in balancing hormones, which can be beneficial for individuals experiencing issues related to hormonal imbalances.
Immune System Boost: By promoting overall relaxation and balance, reflexology may support the immune system’s function, potentially reducing the frequency of illnesses.
Anxiety and Depression Alleviation: Reflexology may help reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, promoting emotional balance and mental health.
Reflexology can help alleviate many problems, such as colds, sinusitis, migraines, asthma, sciatica and insomnia. It relaxes, reduces stress and detoxifies the body and can be used effectively as a preventative form of health care. It can bring a balance to conditions such as hormonal imbalances, digestive problems, back pain and headaches.
Problems Reflexology can help with:
Migraine
Stress, anxiety, depression
Back pain
Arthritis
Hormonal imbalances/PMS
Menopause Symptoms
IBS/digestive disorders
Stress-related conditions
Sleep problems
Fertility
Who Provides Reflexology at Cheshire Lasers?
At Cheshire Lasers Clinic, we have two highly experienced Reflexologists:
A Reflexology treatment (with or without specially selected aromatherapy oils) lasts for approximately 60 minutes. The first treatment, however, can take up to 90 minutes as a full client consultation occurs before the treatment can commence.
During a typical reflexology session, the reflexologist will take a detailed medical history. Sessions are usually performed in a comfortable chair or couch. The client will be asked to remove footwear and socks. The practitioner will make a visual and tactile examination of the area to be worked on before beginning the precise reflexology movements. The particular types of movements involved require the application of appropriate pressure using the thumb and fingers.
Why may I benefit from Reflexology?
Reflexology may be beneficial in restoring balance and harmony in the body and releasing tension. Practitioners believe that it helps facilitate a deep state of relaxation, calm emotions, and produce a serene mind. Research studies support many of these benefits.
Many people describe a profound sense of relaxation and increased energy following their session. In addition, specific studies indicate that reflexology may reduce pain and anxiety.
Reflexology is growing increasingly popular across Europe and Asia as both a complement to other treatments and as a preventive measure. One example is Denmark, where various municipalities and companies have employed reflexologists since the early ’90s.
According to several studies, this practice in Denmark has resulted in reduced sick leave and absenteeism (and significant economic savings for the employers). Employees have consistently reported a complete or partial improvement in conditions where they sought reflexologists’ help and even relief for additional problems related to stress. In one municipal district, almost one-third of the employees reported greater satisfaction with their jobs after completing six sessions with a reflexologist.
View the reflex areas in the feet and their corresponding parts of the body
It is a massage treatment based on a system of traditional medicine which has been practised in India for over a thousand years.
The aim is to release the stress that has accumulated in the tissues, muscles and joints of the head, face, neck and shoulders.
What does Indian Head Massage Involve?
The client usually sits in a massage chair for the treatment. Our therapist uses a range of different movements, including application of deep kneading and compression movements over the neck, shoulder and scalp areas. In addition, our therapist will also gently stimulate key pressure points on the face. This treatment is especially good for relieving stress, tension, fatigue, insomnia, headaches, migraine and sinusitis. The technique also helps increase joint mobility and flexibility in the neck and shoulders, improves blood circulation and lymphatic flow, frees knots of muscular tension, relaxes connective tissue, and aids in the elimination of accumulated toxins and waste products. It is particularly good for reducing the effects of stress and tension.
Conditions that can benefit from Indian Head Massage are as follows:
Neck and shoulder pain
Face pain
Scalp conditions
Anxiety
Stress
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Asthma
Bronchitis
Depression
At Cheshire Lasers, Indian Head Massage is performed by the following specialists:
What is Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)?
EMDR is a treatment for distressing memories; those memories may be related to trauma such as sexual abuse, childhood neglect, road traffic accidents or violence. It can also, be helpful for phobias, traumatic grief, pain and performance anxiety. Traumatic memories can become blocked in the brain which then causes symptoms of anxiety and intrusive images.
You may have tried to avoid the thoughts and certain places related to the trauma because of this. The brain stem is triggering the fight/flight response. The Amygdala in the brain becomes overcharged by the blocked memory as it remains unprocessed and undigested. It then affects the thinking process.
EMDR treatment uses bilateral stimulation activating the left and right brain hemispheres. It activates the memory networks allowing the memory to be processed and digested. The bilateral stimulation can be auditory, tactile, sensory and also visual stimulus. It may trigger off other memories that you may not have been aware of.
Please consult the following web address for further information on EMDR;
