This time, we interviewed Fran, our excellent massage therapist. Read what she's like when she doesn't massage people and what's her idea of a perfect life!
Fran, where are you from and how long have you been living in London?
I’m from Brighton, living in London for 6 years now.
What do you like doing in your free time?
Shoulder tension – why do our shoulders feel so tight?
Shoulder tension is by far the most common complaint we treat at Fulham Massage & Wellness. Long working hours, stressful London commute journeys and busy life schedules add stress and tension to our muscles. You could say it’d be hard to find many people in this city who would claim to feel tension free. Tolerating tension is all too common as it becomes part of our “normal” wellbeing. It’s not until muscle tension develops into pain or something more severe that we react and take action.
Read what John, our Front of House, thinks about local Fulham studio which he visited in October:
"I visited Un1t in Fulham for the first time to experience one of their strength based classes. The facility was very easy to find on Wandsworth Bridge Road and as I went downstairs to reception I was greeted by Josh who was the coach for the session.
Like most people coming to the end of August, I wanted to get out of London and have some time exploring somewhere new and relaxing before the September term routine started all over again. I looked on Google Maps and logged in the distance between London and Paris. 160miles via Newhaven and Dieppe ferry crossing. I looked across my room at my bike and thought to myself, “How hard can it be”?
Good posture can be described as the body’s ability to sit, walk, stand or lie in a position that places a minimal strain on supporting, muscles, ligaments and joints during movement or activities. When poor posture is prevalent you may see a head being tilted forward, a chest depressed, round shoulders, a slouched back curve or the pelvis swaying forward. Whether poor posture is generic or activity and lifestyle caused, massage in Fulham can play a positive role in relieving, managing or correcting bad posture.
Our posture suffers the most from the daily grind, it’s something that we don’t really notice until we look in the mirror or someone points it out to us. Posture is the position in which someone holds their body whilst standing and sitting. It is extremely common to have a postural disorder, particularly in this new age of technology.
Let me paint you a picture; remember that day in the coffee shop hunched over a warm cup of coffee staring at your computer replying to emails, working hard; and later in the day, you noticed your neck was hurting and/or you were experiencing some headaches. This is from your posture.
As a clinic that specialises in treating pains and injuries, at Fulham Massage & Wellness, we see a variety of symptoms or complaints. Shoulder pain, neck tension, back strain, hip pain, leg tightness, we’ve seen it all. One of the more interesting findings, however, is that many of our clients started visiting us, to relieve wrist, hand and arm pain – the areas we rarely even talk about.
We believe that booking your regular massage in advance is more beneficial than re-acting to pain. Therefore we introduce a Self-Care Incentive: 
We offer a free, no obligation phone consultation to find out how we can help you - contact us today:
Fulham Massage and Wellness
293 New King's Road,
Parsons Green,
Fulham, London
SW6 4RE
Tel:
020 379 497 60
Email:
info@fulham-massage.com
