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Category Archives: Melbourne Massage and Treatment

Melbourne Massage and Treatment is a home-based massage studio run by Giovanni, a qualified Myotherapist passionate about health and healing.

Melbourne Massage and Treatment Services.

Giovanni started in Massage career back in 2016 at the SSNT in Fitzroy.

After that, he worked and travelled in Asia and Europe, specialised in Thai Massage and Applied Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), and completed a diploma in Remedial Massage and Advance Diploma in Myotherapy.

Giovanni is finishing a Bachelor in Health Science, Myotherapy Clinic at Torrens University.

What type of condition does Giovanni treat?

What is this blog About?

Melbourne Massage and Treatment blog is about Giovanni’s experience within the massage industry, health topics, and an explanation of how different massage services works.

Giovanni likes to ensure his client knows what happens to their body when they are in pain or living with discomfort. He believes body awareness is vital to the recovery/healing process.

If you are looking for treatment, book your next appointment with Giovanni now.

Or if you have any questions, get in touch now.

Massage Near Me – Coburg

Melbourne Massage and Treatment studio is located on Blair St, Coburg, 3058.

Easy to get here by public transport, like tram 1, 6 or 19, or by train, as Giovanni lives nearby Moreland Station.

Also, if you need to drive here, plenty of car park spots are available along Blair St.

Melbourne Massage and Treatment

Watersheds and Body Quadrant in MLD

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watersheds quadrant
04
Dec

A Watershed is an imaginary line that divides the body and the Lymphatic System into quadrants. Each quadrant has its lymphatic liquid collection canal, and the lower quadrant, as per the two legs, sends the liquid to the cisterna kili, a gland that sits deep behind the belly button that is connected to the upper […]

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MLD

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MLD
26
Nov

MLD stands for Manual Lymphatic Drainage. As per a deep tissue massage, MLD treatment works on the lymphatic system and not the musculoskeletal system. This technique aims to boost the capacity and ability of the lymphatic system. Manual Lymphatic Drainage history. MLD is a technique implemented by Dr Vodder and his wife, Estrid Vodder, with […]

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Remedial Massage Strokes

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Remedial Massage
19
Nov

Strokes that we use as Remedial Massage therapists. As previously mentioned, a remedial massage is different from a relaxation massage. Indeed a remedial massage aiming is to speed up the recovery process from an injury or musculoskeletal dysfunction. Therefore, in a remedial massage, we use a bigger variety of strokes, and we can dive them […]

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Remedial Massage

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Cupping Session Remedial Massage
11
Nov

In this post, I talk about Remedial Massage and how this technique is applied in my services. What is a Remedial Massage?How does it work?Where did I train for this type of massage? As per the name, remedial massage aims to improve the quality of life of the clients, by giving a remedy to her/his […]

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Thai Massage History and Benefit

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Thai Massage History
06
Nov

The history of Thai Massage. As per the name, Thai Massage is a technique of bodywork that finds its origin in Thailand. The history of Thai Massage starts about 2500 years ago with Jivaka Kumar Bhaccha (Shivago Kompara ) a friend of the Buddha, who had a really wise knowledge about medicine. Still nowadays, along […]

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Fascia

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Fascia Photo
30
Oct

Fascia. What is Fascia? Why it is so important? How does it work? How Thai Massage can help to improve fascia mobility? Fascia (from Latin: “band”) is a band or sheet of connective tissue, mainly made of collagen, that seats below the skin and attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs. […]

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Rotator Cuff Muscles

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Rotator Cuff Muscles
23
Oct

Rotator Cuff Muscles and Bursitis. What muscles are the rotator cuff muscles? And why are so important? What happens when the rotator cuff muscles are out of balance? What is Shoulder Bursitis? Firstly,  we look in too which 4 muscles are the rotator cuff muscles. Subscapularis Origin Subscapular fossa of scapula. Insertion Lesser tubercle of […]

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Functional Test and Shoulder Pain

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Empty can test, functional test
14
Oct

Functional test and the empty can test. What is a functional test? What is an empty can test and how does it work? Firstly, functional tests are used to test the strength or load capacity of a single muscle. Secondly, the importance of a functional test is due to avoid misinterpretation of the muscle status […]

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Cervical Occipital Muscles

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Cervical Occipital Muscles
10
Oct

Firstly the Cervical Occipital muscles are a group of muscles, that seat inferior to the skull and are bilateral to the first and second cervical vertebrae. Cervical Occipital muscles are responsible for 45° of rotation out of 90°. Along with these muscles we find: – Obliquus Capitis Inferior; Origin: Spinous process of Axis (C2) Insertion: […]

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Thai Yoga Class

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Self Thai Massage
25
Sep

Thai Yoga, is an exercise practice that would take you to a place of relaxation and better physical and mental well-being. As you may already read on the website page about Thai Yoga, this exercise aims to improve your mobility, motility, and body awareness. Those exercises are based on the principle of Thai Massage and […]

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Melbourne Massage and Treatment - - - Close for Holiday till the 25th/9/2023 - - -
To all the new and returning clients, thanks for being here . I am currently in holiday, and I will be back to give treatment on the week of the 25th/Sept/2023. If you are in severe pain, and feel unwell, please reach out for your GP. If you have any inquire, contact me by clicking here. Booking are open for the month of September and onward. Click here to book your next appointment.