Fred has graduated from the Susan Findlay Oncology Massage Course, where he has learned about the different types of cancer, their treatments and side effects, and has worked first hand with cancer patients. 

This form of massage is gentle and soothing and is more focused on the general well-being of the client. A way to reconnect with your body.

It can also be done with the client fully clothed. 

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The potential benefits of Oncology massage are

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• Prevention of skin problems

• Relieving muscle soreness

• Increasing uptake of nutrition 

• Stimulation of lymphatic flow

• Increasing range of movement

• Increasing relaxation

• Encouraging deeper respiration

• Stimulating the digestive system

• Improving quality of sleep

• Increasing alertness and mental clarity

• Faster recovery from anaesthesia

• Stimulating faster wound healing

• Improving scar tissue elasticity

• Decreasing chemo and radiotherapy symptomology

• Improving effectiveness of medication, physical therapy and other medical procedures

• Increasing patient awareness

• Re-establishing a positive body image

• Decreasing anxiety and depression

• Reducing feeling of isolation

• Giving a sense of body control

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