Massage Musculoskeletal Therapies Paula Nutting

Massage Musculoskeletal Therapies and Pain Management

Looking for a specialist to treat your aches and pains?

What are Massage Musculoskeletal Therapies ?  We thrive on the ideal of providing the best service of care to our clients and patients. We focus on stress management and your nervous system - two aspects which contribute 99% to why our bodies and sense of wellness can become "unhinged".

We offer a home based clinic in a secure apartment with ample parking and easy access.  We individualise our treatment schedule with you following a full assessment of your wellbeing and functional capacity and goals. We can also recommend rehabilitative movement and exercise routines to assist in your return to health goals.

Introducing Chapmans Reflexes

If you’re experiencing stress in your life, whether physical or emotional, we can definitely help you.   We can assist in alleviating all musculoskeletal pain, including headaches, back pain, hip or pelvic instability – practically anything muscle or nerve-related with stress as its origin. This treatment also works wonderfully for children and the elderly, as well as sports fanatics and the sedentary worker alike.  Chapmans Reflexes is also safe to use during most stages of normal pregnancy.

We also specialise in the following treatments and therapies:

Remedial Massage

This modality provides a dynamic approach to deal with a number of complex issues that may occur in our bodies and result in pain, imbalance and poor functionality.  This massage approach uses manipulation of the soft tissues of the body – and influences movement – to produce a specific therapeutic, rather than just a generalised approach. Techniques, lubricants, and movements are used to suit to your needs and response.

Musculoskeletal Therapy

We offer this approach to treat the muscles and skeletal system using various soft tissue and mobilization techniques.  This differs from Remedial Massage which focuses on manipulation.  Musculoskeletal therapy is more commonly used in the treatment and the rehabilitation of back pain, neck pain, joint pain, and muscular dysfunction and/or injuries. This modalities techniques will incorporate a varied amount of ‘hands on’ mobilization and if necessary combine remedial techniques, as well as take-home stretching and strengthening exercises. This assists in maintaining the functional alignment of the skeletal system.

Kids' Massage

A complementary and alternative treatment that uses massage therapy – the manual manipulation of soft tissue to promote health and well-being – for children and adolescents. We also focus on sports performance with neurolymphatic points and stretching, which are gentler if painful treatment is a deterrent.

Pregnancy Massage

The three stages of pregnancy have very specific and unique characteristics which can be managed with your therapist in a particular treatment regime.  For example first trimester can bring on extreme hormone fluxes, with nausea as a main side effect.  Certain points of the body are avoided during massage treatments, throughout the journey to child birth,  as they may stimulate potential uncomfortable side effects.

As experienced therapists we approach each stage of your pregnancy with an individual treatment plan that will support your body's changes and needs in maintaining wellbeing.

Other modalities
Structural Balance
Stretching
Exercise prescription

Principal Therapist - Paula Nutting

After completing her nursing certificate in 1980, Paula specialized in intensive care. She completed her Personal Training Certificate in 2001, a Diploma of Remedial Massage in 2002 and a Bachelors in Health Science Musculoskeletal Therapy in 2007. This established a pathway to corrective exercises and rehabilitation of the patient suffering soft tissue dysfunction. Paula has lectured for massage colleges in Brisbane on diploma and degree subjects, and coordinated and designed units of study for the vocational education arena and higher education.

She has presented courses, seminars and workshops within the massage industry in areas of musculoskeletal dysfunction, instability of the core, acute and chronic muscle imbalance, and various muscle and joint techniques, establishing her expertise within the field.