PHYSICAL THERAPIES
(The modalities below may be combined or individually received within a session.)

Pain Relief Guarantee

• During sessions reduction of pain can be easily tested with therapeutic massage and orthobionomy.  If pain is not reducing during a session with the use of either of these modalities, then the practitioner will refer you on with no charge. 
• Craniosacral therapy and Reiki may not be so easily monitored for pain reduction during the session and therefore, the guarantee does not apply to these.  However, both Reiki and craniosacral therapy continue to work after the session and the positive effects of these may be felt later on.  In most cases, people experience a level of relief after one session. 
• Bear in mind that reduction and resolution of musculoskeltal and other types of pain is dependent on the condition and how you are maintaining and using your body on a daily basis. 

The practitioner can help you with body awareness and self-care.

Craniosacral Therapy
As CranioSacral Therapy influences the functioning of the nervous system it can help alleviate a wide range of conditions associated with pain and dysfunction such as: 
                     ADD                                      birth trauma
                     chronic pain                           dental trauma 
                     digestive problems                   emotional problems 
                     headaches and migraines          head injuries  
                     post-surgical dysfunction           Sciatica 
                     Sinusitis                                 TMJ dysfunction 
                     and other ailments

• It is a very gentle hands-on therapy based in osteopathy that focuses on enhancing the functioning of the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord, and the connective tissues that physically support the body .  
• Imbalance or dysfunction of the CranioSacral System can adversely affect the development and performance of the brain and spinal cord and contribute to musculoskeletal, digestive, learning and visual problems.   It may also have an impact on your energy level and may contribute to emotional problems.
• It is a safe non-manipulative technique that helps bring the body back to balance, enhancing the body's ability to heal, strengthening the effectiveness of the immune system, reducing stress and uplifting energy.  
• A therapy session will normally last an hour during which time the client remains fully clothed and it is typical for benefit to be experienced from the first session.

It has also been shown to be effective in assisting clients suffering chronic symptoms that have been unresponsive to alternative remedies.

Valee has been practicing this therapy since 1998 and has worked with a wide range of conditions.   Her work includes intra-oral release excellent for physical dental trauma which may be the cause of sinusitis, headaches, jaw problems...


Therapeutic Massage
Addresses the musculoskeletal system by assisting fluid drainage and nutrient availability to muscle and connective tissues.  It also has an analgesic effect on the pain receptors, thus reducing pain.

• Therapeutic massage is muscle specific and the therapist not only works on the body of muscles, but also the tendons that attach to the skeletal system helping them to soften, release and lengthen which also improves freedom of movement.

Orthobionomy
This modality works with releasing the joints of the body and is another osteopathic technique.  It is very gentle and the therapist works with moving the joints into a position of ease which allows the body to automatically unwind and release restriction.  

             Orthobionomy can be applied to release the neck, shoulders,
      elbows, wrists, spine, sacrum, hips, knees, ankles, fingers and toes.


Reiki
Reiki is an ancient and powerful form of hands-on healing.  This energy flows through all life and follows the energy pathways of the body, known in Eastern medicine as the meridians and chakras.  Its meaning is the Universal Life Force energy and without it the body could not be alive, including animals, plants and the Earth herself, therefore everything is nourished by this energy. 

How does Reiki work?

• If we consider that we are made of energy, simply put, our cells are alive through a process of chemical and electrical communication, our muscles contract by chemical or electrical impulse, the nerves in the body and the brain continually communicate by electrical impulses.  Every atom that makes up chemicals has electrons that orbit its circumference. 
• The meridian system is the subtle energy highway within the body delivering life force energy to the cellular and atomic level, carrying the energy from the chakra system which pulls in the life force energy into the endocrine glands and nerve plexus (bunch of nerves); the auric field surrounds the body and protects it energetically.  Where the life force isn’t flowing properly the cells are unable to function optimally.  It would be like a weak flow of electricity to a light bulb. 
• When Reiki is given it helps restore the normal flow of the life force to the weak areas and if the area is really blocked like a drain pipe, it will break up the debris and help to restore normal functioning.

Research

In the 1970’s Stanford University conducted research with Reiki on mice to substantiate its ability to accelerate the innate healing abilities within the body.  The research showed that healing time of a cut was three to four times quicker than normal healing time e.g. instead of 12 days it only took 3-4 days for the cut to heal with Reiki.  This has been confirmed with people who have received daily Reiki after surgery - the recovery time in these cases was around two thirds quicker.

The Oasis Clinic Ltd
Lowtherhurst St
Massey, Auckland
09 832-9273
021 250-5039
Email: oasisclinic@slingshot.co.nz