Massage

The relaxing and rehabilitative effects of massage have been long established. At Summertown Clinic we have fantastic massage therapists with a range of different skills.

Apart from their regular clients, who they often help with stress and muscular tension, they also help provide rehabilitative and preventative care for the clinic’s osteopathic and chiropractic patients as part of their longer term care plan.

More Massage!

We’ve recently introduced more massage options, including weekend Sports Massage, Clinical Massage, Indian Head Massage, Japanese Facial Massage, Myofascial Release and more. Find out more below…

Massage for you…

We have a wide range of massage types on offer; Sports, Aromatherapy, Thai Yoga Massage, and Deep Tissue

Our massage clients really enjoy the caring yet professional manner of our massage therapists, helping to create a nice relaxing environment where you can relax and feel yourself unwind. 

 Our masseurs are great at easing your muscular aches and strains, reducing tension and stress, and helping rehabilitate achey muscles.

What is massage?

Therapeutic massage is a treatment which aims to relax, revive, and rehabilitate the body. Using manual hands-on movements and manipulation of the soft tissues and muscles in the body.

Who can benefit from it?

From an indulgent opportunity to relax, to giving your muscles a chance to recover from hard training, massage can benefit anyone. 

What research is there?

Despite massage being a part of human social history since we first began, there is a paucity of quality research. Studies do show it is an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain and muscle tension.

Why us?

Our massage therapists are Oxford’s best, as part of a community of practice they share ideas (and often clients/patients) with other practitioners which helps their professional development.

Massage at Summertown Clinic

We try and provide a range of massage varieties as we understand that everyone has their own preference when it comes to a “perfect massage”. As a result our massage therapists are trained in different modalities, these are:

– Sports Massage  – often but not always a relatively deep or hard massage that is aimed at helping specific muscle groups relax and ease before or after hard training or an event. This can apply to the weekend warrior and the elite athlete.

– Deep Tissue Massage – this massage is aimed at getting into the deeper tissues in your body, often through applying more force (so it’s stronger). The reason for this is that muscles are thick and can lie fairly deep under the skin so often stronger and more precise manipulation is needed to try and get to those deeper muscles and fibres.

– Aromatherapy – a gentler and lighter style of massage aimed more at reducing stress and tension using perfumed oils that help relax the mind and body.

– Thai Yoga Massage – Treatments are given on a firm futon on the floor with the client wearing soft comfortable clothing that allows movement. The practitioner uses his or her thumbs, palms, elbows and feet to apply a mixture of acupressure, gentle twisting, joint and spine mobilisations and assisted yoga stretching. The therapist uses their own bodyweight instead of strength, and works with a meditative pace.

Our Team of Massage Therapists:

All our masseurs are experienced and have skills that complement each other. No matter what intensity of massage you're looking for we can help. From the lighter touch of aromatherapy, to the more heavy duty elbow work of deep tissue massage, there's something for everyone.

Kate Layton

Kate Layton

Sports Massage Therapist

Kate has been qualified in Sports and Remedial Massage under licence of the London School of Sports Massage since 2007.  Mel Cash is the principal of the school and is famous for his pioneering work in the field.

Sophia Argyris

Sophia Argyris

Thai Yoga Massage Therapist

Sophia qualified as an Iyengar Yoga teacher in 2011, & a Thai Yoga Massage therapist in 2014. She is dedicated and passionate, and continues to study deeply in both of these disciplines.

Fiona Garratt

Fiona Garratt

Aromatherapist & Massage Therapist

Fiona is an award winning Aromatherapist, and massage therapist, who qualified in Clinical Aromatherapy in 2001.

Audri Schaay

Audri Schaay

Clinical Massage Therapist

Audri has a passion for helping client with chronic pain using massage and movement to promote the body's healing.

Are you ready to book your appointment?

You can book a massage online by clicking on this button, or give our receptionists a call on 01865 558561

Treatment Pricing

Treatment is on a per appointment basis as below.
These prices are correct up at time of publication – for any information about concessions, please contact us.

Massage Therapy Fees

Unlike the other therapies, massage can be dictated more by the needs of the client. Apart for the first appointment where we generally ask for clients to book 90 minutes, you can choose the length of appointment you’d like. On the whole prices are as below, though there are some massages that charge more due to oils or products being used, please check our online booking system or fees page for details.

£85 – 90 minutes
£60 – 1 hour

Massage is back!

Following a prolonged absense due to COVID-19, we are delighted that our massage therapists are back!

Following all the PPE guidelines, our massage therapists are available to deliver comfortable, relaxing and effective massage for all our clients around Oxford.

Please view the COVID-19 information  which explains what we’re doing to help protect you, and what we’re asking you to do for us.

Please ring us on 01865 558561 to book an appointment or book online here.