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Address
176 Macquarie St
Hobart TAS 7000
Private clinic, ground floor
Phone
0421 520 126
Email
armani@hobartmassageguru.com.au
Hours
Monday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
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Primal movement

The foundations your body is built around
Primal movement patterns – squat, hinge, push, pull, carry, rotate – are the movements the human body is built around. Most chronic pain and postural problems trace back to dysfunction in one or more of these. Restoring them is often the most direct path to lasting relief.

Particularly effective when there's no clear injury but something has felt "off" for a long time, or when pain keeps recurring without an obvious cause.
Posture
Chronic pain
Foundations
Full body

Skills

Motor control and movement quality
Skills training develops specific movement patterns and the motor control to perform them well. Whether that's returning to a sport, managing a daily activity, or simply learning to move in a way that doesn't hurt. Quality of movement matters as much as quantity.

Particularly effective when pain is linked to how you move rather than how much, or when previous injury has disrupted your movement patterns.
Sport-specific
Daily movement
Rehab
Motor control

Strength

Building capacity that lasts
Strength training builds the muscular capacity to support your joints, stabilise your posture, and handle the demands of daily life or sport without breaking down. Most people are surprised to find that getting stronger is one of the most effective ways to reduce chronic pain.

Particularly effective when pain is linked to weakness, instability, or joints that aren't being adequately supported by the surrounding muscle.
Posture
Joint support
Chronic pain
Sports performance

Flexibility

Range of motion and tissue health
Flexibility work restores and improves range of motion in the muscles and connective tissue. Without it, the body compensates by loading the wrong structures and creating new pain elsewhere. Essential for moving freely and recovering properly.

Particularly effective when movement feels restricted, stiff, or when pain appears at the end range of common actions like bending or reaching.
Stiffness
Mobility
Recovery
Postural restriction

Nervous system regulation

Calming the system down
When the nervous system is in a chronic stress state, physical symptoms follow: tension, fatigue, pain sensitivity, poor recovery. This approach focuses on downregulating the system rather than loading more pressure into already-reactive tissue.

People dealing with stress, anxiety, burnout, chronic fatigue, or conditions where tension keeps returning no matter how much bodywork they get.
Stress
Anxiety
Chronic fatigue
Burnout

Kinesiology taping

Between-session support
Elastic tape applied to the skin to support joints and soft tissue without restricting movement. It stays on for several days, providing feedback to the nervous system and reducing load on an area between sessions.

Most useful when an area needs ongoing support during daily activity or sport while it's recovering.
Rotator cuff
Back pain
Tendonitis
Joint support

Postural work

Neuromuscular retraining
Looks at the patterns driving your posture, not just the muscles that are tight, but the movement habits and compensations your body has developed over time. Works on the neuromuscular system to rebuild how you carry yourself.

People with desk-related neck and shoulder issues, whiplash history, or patterns that keep coming back despite regular treatment.
Poor posture
Whiplash
Neck strain
Chronic compensation

Sports massage

Movement and load-related injury
Addresses soft tissue damage from repetitive movement or physical load. Works across the full range of a joint, targeting the tendons, ligaments, and muscles involved in the injury pattern. Can be used during training blocks, not just post-injury.

Active people, tradies, anyone doing physical work or sport with an ongoing niggle.
Tendonitis
Plantar fasciitis
Frozen shoulder
Pinched nerves

Trigger point therapy

Referred pain patterns
Trigger points are tight spots in muscle tissue that send pain to a different part of the body. A point in your shoulder might be causing your headache. The technique involves sustained pressure on the trigger point until it releases.

Particularly effective when the location of your pain doesn't match where you'd expect the source to be.
Headaches
TMJ
Rotator cuff
Referred pain

Remedial massage

Deep tissue work
Slow, sustained pressure applied through the deeper layers of muscle and fascia. The pace matters. Working too fast doesn't allow the tissue to respond. Sessions focus on the specific areas driving your symptoms, not a full-body sweep.

Best suited to people with chronic or recurring pain, postural issues built up over time, or conditions like sciatica and carpal tunnel.
Back pain
Sciatica
Chronic tension
Carpal tunnel