Privacy Policy

Hobart Massage Guru ABN: 51 238 945 810 Website: hobartmassageguru.com.au Last updated: June 2026

Who We Are

Hobart Massage Guru is a remedial massage and movement therapy practice based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our clients and website visitors in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

What Information We Collect

We may collect the following personal information:

Name — to identify you as a client or enquirer
Email address — for appointment confirmations, communications, and (with your consent) email marketing
Phone number — for appointment-related contact
Health information — relevant medical history and intake information collected during the booking process, used solely for treatment purposes

How We Collect Your Information

We collect personal information through the following channels:

Acuity Scheduling — our online booking platform, where you provide your name, contact details, and health intake information when booking an appointment
ScoreApp — an online quiz tool (“Do I Need Remedial Massage?”) where you may provide your name, email, and phone number
Website contact form — on the Contact page of hobartmassageguru.com.au, where you may submit a general enquiry

How We Use Your Information

Your personal information is used for the following purposes:

Appointment management — confirming, reminding, and following up on bookings via Acuity Scheduling
Client care — understanding your health needs to provide appropriate treatment
Responding to enquiries — replying to messages submitted via the contact form or ScoreApp quiz
Email marketing — only where you have given explicit consent, we may send health tips, updates, and offers via email through MailerLite. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.

Email Marketing Consent

We will only add you to our email marketing list if you have explicitly opted in — either via the checkbox on our Acuity booking intake form or the opt-in on our ScoreApp quiz. We do not add clients or enquirers to marketing lists without consent.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email, or by contacting us directly.

Third-Party Services We Use

To operate our business, we use the following third-party platforms that may process your personal data:

Acuity Scheduling (booking platform) — acuityscheduling.com/privacy
ScoreApp (quiz and lead generation) — scoreapp.com/privacy
MailerLite (email marketing) — mailerlite.com/privacy-policy
Zapier (workflow automation connecting the above services) — zapier.com/privacy

We do not sell your personal information to any third party.

Health Information

Health information collected during the intake process (including medical history, injury details, and treatment notes) is treated with the highest level of confidentiality. It is used solely for the purpose of providing safe and appropriate treatment, and is not shared with any third party except where required by law.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as it is needed to provide services and meet our legal obligations. If you would like your information removed from our records, please contact us.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

Request access to the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate or outdated information
Request deletion of your personal information (subject to any legal obligations we may have to retain it)
Withdraw consent for email marketing at any time

Contact Us

For any privacy-related enquiries, requests, or complaints, please contact:

Hobart Massage Guru Email: armani@hobartmassageguru.com.au Website: hobartmassageguru.com.au/contact

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.

This privacy policy is reviewed periodically and updated as our practices evolve. Please check this page for the most current version.

0421 520 126 armani@hobartmassageguru.com.au

176 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS 7000

We acknowledge the muwinina people as the traditional owners of nipaluna (Hobart), and pay our respects to the palawa/pakana people, the ongoing custodians of lutruwita.

Key Links

Website by Lightsmith Media

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