Therapy

Clinical Massage in Honingham

At: ProActive Therapies
When: By appointment, Mondays and Fridays

Clinical Massage at ProActive Therapies in Honingham is the more targeted, assessment-based counterpart to the restorative Blossom Signature Massage, held in the same warm private treatment room but with a different purpose. It also weaves in gentle craniosacral therapy where your nervous system needs settling rather than direct work. The first session begins with a full intake: what hurts, when, what you’ve tried, what you do day to day. A short movement assessment follows, then focused bodywork combining myofascial release, trigger-point work and targeted soft-tissue technique. The work suits long-standing issues that haven’t resolved with general massage or physio alone: chronic lower back pain, stubborn neck and shoulder tension, frozen shoulder, runner’s knee, plantar fasciitis, recovery from accident or surgery. Because the clinic houses osteopaths, sports therapists and acupuncturists, complex cases can be coordinated easily across practitioners. Students come in from Norwich and the western villages, and increasingly from further afield for specific clinical work.

Schedule & pricing

When it runs

By appointment, Mondays and Fridays

Pricing

£60 per hour

Treatment length

60 minutes

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Your first visit

1 Make sure you fill in the health questionnaire that will be emailed before the appointment.
2 Wear or bring loose shorts and a strappy top for the movement assessment.
3 Pressure is negotiated; speak up if it’s too much or too little.
4 Most issues need 3–6 sessions over a few weeks for lasting change.

The venue

ProActive Therapies

Address

George Smith House, Dereham Road, Honingham, Norwich, NR9 5AP

Parking

Free on-site client parking at ProActive Therapies.

Accessibility

Level access to all treatment rooms. Accessible to clients with reduced mobility.

A local tip

If you’re working through a specific injury, plan three to six appointments at roughly weekly intervals. Spacing is part of the treatment; tissue needs time to settle between sessions. Book the first three up front to make the rhythm easier.

About Clinical Massage

What the practice involves

Clinical Massage is a hands-on, targeted treatment for aches, pains and long-held tension, with Ania Chard at ProActive Therapies in Honingham. It draws on techniques from clinical and sports massage alongside the subtle, listening work of craniosacral therapy, matched to what your body needs on the day: firmer and more structured where there is a specific issue to work through, quieter and stiller where the nervous system needs settling. A good fit for chronic neck and shoulder tension, tension headaches, lower back pain, recovery from injury or surgery, and the restriction that builds from repetitive movement, driving or sport. 60 minutes.

Students typically find it helps with

Eases muscular tension and desk-related stiffness through hands-on work
Settles the nervous system and supports deep rest through craniosacral technique
Supports recovery from injury, surgery, or a demanding stretch of life
Addresses specific pain or restriction as well as general tension
Adapts to what your body needs that day, rather than a fixed formula

FAQs

Clinical Massage at Honingham

How is this different from physio?

Complementary rather than overlapping. Physio focuses on diagnosis, rehabilitation exercises and progressive loading; Clinical Massage releases restricted tissue and settles nervous-system guarding around injury. Many clients do both; results are usually better than either alone.