Physiotherapy Massage
Located on Lisburn Road, Formation Physiotherapy offers expert massage services designed to alleviate pain, reduce tension, and restore movement. Our skilled team provides a personalised, hands-on approach to care, ensuring each treatment is tailored to your specific needs for lasting relief and recovery. We believe that the combination of manual therapy and a progressive exercise approach is the best action that you can take to assess and treat your pain.
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Our Range of Physiotherapy Massage Treatments
At Formation Physio on Lisburn Road, we offer a range of specialsed physiotherapy massage services to support your recovery, relieve pain, and enhance overall well-being. We believe in the benefit and help that manual therapy can be in your treatment plan.
Sports Massage – Ideal for athletes and active individuals, this deep tissue treatment helps reduce muscle soreness, prevent injuries, and improve flexibility and performance.
Pregnancy Massage – Designed for expectant mothers, this gentle massage alleviates back pain, reduces swelling, and promotes relaxation throughout pregnancy.
Deep Tissue Massage – Targets chronic muscle tension and knots, using firm pressure to relieve pain, improve circulation, and restore mobility.
Our expert team tailors each session to your needs, ensuring effective, personalised care.
Why Choose Physiotherapy Massage?
Physiotherapy massage can be an essential aspect of your overall health and recovery as it helps reduce inflammation, improve blood flow, and release tension in muscles and joints. Our massages also help speed up recovery, whether you’re healing from a sports injury, surgery, or even just muscle strain from poor posture.
Our physiotherapy treatments will always be tailored to your specific needs as we focus on your unique physical challenges, whether they involve posture, chronic pain, old injuries or prevention of future injury. By increasing circulation and promoting tissue repair, massage therapy helps your body bounce back more efficiently.
Physiotherapy massage is part of your assessment. For a physiotherapy massage book a Physiotherapy assessment or treatment.
Our Unique Approach
Physiotherapy massage can be an essential aspect of your overall health and recovery as it helps reduce inflammation, improve blood flow, and release tension in muscles and joints. Our massages also help speed up recovery, whether you’re healing from a sports injury, surgery, or even just muscle strain from poor posture.
Our physiotherapy treatments will always be tailored to your specific needs as we focus on your unique physical challenges, whether they involve posture, chronic pain, old injuries or prevention of future injury. By increasing circulation and promoting tissue repair, massage therapy helps your body bounce back more efficiently.
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What Our Clients Say
Thomas McConaghie
Emma took time to help diagnose an ongoing niggle in my knee. She was thorough and actually enthusiastic about helping figure out what’s going on. The exercises prescribed were clearly demonstrated and also explained why they’re beneficial. The massage was painful, but good! I’m pretty confident that in a few months, I’ll be on a track to full knee health again. Cheers Emma!
Shauna Leonard
I attended Formation Physio with pain in my lower back. Emma is a very knowledgeable and friendly physiotherapist, and was able to diagnose my problem and provide soft tissue massage for immediate pain relief. During my follow-up appointments, Emma showed me exercises to do to strengthen the target areas in a safe and controlled way to avoid injury. I cannot recommend her highly enough!
Sharon Kelly
An amazing team, especially Jill who worked so hard with me to get me back on track again. Her gentle, soft approach was amazing and what I needed. I will be forever grateful for all your expertise and commitment toward a positive journey for me. I highly recommend Formation Physiotherapy.
Tom Hughes
I went to Formation on a family member's recommendation - I had fallen on my back and was in a lot of pain. The booking system was really easy, I got an appointment very quickly, and when I arrived it was a lovely atmosphere and very welcoming. Owen McElhinney was a great physio who got me back to normal after 2 sessions, and left me pain free. The bespoke stretching routine through the online portal was really useful too. Highly recommend Formation :)
Rachel Swift
I went to see Emma at Formation for some preventative physio around working at an office job. For something healthcare professionals have previously dismissed or hurried me through, Emma’s knowledge and care was unmatched! I highly recommend!
Emma Sweeney
Super friendly, professional and accurate treatment from the team at Formation Physiotherapy. Jill helped identify the cause of my pain and gave excellent follow-up treatment plan over several sessions to not only stop the pain but strengthen my muscles. Thanks to you all.
Meet the Team
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Emma Bothwell
OWNER / PHYSIOTHERAPIST
BSc (Hons) MSCP -
Ruth Lewis
OWNER / PHYSIOTHERAPIST
MSc BSc (Hons) MSCP -
Jill Holmes
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
BSc (Hons) MSCP
FAQ
Will a Physiotherapist give you a massage?
Yes — it will be delivered by a degree-level Chartered Physiotherapist, many of whom also hold post-graduate specialist qualifications. This means your treatment goes beyond a typical massage, offering expert, clinically informed care you won’t experience elsewhere.
Can a massage with a Physiotherapist release a trapped nerve?
Yes — a physio massage can help relieve symptoms related to a “trapped nerve,” depending on the cause. As regulated health professionals, physiotherapists first assess and clinically reason why your nerve pain is occurring; if muscle tension, spasm, or compensatory patterns are contributing, then targeted manual therapy can ease pressure and improve mobility. What differentiates a physio massage is our comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and nerve pathways, ensuring treatment is applied safely, with a clear understanding of both benefits and risks.
Do I book a Physiotherapy assessment or a sport massage?
If you’re experiencing new pain or want to understand why a problem is happening, then a physio assessment is the most appropriate choice. This gives your physiotherapist time to listen, assess you comprehensively, explain the cause, and build a tailored treatment plan — including advice and exercises you can do at home. Our clinic is known for its hands-on approach, so physiotherapy sessions always include manual therapy where it’s clinically beneficial.
A sports massage is best suited if you’re simply looking for a general “rub-out” and not seeking diagnosis or detailed guidance. Because all appointments are delivered by physiotherapists, if during a sports massage we feel an assessment is needed, we can arrange a physio treatment for your follow-up.
If you’re unsure, contact us anytime — we’re happy to help you choose the right option.