Remedial & Sports Massage · Gold Coast
Massage that connects to the rest of your treatment.
Remedial, sports, deep-tissue, pregnancy — matched to what your body actually needs. Run alongside the physiotherapy and podiatry so the soft-tissue work and the rehab plan reinforce each other instead of pulling in different directions.
Massage inside a clinical practice is different.
Most massage therapists are working in isolation — you come in, describe the pain, they work on it, and that’s the visit. That works fine for a one-off knot. It works less well for the back that’s been sore for three years, the runner with recurring calf tightness, or the post-natal mum trying to rebuild without flaring her pelvic floor.
At Ace, the massage therapists sit inside a physio and podiatry practice. We talk to each other. If you’re seeing one of our physios for a knee or back issue, the massage therapist gets briefed before you walk in. If something the massage finds suggests we need an imaging referral or a different load plan, that conversation happens too.
You don’t have to be a physio patient already — plenty of people just come for the massage, and that’s fine. But if there’s a bigger picture, we can see it.
What we offer
Six massage modalities, one clinic.
Different bodies, different problems, different modalities. We’ll match you to the right one in the first conversation.
01
Remedial massage
Targeted soft-tissue work for specific aches, restrictions and chronic issues. The most flexible modality — pressure, technique and focus all adjusted to what the body needs that day. Most people coming in for a back, neck or hip complaint end up here.
02
Sports massage
For people who train. Pre-event prep, post-event recovery, in-season maintenance, off-season conditioning. Faster-paced, more dynamic stretching, more focus on muscle groups doing real work. Pairs especially well with our physio rehab programs.
03
Deep-tissue massage
Stronger pressure into the deeper muscle and fascia layers. Useful for chronic tightness, scar tissue, and the kind of long-standing pattern that surface work doesn’t reach. Not the same as a hard massage — the depth is the point, not the discomfort.
04
Pregnancy massage
Side-lying with pillow support, gentler pressure, and zero work in contraindicated areas. Helpful through second and third trimesters for back, hip and leg discomfort. Sometimes pairs with women’s health physio if pelvic-floor or diastasis support is needed.
05
Trigger-point therapy
Sustained pressure into specific knots that refer pain elsewhere — the classic example is upper-trap knots driving headaches. We use it as a component of remedial work rather than a standalone modality, because trigger points usually live inside a bigger pattern.
06
Relaxation massage
Light-to-medium pressure, slower pace, no rehab agenda. For when you genuinely just need to switch off for an hour. We do this well — but if you’ve got an actual issue, remedial is the better starting point.
How a session goes
Talk first. Treat second. Then connect the dots.
01
Build the right session.
Quick intake at the start — what hurts, what you’ve tried, what you’re training for, any health flags. Five minutes, but it’s the difference between a generic session and a useful one.
02
Targeted soft-tissue work.
55 or 80 minutes (your choice) focused on the priority areas. Pressure dialled to your preference and tolerance, technique chosen for the tissue we’re working with.
03
Loop back into the bigger plan.
If we’ve found something worth flagging — tight calves under a knee complaint, a thoracic restriction under chronic neck pain — we tell you and we tell whoever else in the clinic is involved in your care.
The honest comparison
Three ways to get a massage on the Gold Coast.
01
Ace — clinic-integrated massage.
Therapists inside a podiatry and physio practice. Communication between the disciplines. Rebatable under your remedial massage extras. Good for both standalone treatment and as part of broader injury management.
02
Day-spa massage.
Beautiful environment, relaxation focus, often paired with facials and other treatments. Great for unwinding. Less useful if you have a specific musculoskeletal issue that needs targeted work.
03
Mobile remedial therapists.
Convenient — they come to you. The trade-off is that mobile therapists work in isolation, so they can’t loop back to your physio or podiatrist. Fine for general maintenance; less useful for complex or persistent issues.
Is this you?
If this sounds like you, book in.
01
Your physio gave you a plan — massage would help.
We’ll talk to your physio (or read your notes if it’s in-house), work the right areas, and feed back anything useful. Best-case scenario for clinical massage.
02
Your back/neck/shoulders are constantly tight.
Most people in this group benefit from a remedial massage focused on a specific area, then a follow-up in two to four weeks. Recurring patterns sometimes need physio input too — we’ll flag it if so.
03
You train hard and want recovery work.
Weekly or fortnightly sports massage during heavy training blocks. We see triathletes, runners, lifters, CrossFitters — the specifics differ, the principle doesn’t.
Questions we get asked
Common massage questions.
01 Is it claimable on private health?
Yes — remedial massage with our qualified therapists is claimable under your remedial massage extras with every major fund. We HICAPS on the spot. Relaxation massage isn’t typically rebatable (it’s a different category).
02 Do I need a referral?
No. Book directly. If you’re already a patient of one of our physios or podiatrists, mention it at booking so we can coordinate.
03 What should I wear / how undressed do I need to be?
Whatever you’re comfortable with. Most people undress to underwear; we use towels for full coverage and only expose the area being worked on. If you’d rather stay clothed, we can work around that — just say.
04 Will it hurt?
Depends on the modality and the tissue we’re working with. Remedial and deep-tissue work can be uncomfortable in tight areas — it shouldn’t be sharp pain. We check in regularly and dial pressure to your comfort. Relaxation massage shouldn’t hurt at all.
05 How often should I come?
Weekly during an acute issue, then stretching to fortnightly or monthly once things settle. Maintenance massage is real — the people who come in once and never again tend to keep getting the same problems.
06 Can I get massage if I’m pregnant / on blood-thinners / recovering from surgery?
Yes — with adjustments. Pregnancy massage uses side-lying positioning and gentler pressure; blood-thinner cases get a lighter approach; post-surgical work waits for clearance and avoids the surgical site. We screen for all of this before starting.
Remedial massage rebatable with every major fund — HICAPS on the spot.
Soft tissue, looked after properly.
