I have never had such an incredible massage in my entire life. Seeing Louise four times in two weeks was one of the best life decisions I could have made. The amazing things were above and beyond a sore shoulder: this breathing problem I've had on and off for years, and constantly since July, has gone away. I feel better in every way-- physically, emotionally, mentally--than I have in my entire life. I just feel good, and I owe it all to her. Now I'm gone and won't be able to see Louise for years, but I can't wait to get back and see her again someday!
Alyssa B, Buenos Aires |
I began seeing Louise as a result of an injury to my shoulder. I had been very uncomfortable for 4 months and I had very limited range of motion. I am glad to say that after 6 weeks of seeing Louise twice a week, my injury has disappeared and I am back to normal range of motion. Thanks Louise!
Patricia Fontanarosa, Buenos Aires |
Louise is a wonderful masseuse. She is extremely professional and I was very impressed by her thoroughness both in the interview prior to my massage and in the way she made sure to work just the right spots in order to ease my discomfort. I highly recommend her--in fact, several friends have already started seeing her based on my rave reviews, and they are equally impressed. If you have any kind of pain from old injuries or new ones, or simply wake up with a stiff neck one of these mornings, give Louise a call! You won\'t be disappointed.
Maya Frost, Buenos Aires |
Louise does a wonderful job and I like that she does a movement screen before every massage so she knows which area she needs to work on. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone - the people I have sent to her have all had good results.
Daniela Melton, Buenos Aires |
I met Louise 18 months ago in Buenos Aires. She had recently arrived from Bolivia and I from Chile. As we chatted we realised we had a lot in common, especially our love for travel and sports.
Personally I am a very active sportsman playing football 3 times as well as going to the gym, also in the winter I am a keen snowboarder and if I can I will go for the best part of a season. In fact, when I met Louise I had just finished a season and had recently done some mountain biking in the Andes. Unfortunately I had two bad falls; one on my snowboard twisting my knee; and one on my bike landing heavily on my right shoulder. Louise explained to me that she was a massage therapist and that if I wanted she could perhaps give me a massage to relieve some of the pain and tension in my body. To be quite honest, I was a bit sceptical at first as I had never had a massage. However, I was willing to give it a try.
All I can say is that the results were marvellous. Louise initially gave me a proper physical examination before beginning any therapy. This consisted of her asking me questions about my physical activities as well as looking at my body. Much to my surprise she told me that my back was compressed & twisted, obviously from my falls, and as a result one of my arms and legs was longer than the other. Louise then performed her massage treatment and at the end of it she manipulated my back into place. The sensation was amazing! I felt no pain at all and when I got up I felt like a new man and happy to say with arms & legs the same length!
Since that day I haven’t looked back and I try and see Louise every 2 weeks if possible. I have found that regular massage has really improved my performance on the pitch and at the gym, also apart from the physical benefits my spiritual well being has improved too.
All I can add is that if you have never tried massage therapy I highly recommend it and especially Louise.
Martin Suttill, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
I have known Louise for the last 10 years. As a fellow therapist, sometimes patient, and friend. I have always found her to be reliable, conscientious, caring and extremely kind.
She is a very efficient and organised person, with many talents, and particularly good with people-handling, both therapeutically and in a working environment.
She has within the past three years completed a course of Advanced Remedial Manipulative therapies and is continuing her professional development by undertaking a distance-learning course in Psychotherapy. I would have no hesitation in allowing her to treat either my patients or indeed myself, should the need arise.
I trust that this is sufficient for your needs; however should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Chris Eedy, FAO. DO. MICrA. LCSP(Phys). JOA. ICAK(uk)
Osteomyologist and Holistic Practitioner
The Broadway Natural Therapy Centre
52 The Broadway, Ealing, London, W5 5JN, UK |
I highly recommend the massage therapy offered by Louise MacFarlane.
After the pregnancy with my first son, my body was a bit unbalanced with the change of hormones. My neck was first to go out of alignment. I used a combination of acupuncture and Louise's deep muscle massage to correct the problem. Then my lower back went out. I started with acupuncture, to no avail, and resorted to Louise's massages to get things back in line. She had the perfect method of relaxing the muscles along the spine and then twisting my body to get things to pop back in to place. After only two sessions, I was back to normal! I decided to follow up with regular massage sessions after that, which
felt great on the muscles in general.
Karin Matthew -
La Paz, Bolivia
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Louise MacFarlane is an excellent, well-trained masoterapeuta, with many years experience, including two years working with an osteopath in the UK. This experience orients her to healing as well as muscle relaxation, and she has helped a lot of people with sports injuries.
I have been receiving massages from Louise for the past year in La Paz. It has been a pleasure, and my back and shoulders, affected by a fall from a horse, are much improved. Louise is always on time, courteous and efficient. It is with pleasure that I write this recommendation, but we are desperately missing her in Bolivia!
Judith Standley, Nurse-Midwife, MPH (Masters in Public Health)
UNICEF Consultant
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