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Massage Therapy
Massage & Touch Therapy Techniques
Swedish Massage
Swedish massage is what most western massage therapists are trained in and what most people think of when one says massage. Swedish massage uses hand strokes of varying speeds, breadths, depths, and pressures, to bring circulation and relaxation to the body and mind. Joint mobilization and passive stretching are also often part of this therapy.
Muscle Energy Techniques
Muscle energy techniques use a combination of muscle contractions, positions, active or passive movement, and/or pressure to relax and reset or re-educate muscles. There are some 20 different techniques that fall under this heading.
Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger point therapy focuses on a "stuck"nerve ending where it inserts into a muscle spindle (a small strand of the muscle). The nerve ending makes a small nodule and needs pressure, or a muscle energy technique, or an injection (which is not performed in this office) followed by stretching to function properly. An active trigger point can cause pain referral in specific patterns to adjacent areas of the body that have no other reason to cause pain.
Cranial/Sacral System Therapy
Cranial/Sacral system therapy uses gently holds and specific, very subtle pressure to release restrictions to the free movement of the bones, spinal fluid and connective tissue from the cranium to the sacrum. Many patients find this technique to be the most deeply relaxing technique.
Springing
Springing uses various amounts of pressure in an arrhythmic pattern to relax the deepest and/or finest muscles, ligaments and tendons at their attachment points without the trauma of "deep tissue" work.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue massage uses narrow and firm pressure either on a point or with slow deep strokes to separate adhered connective tissue. This is the "hurts so good" massage. It tends to be traumatic to tissues as it is tearing the tissue fiber at a microscopic level. This technique is used sparingly.
SERVICES & PRODUCTS AVAILABLE
- HALF-HOUR OR HOUR MASSAGES AVAILABLE
- INSURANCE VERIFICATION PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT, IF REQUESTED BY PATIENT
- MASSAGE GIFT CERTIFICATES
- HOLIDAYS
- VALENTINE'S DAY
- MOTHER'S & FATHER'S DAY
- BIRTHDAYS
- ANNIVERSARIES
- ON-SITE SEATED MASSAGE
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SHOW EMPLOYEES YOU CARE
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REDUCE JOB RELATED STRESS
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INCREASE EMPLOYEE MORALE
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BOOST PRODUCTIVITY
* MESSAGE FROM YOUR MASSAGE THERAPIST
