It is not necessary to pick one service when scheduling your appointment.
You and your therapist will discuss your wants, desires and goals and design a treatment session that may include one or more of the services below.
Massage therapy involves the manipulation of soft tissues in a concerted effort to reduce or eliminate pain, improve posture and improve alignment. Physical therapy will take this a step further. Physical therapy will perform tests and measures to identify potential and existing problems.
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine. It involves placing a cup over the skin to create a suction effect, thereby pulling and separating the tissues below. The cups may be stationary or moved along the skin.
Myofascial release is a hands on technique designed to specifically address fascial restrictions. The technique may involve a gentle sustained hold into the restriction or a more aggressive stroke through the restriction. The purpose is to return the fascial system to its healthy state and eliminate undue tension.
Perhaps no one is more deserving of a massage than someone who is pregnant. With pregnancy there is a myriad of changes that occur in the body that can lead to physical discomfort and stress/anxiety.
Neuromuscular therapy aims to treat the underlying cause of pain/dysfunction – trigger points. Trigger points are hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscles that can create local or referred symptoms such as pain and/or numbness/tingling.
Sports massage focuses on muscles relevant to a particular sport. The aim of sports massage is to increase range of motion, increase flexibility, decrease muscle tension/cramps, decrease neurological excitability, increase sense of well being and improve sleep.
Swedish massage involves long gliding and kneading strokes designed to connect body parts and to lift and squeeze tissues.