medical-massage

Medical Massage

Each session is uniquely catered to your needs. Our massage therapists will assess your situation and determine the best approach to resolve your specific situation. Below are a variety of techniques that we may use to support patient care during any given session.

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Swedish Massage

A gentle form of massage that promotes smooth flow of blood and lymphatic fluid. It is also a great tool to help clients to destress.

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Trigger Point Massage

A trigger point is a sensitive and tight area within a muscle, causing localized pain and possible referred pain. Trigger point therapy aims to relieve pain and tension through techniques like pressure release or stretching.

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Deep Tissue

Deep tissue massage targets soft (muscle, fascia, tendon, etc.) and hard (bone) tissue issues that include scar tissue, muscular winding (knots), and adhesions in both muscle and viscera. These issues can affect circulation and cause energy, skeletal, muscular and other imbalances, and pain.

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Sport Massage

This particular style of massage involves a combination of techniques designed to address sport injuries. Help to enhance performances, rehabilitating and might help to prevent sport related injuries.

 
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Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a technique that involves manually manipulating the skin and applying a specific amount of pressure and rhythmic circular movements to encourage the natural drainage of the lymph to carry waste products away from the tissues back toward the heart—stimulating lymph flow.

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Spinal Reflex Therapy (SRT)

Spinal Reflex Therapy involves techniques designed to address the nervous system to resolve the underlying cause of chronically tight muscles.

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Active Isolated Stretch (AIS)

Active isolated stretches are designed to help muscle lengthening and fascial release. AIS provides effective, dynamic, facilitated stretching of major muscle groups. More importantly, AIS provides functional and physiological restoration of superficial and deep fascial planes.

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Orthopedic Massage/Medical Massage

Orthopedic/medical massage techniques are designed to treat and rehabilitate musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain. It is designed to address specific injuries (frozen shoulder, sciatica pain, numbness to the fingers, etc.).

 
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Acupressure

Acupressure is a system of compression techniques performed on “acupoints” to promote Qi flow to that specific meridian channel.

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Gua Sha

Gua Sha is a form of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) with roots in traditional Chinese medicine that involves the use of a tool to repeatedly draw across muscles where therapy is needed. The action promotes the flow of blood, qi, and lymph to the targeted area and breaks up adhesions and knots.

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Cupping

Cupping is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that uses cup-like devices to create suction to promote healing through improved blood and Qi flow that releases tension and adhesions in muscles and viscera. This powerful tool treats acute and chronic pain, abdominal disorders, and aids lymphatic drainage.

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LightStim

Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a form of light therapy that utilizes non-ionizing forms of light sources including LASERS, LEDs, and broadband light, in the visible and near infrared spectrum. While many people may know about it for its use in reducing wrinkles, acne, and dark spots, it is also widely used for pain-relief and reducing inflammation.