Modalities

Massage & Bodywork Services

Swedish / Relaxation/Stress Release Massage: If relaxation and increased energy is what you need, this full-body massage uses a variety of techniques specifically designed to relax muscles, stimulate circulation and manipulate the soft tissues of the body. The main purpose is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles. It affects the nerves, muscles, glands, and circulation, while promoting health and well being.

Integrated Bodywork: Our bodies are unique and require different approaches to reach functional balance. Sometimes, due to an injury or sensitivity, one part of our body will require a different treatment than another. These cases will require combining different massage techniques to get to the core of the discomforts. This would mean integrating two, three, or all techniques from other modalities. Integrated Bodywork is a unique recipe of varying ingredients of massage techniques that is fitted for and focused on the individual client’s body as a whole.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue Massage focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. It is especially helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, low back tightness, and sore shoulders. When there is chronic muscle tension or injury, there is usually adhesion (bands of painful, rigid tissue) in muscles, tendons, and ligaments. An adhesion can block circulation and cause pain, limited movement, and inflammation. Deep tissue massage works by physically breaking down these adhesions to relieve pain and restore normal movement.

Trigger Point / Myofascial Therapy

Trigger points are hyper- irritable nodules (knots) within the muscle fibers that cause chronic pain in the same area and/or somewhere else in the body. These "knots" can also cause muscle weakness, limited flexibility, and muscle spasms. It is a bodywork technique that involves applying pressure to tender muscle tissue in order to relieve pain and dysfunction in other parts of the body. The purpose is to eliminate pain and to re-educate the muscles into pain-free habits. After several treatments, the swelling and stiffness of neuromuscular pain is reduced, range of motion is increased, tension is relieved, and circulation, flexibility and coordination are improved.

Assisted / Resistance Stretching

One technique that is extremely useful in the treatment and rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries is facilitated stretching. It uses active motion and isometric work to safely and effectively help restore suppleness and flexibility to injured muscles.

Massage alone can be effective in reducing pain and restoring flexibility to fibrotic tissue, but the addition of facilitated stretching can foster a dramatic reduction in the overall healing time and the restoration of pain-free motion.

Sports Massage: Sports massage has many benefits for athletes of all levels. It can help improve range of motion and muscle flexibility, reduce muscle spasms and metabolic build-up, enhances circulation and reduces excess muscle tension, reduces stiffness and soreness, shortens recovery time between workouts, and relieves conditions which may cause injury. The typical session will incorporate several techniques, including deep tissue, trigger point, myofascial release, joint movements, muscle energy techniques, circulation enhancement, and facilitated stretches. The goals in sports massage are improving the athlete’s performance, preventing trauma or injury, and providing relief to painful and overworked muscles.

Sports Massage Therapy

Certified Pre- & Perinatal Massage Therapist on staff

Pregnancy Massage fosters nurturing maternal touch and encourages a healthy mother-and-baby bonding. It reduces prenatal stress and promotes relaxation. Other benefits may include:

Increased oxytocin production and feelings of well-being
Reduced maternal blood pressure, heart and respiratory rate
Increased internal awareness
Reduced labor time and complications
Enhanced immunological functioning
Fewer prenatal complications
Reduced fear and anxiety
more on Pregnancy Massage Benefits

Massage is an adjunct to health care and is not intended to replace appropriate prenatal care. Consult with your physician about adding massage as part of your prenatal wellness. High risk pregnancies require approval and release from primary physician or midwife.

Please note: Pregnancies with high risk factors and complications (including non-pregnancy related issues) will require approval from primary physicians or midwives prior to massage therapy. Our Pre- / Perinatal form will be automatically sent when you book your session.

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*** Massage should not be considered as a replacement for professional medical treatment: a physician should be consulted in all matters relating to health and especially in relation to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. In some cases, a primary physician’s approval/prescription is required before any bodywork is administered. Care should be taken during pregnancy, particularly in the use of essential oils and pressure points. Essential oils should not be ingested, and should be used for babies and children only on professional advice.