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Massage Therapies Offered SWEDISH MASSAGE
is the most well known Therapeutic Massage in the U.S. This technique uses light, gliding strokes and/or deep kneading strokes which helps reduce stress and create a freer sense of well-being.
can shorten the recovery time of an injury as well as provide excellent preventative maintenance to the athlete , or weekend athlete in training. Pre-and post-event sports massage includes loosening techniques and compressions to specific muscle groups which also helps relax and revitalize the soft tissue. For training, muscle stripping, neuro-muscular re-education, trigger point work such as Dr. Jone’s Strain-Counterstrain can be incorporated to improve performance and eliminate restrictions. ACUPRESSURE/SHIATSU
is Oriental Meridian Therapy administered with thumb pressure to the acupoints. (Acupoints often correspond to trigger points, or neuromuscular junctions.) The client should wear loose, comfortable clothing. Acupressure/Shiatsu has been known to help such conditions as: sciatica, chronic low back pain, and general fatigue from being over-worked. REFLEXOLOGY
is a more specific form of shiatsu for the feet. MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
is a soft tissue technique used to manipulate and stretch the fascia (connective tissue) of the body. Fascia consists of a thin, translucent, sheet-like covering over all tissues of the body including, muscles, bones, nerves, organs and vessels. After trauma or injury, the fascia can tighten and lose some of its elasticity. If a person is injured and the muscles tighten up, if left untreated, ones body will assume the shape of the injury. MFR helps correct this. |
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