CLINICAL massage therapy
Whether you are looking for a rehabilitative session to address a specific issue, or you need a restorative session to help you re-set and relax, we’ve got you covered.
A rehabilitative session is focused on resolving specific musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction conditions. It can be an effective treatment for injury or post-operative rehab, nerve impingement, repetitive motion strains, and postural issues. We begin with a thorough assessment and end with self-care strategies.
My sessions are customized to each individual and may include Active Release Techniques®, trigger point therapy, myofascial techniques, passive and active-assisted stretching, Kinesio Taping®, and take-home exercises or practices to support the session.
A restorative session is a whole-body approach to address everyday aches and pains, stiffness, minor postural imbalances, and stress-induced tension. A restorative massage once or twice a month can be part of your health-maintenance plan to keep mild discomforts from becoming painful issues. It is a thoroughly relaxing session to bring balance to your busy life.
Certified Clinical Rehabilitative Massage Specialist
GENTLE massage therapy
This modality is for those age 80+ or who are suffering from degenerative conditions.
Gentle massage therapy combines light/moderate touch with compassionate care to help alleviate musculoskeletal and neurologic pain as well as reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. This type of touch has been shown to lower the stress hormone cortisol, while increasing the release of mood-enhancing hormones and neurotransmitters. It has also been shown to stimulate the calming part of the autonomic nervous system. This often results in an improvements in sleep, blood pressure, and heart rate.
Recent studies and testimonials suggest that massage therapy can help tone down the rigidity and tremors characteristic of Parkinson’s Disease, as well as a help with constipation, and depression. It can also improve the quality of life for Alzheimer’s patients and bring comfort to hospice patients.
For residential or nursing home visits, please call for rates and availability: 609-540-3138
SPECIAL MODALITIES: Active Release Techniques® | Kinesio Taping®
ART® and Kinesio Taping® are two of the modalities I employ in my sessions at no extra cost. They both require regular recertification.
Active Release Techniques® is a state-of-the-art soft tissue movement-based manual technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. Headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow are just a few of the many conditions that can be resolved quickly and permanently with ART.
The treatment protocols - over 500 specific moves - are unique to ART. They allow me to identify and correct the specific problems that are affecting each individual patient. After more than 10 years of practicing this method, I am constantly amazed by its efficacy. ART providers re-certify every year, so we continue to update our skills.
The Kinesio Taping® Method uses a natural elastic tape and medical-grade adhesive to facilitate the body’s natural healing process without restricting range of motion. It is used to treat a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological, and medical conditions.
Kinesio Tape can be applied in hundreds of ways. It has the ability to re-educate the neuromuscular system, reduce inflammation, prevent injury, help stabilize joints, and assist in returning the body to homeostasis. It is a way to prolong the effect of my hands-on work.
