Our Services
Therapeutic Wellness Massage
Session will focus on primary areas of complaint or specific injury with the goal of decreasing pain and discomfort while restoring soft tissue/musculoskeletal balance. Treatment is ideal for orthopedic surgery recovery, athletic injuries, chronic pain, overuse syndromes, postural imbalance and treating common complaints of neck, back, shoulder or general muscle and joint pain / strain.
Customized Massage Therapy:
Session addresses the whole body to include techniques for general muscle balancing, relaxation, increased circulation
and enhanced well-being. Treatment is ideal to help relieve symptoms associated with high stress levels, muscle tension, arthritis, insomnia, fatigue and soreness.
Pre and Post Natal Massage Therapy:
Relax and experience relief from the aches, pains and general tension associated with pregnancy. Your therapist specializes in pre / post natal massage and will customize the session to fit your special needs.
Sport Massage Therapy
Incorporating massage in your conditioning program has many benefits. It helps you get into good shape faster, and with less stiffness and soreness. It helps you recover faster from heavy workouts, exercise and relieves conditions which may cause injury.
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Our Modalities
Deep Tissue
Deep Tissue Massage is a technique that uses deep friction and deep circular friction to help release adhesions in the deeper layers of muscles. This technique is commonly used for very active people who create excessive lactic acid and muscle spasms in the muscle fibers.
Sports Massage
Sports massage uses a combination of passive and active stretching, flushing of the muscles and sometimes stripping. This type of treatment provides athletes with quicker recovery, increased range of motion and improved flexibility. It also helps improve circulation and elimination of toxins from the body.
RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Massage
RSI is an umbrella term for a variety of soft tissue injuries that can be extremely painful and debilitating. Common RSIs include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, chronic neck and shoulder pain, chronic forearm pain, and ulnar tunnel syndrome. They are typically the result of combining repetitive movement with physical stress. RSIs are common among computer users and other occupations involving arm and hand strain.
Massage is For You offers RSI Massage that combines therapeutic grade essential oils with a combination of Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Tuina, and Sport massage treatment to deliever a comprehensive therapeutic RSI massage program. learn more about RSI common symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention.
Thai Massage
Thai Massage is the type of massage that treats the body as a whole. It does not focus on any specific muscle group. In the process of the treatment, however, the client will find his/her body opening through the process of the treatment. This type of work combines yogic type of stretching with a system of sen lines that could be seen to be similar to acupressure points. They are not the same points, but like the oriental philosophy focus on the body as a whole.
During a Thai massage, the therapist gently stretches and manipulates your body into a series of yoga-like positions. It is generally performed on a mat on the floor. You will wear loose-fitting clothing for the massage. Thai massage is more rigorous than most other types of massage and will leave you feeling both relaxed and energized.
Benefits of Thai Massage
- Relaxes
- Reduces stress
- Improves circulation
- Increases energy
- Improves range of motion
- Centers the mind and body
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Swedish Massage
This is the most general type of massage. Swedish Massage uses strokes like effleurage and petreusage, which means kneading and gliding. Tapotment is also used which could be hacking or tapping type of movements. Swedish is the foundation upon which other modalities are added. Almost every type of massage includes one or all of the strokes of Swedish massage. Swedish is used for relaxation.
Myofascial Release
This modality uses techniques to release tensions and tightness in the connective tissues. It helps to promote better circulation in the body and promotes increased flexibility and improved range of motion.
Tuina
Tuina means massage in Chinese, so it is Chinese massage. This type of modality is used for treatment only, not as a relaxing massage. This type of work uses a combination of acupressure points and deep circular friction. It can be a painful treatment but very effective.
Raindrop Therapy-Aromatherapy
Raindrop technique is a powerful tool in helping the body find structural and electrical alignment. This technique integrates Vita flex and massage using therapeutic grade essential oils. The oils are dispensed like drops of rain 6 inches above the back to affect the energetic body before the oils reach the skin. Once on the skin they penetrate into the system very quickly. After the oils are applied and gently dispersed with light massage strokes hot towels are then placed on the back. The frequency of the oils are enhanced through the light massage and the effects are also amplified through the hot towels. Emotionally these oil can help overcome fatigue and exhaustion, increases awareness to the sensory system, calms the nerves, sense of security and grounding, eases feeling of loss, helps heal emotional trauma, fights mental fatigue, purifying and stimulating and increases mental alertness.
Body Talk
BodyTalk is an astonishingly simple and effective form of therapy that allows the body's energy systems to be re-synchronized so they can operate as nature intended. BodyTalk stimulates the body's innate ability to balance and heal itself. BodyTalk can be used as a standalone system to treat many health problems or can be seamlessly integrated into any healthcare system to increase its effectiveness. www.bodytalksystem.com.
Qi-Gong (Energy Work)
Qigong (or ch'i kung) refers to a wide variety of traditional "cultivation" practices that involve movement and/or regulated breathing designed to be therapeutic. Qigong is practiced for health maintenance purposes and as a therapeutic intervention. Medical qigong treatment has been officially recognized as a standard medical technique in Chinese hospitals since 1989. It has been included in the curriculum of major universities in China. www.Qigong.com
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General guidelines: To help achieve maximum therapeutic benefit, please hydrate yourself with water before and after your sessions as a hydrated body is better equipped to relax, repair and detoxify. Hydration with electrolyte balance is recommended. Always schedule your massage AFTER any strenuous workout routine. Gentle stretching and hydrotherapy (soak in a warm bath or hot tub) are safe and advisable after most massage sessions where inflammation or skin conditions are not an issue. Your therapist may have specific recommendations for heat, ice, stretching or a home program based on your recovery or specific medical needs. Your therapist will make a recommendation for continuation on a course of therapeutic massage, another visit or for a course of general preventive maintenance to help keep you feeling and performing at your best.
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