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Therapeutic Massage
Therapeutic massage is a style of massage therapy which puts a focus on getting functional therapeutic results for the client. The purpose of this kind of massage is to achieve a structural or therapeutic change in the body using massage techniques to restore normal functional use to different areas of the body. This can include techniques such as deep tissue, sweedish massage, myofascial cupping and assisted stretching therapy (facilitated stretching).
Because the focus of therapeutic massage is more result based, rather than relaxation, you should expect to feel great long after your massage session ends.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep tissue massage uses firm pressure and slow strokes to massage deep layers of muscle and fascia. This type of massage is used to break up scar tissue, and break down muscle adhesions (muscle knots), which are bands of rigid and painful muscle tissue.
Deep tissue massage can help with stress release, reducing pain, lowering blood pressure and heart rate, break up scar tissue and rehabilitate injured muscles.
Myofascial Cupping
Myofascial Cupping is a style of cupping therapy that uses a combination of negative pressure (suction) and gliding techniques to create a lifting/pull effect, as well as a push/compression effect that can reduce adhesions in the myofascial connective tissue (fascia).
Myofascial cupping can help reduce fascial adhesions, encourage hydration levels in the soft tissue, can assist in reducing the incidence of injury and help to maintain functional soft tissue.
Prenatal Massage
Prenatal massage (pregnancy massage) is a type of massage therapy specifically designed to be used throughout pregnancy. The changes to the body as a baby grows can cause discomfort, and having massages can help relieve some of these symptoms as well as have other benefits for the parent-to-be.
Prenatal massage can help decrease stress hormones, reduce back and joint pain, improve circulation, reduce edema, reduce anxiety, and improve labour outcomes.
Assisted Stretching Therapy
Assisted Stretching Therapy is a technique designed for the Massage Therapist to stretch the client while the client is sitting or laying on a massage table, either before or after a massage session. Assisted stretching therapy can assist with muscle elongation, increase muscle performance, increase range of motion, help to provide postural realignment, decrease joint and muscle pain as well as increase body awareness.
Infant Massage Classes
Infant massage (baby massage) is the process of rubbing an infants muscles and stroking the infant in a manner specifically designed for them. Even though there are professionally trained and certified infant massage therapists, the first choice to massage the baby is the parents or caregiver of the child. Not only does the infant receive a caring touch, massage can also trigger many psychological changes that can help infants and children grow and develop.
Infant massage can help to reduce the production of stress hormones, improve immune system, helps to promote bonding and communication between the infant and care-giver, promotes sleep, helps to regulate digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems, as well as relieve discomfort from gas and colic.
Remedial Exercise
Remedial exercise (rehabilitation exercise) is an important part of the therapeutic plan that you create with your Massage Therapist. These targeted exercises allow you to be an active participant in your own health and recovery, and can help to decrease your recovery time. These individualized exercise programs can be either site specific (neck, shoulders, etc) or can be for the whole body, like postural exercises. They can include stretches or strengthening exercises for the muscles that are designed to address imbalances with counter balance movements. If continued over a period of time, these can help return the muscles to their balanced state.
What to expect on your first visit
Before you come for your first visit, you will be expected to complete the online Health History Form that is sent to your email after booking your appointment.
Upon arrival, you will be greeted at the side door by Molly, and taken to the treatment room, where you will be assessed and will make a treatment plan accordingly.