Services — Registered Massage Therapy (RMT)
What is massage therapy?
Massage therapy is the assessment and manipulation of soft tissues and joints of the body. It can help alleviate the soft tissue discomfort associated with everyday stress, muscular overuse and many kinds of chronic pain. It can be both preventative and restorative, meaning that it can help to maintain function, rehabilitate injuries, improve physical function or relieve pain.
We provide our clients with a therapeutic response that treats existing conditions and helps prevent future issues. Quite simply, we help our clients feel better.
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Overview of Our Massage Therapy Services
SWEDISH MASSAGE
The use of a variety of manipulative techniques designed to re-establish proper fluid dynamics, directed at the skin muscles and fascia.
CHAIR MASSAGE
Refers to a brief bodywork session, which is usually acupressure-based. This massage is done in a special chair in which the client sits facing toward the cushions, exposing the scalp, shoulders, neck, arms, back, and hips. Sessions may last between five and thirty minutes.
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
Direct pressure applied to areas of tenderness within muscles that radiate to defined zones when the pressure is applied.
MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE
This technique is used with chronic pain clients. The technique helps to unwind joints in twisted positions (called joint dysfunction). The client is positioned then a gentle contract/relax manipulation is applied to the dysfunctional joint.
DEEP TISSUE
This massage technique focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fibers of the muscles, tendons, and fascia.
NEUROMUSCULAR TECHNIQUE
The therapy is applied with a combination of effleurage or gliding, petrissage or grasping, friction, muscle energy, and strain counter-strain techniques.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
The use of light or deep pressure to palpate motion restriction and either move towards or away from the restriction. The position is held until a release or softening of the tissues is felt.
JOINT MOBILIZATION
Joint mobilization (basic, advanced, thrust, as well as traction and gliding) is a passive movement technique that when applied to joints increases mobility and may be localized or regional. Traction, vibrations and oscillations are used as techniques for relieving symptoms.
REFLEXOLOGY
A massage technique performed on the feet, and less commonly on the hands, reflexology works on the premise that our energy zones correspond to reflex points at the body surface.
EXERCISE THERAPY
Any form of physical activity performed as a treatment for an illness or injury is termed exercise therapy. It's only one of the modalities available to treat various musculoskeletal, neurological and psychological conditions. It is aimed at increasing function but has the additional benefits of improving confidence and sleep quality, increasing activity levels and social contacts and for a sense of achievement.
LYMPH DRAINAGE
Light pressure applied to the skin or superficial fascia in the direction of fluid returning to the heart. This increases flow of lymph through the lymph vessels. Aids in reducing swelling, inflammation and congestion. Most commonly used for burn victims and post surgery and sinus congestion.
ACUPRESSURE
A touch technique that uses the fundamentals of acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Using the same points and meridians as acupuncture however pressure is used instead of needles. Many symptoms are relieved such as headaches, general aches, sinus pain, stress and nervous tension. Specific points can be stimulated to stimulate the immune system, heighten energy and well-being.