Massage

Deep tissue massage therapy isn’t just a Swedish massage with deeper strokes or harder pressure. Deep tissue massages use firm pressure and slow stroked to massage deep layers of muscle and fascia, which is the connective tissue that surrounds your muscles.  Deep tissue massages are used to break up scar tissue and break down muscle adhesions (the “knots” that we feel in our muscles are muscle adhesions, which are bands of rigid and painful muscle tissue). These knots can inhibit our circulation and cause pain and inflammation.  When the massage begins, I  usually start  with lighter pressure to warm up your muscles and then works into deeper pressure.  The common techniques used in deep tissue massage therapy include stripping, which is deep pressure that glides along the length of your muscle fibers and friction, which applies pressure across the grain of your muscle to break up adhesions and align tissue fibers.

• Stress Relief
• Reduces Pain
• Lowers Blood Pressure
• Breaks Up Scar Tissue and Makes Movement Easier
• Reduce Arthritis 
• Rehabilitates Insured Muscles

 $100/hour 

 $140/90 min  

After identifying and isolating the specific muscles to be stretched, I will assist clients in a customized routine of different stretches to improve their range of motion and flexibility. Perfect for improving your athletic performance and increasing mobility.  Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) was initially designed to improve human performance and has been used by top coaches and Olympic athletes for over 40 years. The benefits of regular sessions enabled athletes to keep supple, rehabilitate from injury faster and have longer playing careers which is why the technique started to become popular with therapists outside the world of sport. AIS is now taught as part of the physical therapy syllabus for Physios in the US and is becoming a popular modality for doctors and therapists involved in pain management and post-surgery rehabilitation.

• Improving Posture
• Improving Blood Flow and Circulation
• Improving Strength & Mobility
• Reducing Stress Levels
• Improving Biomechanics  

$100/hour

 $140/90 min   

Swedish massage therapy is the most well-known and widely practiced type of therapeutic massage—and for good reason. This type of massage focuses on muscle relaxation, targeting superficial muscles (rather than the connective tissues targeted in deep-tissue massage) and increasing blood circulation.  Swedish massages are meant to maximize relaxation—you’ll be on a massage table, in a peaceful environment, with a professional spending an extended time (between 60 – 120 minutes) giving you a massage. The combination of the hands-on attention and the environment should relax you, lowering the level of the stress hormone cortisol in your body. Lowering your stress level offers a surprising number of additional benefits, including reducing or eliminating tension headaches, giving you more energy, and allowing you to get a better night’s sleep.

• Pain management
• Increased blood flow
• Rehabilitation for muscle injuries
• Increased flexibility
• Reduced stress
• Improved immune system

  $100/hour 

  $140/90 min