Massage

Massage Therapy (Swedish)

There are tremendous benefits to be achieved through regular massage therapy treatments. Whether your need is to have a moment of relaxation, reduce muscle tension, or attain relief from acute or chronic pain, a therapeutic massage can enhance your overall sense of emotional and physical well-being as well as your quality of life.

What is massage therapy?

Massage therapy is a clinical health oriented health care option involving a range of techniques to manipulate the soft tissues ad joints of the body. The purpose of massage therapy is to prevent, develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function, relieve pain, and decrease stress.

Massage techniques most commonly include pressure, compression, kneading, frictioning & mobilization, to improve the health & condition of the muscles, tendons, skin, fascia & connective tissue of the body.

Experienced RMT’s will carefully customize a treatment plan to best suit your individual needs. This may also include use of hydrotherapy (hot or cold applications), stretching, strengthening, and other exercises.

Lymphatic Massage

Manual lymph drainage (MLD) is a gentle, rhythmic treatment that stimulates the movement of lymph throughout the body. The technique uses specific direction, light pressure and tissue stretch to encourage lymphatic drainage from the affected connective tissue back towards the heart.

Unlike our cardiovascular system, our lymphatic system has no pump, therefore it relies on alternative methods to circulate the lymph through our body. Diaphragmatic breathing, skeletal muscle contractions and smooth muscle contractions within our lymph vessels are all ways our body does this. MLD speeds up this natural system, which increases the removal of proteins and waste from the tissues, decreases inflammation and congestion which allows healing to occur. Due to the rhythmic movements of MLD, it has a calming effect on the nervous system which also helps with pain reduction.

MLD can benefit many different conditions including:

Lymphedema
Pre/post-surgery
Fibromyalgia
Multiple Sclerosis
Migraines
Bruising
Burns
Chronic Sinusitis
Arthritis
Stress
Anxiety
Whiplash