Types of Massage Offered
I specialize in Sports Massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Injury/ Rehabilitation Treatment. I also offer Swedish Massage. I have studied Myofascial Release and Trigger Point Therapy and incorporate these in my massage sessions.

What to Expect
Before each massage treatment, I do a thorough interview to review your health history and discuss the massage plan. During the massage, it is helpful for you to communicate how the pressure feels, if an area feels tender or sore, or if you are not comfortable. Good communication before, during and after the massage ensures you get the massage you want.

Sports Massage
Massage is an important part of your fitness training, whether you are preparing for a marathon, enjoying your favorite sport, or keeping up your weekly gym routine.

Sports Massage focuses on those muscle groups you use most and areas in your body where you typically feel the most sore. By improving blood circulation, massage helps to more effectively carry nutrients to muscles as well as to remove waste. This keeps body organs as well as muscles healthy, and helps prevent injuries (see injury treatment below).

Massage can improve flexibility by stretching and broadening shortened muscles and breaking up adhesions and scar tissue. Massage can treat IT band syndrome, plantarfaciitis, tendinitis and many other conditions. If you have been diagnosed with any of the above, your doctor may be able to prescribe massage for you.

Deep Tissue Massage
The intention with deep tissue massage is to work out muscle tension and knots in sore areas. During the massage you should feel areas of tension release. The pressure should feel effective, however the massage should not be painful. Some slight soreness may be felt the day after, but most clients report feeling rejuvenated and free of tension.

Injury / Rehabilitation Treatment
If you have been diagnosed with tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, whiplash, thoracic outlet syndrome, a strain or sprain or other condition, massage can be helpful. Many conditions can be treated with a massage technique called cross fiber friction.

If you are an athlete, you probably have occasional aches and pains which could lead to a minor injury if ignored. Massage can treat these specific areas and avoid a potential injury. And when you receive regular massage, you’ll find that you are more aware of restrictions or soreness you might not have noticed.

A benefit of my massage is that I will treat your specific injury while also addressing you as a whole person.

Swedish Massage
Swedish Massage techniques are intended to promote relaxation, stress relief and overall wellness. A Swedish massage is typically a full body massage starting with your areas of concern. Gliding strokes with light to moderately deep pressure, as well as kneading movements, circular pressure, and stretches are typically used in a Swedish Massage.

Myofascial Release
Myofascial release is a deep but gentle blend of stretching and massage used to promote healing, relieve pain, and improve posture. The goal of myofascial release is to ease pressure in the fascia, or connective tissue, that encases muscles throughout the body. Sheaths of this dense and elastic connective tissue weave about blood vessels, bones, and nerves as well, forming an intricate, 3-D web that supports your organs and joints from head to toe and acts as the body's shock absorber.

Scarring or injury to the fascia is a major cause of pain and impeded motion. Myofascial release aims to alleviate these problems by breaking up, or "releasing," constrictions in the fascia caused by adhesions or scar tissue. People with longstanding back pain, fibromyalgia, recurring headaches, sports injuries, and many other complaints can benefit from the technique.

Trigger Point/ Tender Point
Trigger Point/ Tender Point work (also known as Neuromuscular Therapy) involves specific finger pressure on points that are tender or painful with a goal of breaking cycles of spasm and pain. These points can be sensitive because of acute trauma, chronic strain, repetitive stress, or under use. With a trigger point, you will typically feel pain radiating to another area of your body. With a tender point, you will feel tenderness or soreness only in the specific area being treated.

Cross Fiber Friction
Injuries such as sprains and strains, as well as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, whiplash, thoracic outlet syndrome and other conditions can be treated with a massage technique called cross fiber friction. As its name implies, this technique involves friction pressure across the direction of the muscle fiber.

During the healing stage of an injury, scar tissue adheres to surrounding muscle tissue which can restrict movement. Once an injury is past the acute stage, cross fiber friction can release adhesions and align the muscle fibers, creating improved flexibility in the muscle.