Type of Massage Offered

Swedish massage: deep circular movements and percussion.

Sports Massage: similar to Swedish, adapted specifically to the needs of athletes incorporating stretching.

Deep tissue massage and Neuromuscular Therapy(NMT)/Trigger Point Massage, which focuses on trigger points--muscle "knots" that are painful when pressed and can cause symptoms elsewhere in the body(satellite trigger points).

Benefits

·      Massage increases lymph flow in normal tissues and increases venous blood flow.

·      Nervous System can be stimulated or sedated depending on type of massage applied.

·      Massage tends to decrease anxiety and tension.

·      Stretching of tissues and influencing of certain types of scar tissue

·      Relief of spasms and cramps, and increased range of motion due to effects on proprioceptors.