Techniques
I offer a variety of techniques catered to your needs.
Massage is an umbrella term used to cover many forms of bodywork, usually consisting of rubbing, kneading, patting, and squeezing with the goal to release pain or treat an ailment.
The techniques I use most are: relaxation/Swedish, deep tissue/sports massage, myofascial release, and chair massage. We will work together to find the right balance of treatment for you.
Relaxation/Swedish
Swedish massage is your typical spa massage, focusing on relaxing the superficial muscles and increasing circulation. This usually includes a full body massage, lightly covering all areas without lingering or going deeper into the tissue. This work utilizes oils and creams, along with long, gliding strokes, kneading, and tapping. Swedish massage helps restore overall body health, and is perfect for those looking to relieve anxiety, stress, and depression.
Sports Massage / Deep Tissue
Whether you’re an athlete or just have an active lifestyle, sports massage can help you up your game. Sports massage can speed up muscle recovery and help avoid muscle fatigue, allowing you to get back to your workout sooner. Training helps you build muscle but can lead to some inflexibility in your tissues; massage can mitigate this by stretching those tissues out. Sports massage can help speed up recovery from an injury by breaking down scar tissue and stretching the fascia around muscles. Massage promotes healthy blood and lymph flow, which helps remove waste products such as lactic acid and allows muscles to get more oxygen and nutrients.
Myofascial Release
Myofascial release is a bodywork technique used to stretch the myofascial tissues of the body. Myofascial tissue runs throughout the whole body to support our muscles and bones. When healthy, myofascial tissue is soft and relaxed, however with repetitive stressors or trauma it becomes tight and restricted. To relax the tissue the massage therapist holds sustained pressure on tight areas. This is done on the skin without oils or creams. This work is great to address deep muscular pain by relaxing the fascia, increasing range of motion, and promoting circulation.
Cupping
Cupping is a technique where cups of different sizes are placed on the body and a suction is created. Once the suction is created cups remain for 5-10 minutes. Treatment will often leave bruise like discoloration for up to 7 days. Cupping is added on to your massage and is usually and additional 20 minutes. The most common areas to cup are the back, glutes, legs, and chest. Cupping is used to help treat pain, skin conditions such as acne and shingles, headaches and insomnia. Many athletes use cupping to help them recover from injury faster and as part of their health care regime.
Chair Massage
Most of my work is done on the massage table, but I have a massage chair available when needed. Chair massages are great for people who are unable to lie flat on the table due to injury. Chair massage allows great access to neck, shoulders, back, and legs and is done clothed. This is ideal for shorter massages and event work.