services
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Traditional Massage:
This is a classic type of massage. Client will disrobe to their level of comfort, and be draped with a sheet. Your privacy and integrity will be highly regarded. This type of massage will be a mostly Swedish using massage oils, involving firm, long, kneading strokes, often combined with some movement of the joints. It is a relaxing, and energizing massage. For areas that need a bit more work, muscle tightness, adhesions, scar tissue, etc. myofascial release may be used, which involves very slow, gentle, but firm sustained pressure to connective tissue with restrictions. This Traditional type of massage is great for first timers, for tension, stress, sore and or tight muscles; and can be booked in 30, 60, 90 and 120 minute sessions. |
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Medical/Clinical Massage
For this type of massage, the client comes dressed as if ready for the gym. Wear clothes you can stretch in. Assessments will be completed taking into account your hips, are they level, are they rotated, etc? Your feet, how you stand, your posture, your symmetry. We'll likely talk about your job, your hobbies that may be contributing to asymmetry and therefore causing certain muscles to tighten and become short, while others are stretched long and weak. This session may involve:
1. Targeted muscle work
2. A "scraping" technique (promise it won't hurt!) to work on muscle adhesions and scar tissue
3. Trigger point release,
4. Hypervolt massage gun (by Hyperice) which provides gentle percussion to muscles
5. MET muscle energy technique: a type of manual therapy where the client may hold an isometric stretch, then the therapist assists the client to a deeper stretch, to help the muscle lengthen
6. Possible use of the Pilates reformer, where clients can continue to practice stretch and/or strengthening targeted muscles.
Clients would book this type of massage to release overall muscle tightness, to work on problem areas, to work on preventing injuries with sports, to loosen up before a big sporting event, to increase range of motion and flexibility, to improve muscle strength.
This clinical type of massage can be booked for 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.
For this type of massage, the client comes dressed as if ready for the gym. Wear clothes you can stretch in. Assessments will be completed taking into account your hips, are they level, are they rotated, etc? Your feet, how you stand, your posture, your symmetry. We'll likely talk about your job, your hobbies that may be contributing to asymmetry and therefore causing certain muscles to tighten and become short, while others are stretched long and weak. This session may involve:
1. Targeted muscle work
2. A "scraping" technique (promise it won't hurt!) to work on muscle adhesions and scar tissue
3. Trigger point release,
4. Hypervolt massage gun (by Hyperice) which provides gentle percussion to muscles
5. MET muscle energy technique: a type of manual therapy where the client may hold an isometric stretch, then the therapist assists the client to a deeper stretch, to help the muscle lengthen
6. Possible use of the Pilates reformer, where clients can continue to practice stretch and/or strengthening targeted muscles.
Clients would book this type of massage to release overall muscle tightness, to work on problem areas, to work on preventing injuries with sports, to loosen up before a big sporting event, to increase range of motion and flexibility, to improve muscle strength.
This clinical type of massage can be booked for 30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes.