Swedish Massage

Swedish massage is the most widely used system of massage therapy in North America. It employs long, gliding strokes, stretching, and joint mobilizations to promote circulation and a deeper sense of relaxation. Swedish massage has numerous potential health benefits, including:

• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Relief from muscle pain, tension, soreness, and fatigue
• Improved mood, increased vigor
• Improved sleep
• Improved concentration, balance, posture, and motor skills
• Stimulation of digestion and promotion of digestive health
• Increased blood circulation and lymph return
• Greater sense of well-being

Deep Massage

From our very first attempts to roll over as infants, the ways in which we move through the world directly impact the structure of our physical body. When any particular physical position becomes habitual, the integration of postural imbalances is almost inevitable. The ensuing tension created in the supporting muscles and connective tissues of our individual, habitual, “learned” postures often leads to chronic pain.

Deep massage is a soft tissue technique consciously employed by therapists to enhance bodily energy flow while simultaneously assisting the body in recovering its structural integrity. Deep massage helps to decompress chronically tight, shortened muscles, restore length to contracted tissues, and bring more awareness to the body as a singular system.

Sports Massage

Sports Massage is designed for athletes and others engaged in frequent, intense physical activity. Therapists trained in Sports Massage have specifically studied the roles different muscles play in various physical movements, and they harness that knowledge to help enhance the performance, maintain the muscular health, and facilitate injury or competitive recovery in their clients.

Athletes at any particular stage in their training can benefit from Sports Massage, be it before, after, or in between events, as part of injury recovery, or part of a training regimen. Benefits can include:

• Promotion of healthy muscle and connective tissue
• Restoration/maintenance of normal range of motion
• Decreased potential for muscle tears
• Facilitation of soft-tissue healing and decreased scarring through increased circulation and nutrient delivery to injury site
• Creation of strong and mobile scar tissue in the event of an injury
• Pain-free movement
• Mental calm and clarity