Our “Therapeutic Massage” can fall anywhere on this pressure scale. If you are wanting a purely relaxation massage please be sure to pick a therapists who falls into levels 2 through 5 . Our scale categorizes the massage pressure into 10 different levels. Please note that each therapist has been rated on their ability to perform on this scale in the “Meet the Therapist” under the “Home” tab.
Relaxation includes levels 2-5 and Therapeutic includes levels 2-10. A massage therapist performing a therapeutic massage will typically use relaxation techniques to prepare the body for a more deep tissue massage and will spend most of their time in levels 6-10.
Relaxation massage is typically a full body massage that is intended to promote relaxation and circulation. This massage includes long broad strokes over muscle groups.
Therapeutic massage incorporates a few relaxation techniques to warm the muscle groups, then moves into a more therapeutic range and targets specific muscles. This massage is tailored to your needs specifically, therefore you can have the therapist work on whichever areas of the body you prefer.
If you are interested in a massage to prevent sports injury, address sport-specific concerns, or to help with muscle recovery after sports, consider getting a Therapeutic Massage.
Our “Neuromuscular Massages” are performed by Licensed Massage Therapists (LMTs) who have approximately 300 additional hours of training and have procured a certification as a Neuromuscular Massage Therapist (NMT) or have worked in the field for 10+ years and took continuing education courses to complete their education. These therapists can target areas of the body that have more severe disfunction including Ischemia, Neural Entrapment or Compression and Myofascial Trigger Points. Neuromuscular Massage can treat a wide array of chronic pain conditions. Consider this massage when you are need of a more “medical” massage.
Techniques for massage can include:
- Stripping: Deep, gliding pressure along the length of the muscle fibers using the elbow, forearm, knuckles, and thumbs.
- Friction: Pressure applied across the grain of a muscle to release adhesions and realign tissue fibers.
- Trigger point therapy: a bodywork technique that involves the application of pressure to tender muscle tissue in order to relieve pain and dysfunction in other parts of the body. It may also be called myofascial (myo meaning muscle, fascial meaning connective tissue) trigger point therapy.
- Pin & Stretch: specific areas are identified in muscles and tendons where overuse has caused repetitive injury and scar tissue has built up.This method of stretching involves shortening the muscle length by pinning the muscle, then taking the muscle through the full range of motion.
Potential Benefits
- Reduced muscle tension
- Improved circulation
- Stimulation of the nervous system
- Reduction of stress hormones
- Relaxation
- Increased joint mobility
- Improved Skin Tone
- Improved recovery of soft tissue injuries
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