Philosophy
I became a massage therapist to help people ease their pain, to regain or maintain their mobility, and to relax and feel great.
I didn’t become a massage therapist to cause pain. I’ve never seen a scientific study that says a painful massage produces better results. So what’s the point in getting a painful massage?
Feel better right after your treatment, not in a few days once you’ve healed from a damaging massage. Even a deeper muscle massage should feel relaxing and enjoyable.
Modalities / Techniques I use in Treatment
You probably don’t know or care about the names of the techniques a massage therapist uses in treatment. What you care about is getting a great massage with a certain effect. If your muscles are aching, you want to soothe them. If you’re “locked up” you want to regain your range of motion and get limber.
How do you even know what modality you need? Unless you’re a massage therapist or an expert massage connoisseur, most of the named modalities will mean nothing to you.
Unless you’re working on a specific injury, a relaxation massage is probably your best bet.
Relaxation is therapy.
Relaxation doesn’t necessarily mean a “light” massage. People relax in different ways.
If you want that “light” massage, that’s relaxation. If you like the feeling of being flattened into the table like pizza dough, that’s relaxation.
For the therapists and enthusiasts out there – my trained modalities
- Deep Muscle / Deep Tissue
- Kinetic (Movement)
- Swedish
- Joint Mobilization
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Myofascial Therapy
- Pre / Post Natal
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Association
Massage Therapist, Current Member of CMMOTA
Other training
Standard First Aid and CPR, Level 3