Every session is customized and techniques can be mixed based on our professional evaluation of your condition.
Medical Massage therapy is used to treat conditions of the skeletal, nervous, circulatory, and muscular systems. Specific muscles, trigger points, and pain syndromes are addressed in this treatment. If your doctor has recommended Medical Massage as a treatment for your condition, please contact us for an evaluation session.
Therapeutic massage goes beyond simply relaxation and focuses on reducing stress, anxiety, alleviating depression, and promoting overall health and wellness. There are many techniques included in the therapeutic massage catagory, which will be demonstrated during your initial evaluation at Art of Massage.
Muscles that are in spasm are painful to the touch. This is often caused by lactic acid build-up, lack of oxygen, and restricted blood flow. Neuromuscular massage therapy helps to increase blood flow and oxygen to the affected muscles, resulting in pain relief.
Lymphatic drainage massage is a profound technique to help increase lymph flow. With an increase of lymph flow immune function is increased. Harmful substances are removed from the tissues and neutralized in the nodes. It has also been shown that an increase in lymph flow stimulates an increased production of lymphocytes- enhancing immune function.
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle approach that releases tensions deep in the body by applying light touch to the skull, face, spine, and pelvis. The goal is to improve the functioning of the central nervous system, eliminate the negative effects of stress, strengthen resistance to disease, and enhance overall health
Massage techniques specifically designed to aid in athletic performance. Includes preevent, interevent, and postevent massage, and maintenance and injury massage or training.
The most widely recognized and commonly used category of massage is the Swedish massage. The Swedish massage techniques vary from light to vigorous.
Pregnancy massage has been found to reduce stress, decrease swelling in the arms and legs, and relieve aches and pains in muscles and joints.
Through suction, the skin is drawn into the cup by creating a vacuum in the cup placed on the skin over the targeted area.