Therapeutic Services & Modalities

Active Isolated Stretching

Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) was developed by Aaron Mattes, RKT, LMT.  It is a dynamic system for improving your flexibility and overall well-being. As you probably already know, stretching your muscles not only reduces your chance of injury, but also strengthens your tendons and improves your circulation. 

Aaron is a world-renowned, cutting edge Kinesiotherapist who has optimized the performance skills of a number of notable athletic personalities. I have personally worked with and trained under Aaron's detailed supervision.

Active Isolated Stretching is successful in correcting many types of muscular and neurological diseases and injuries, including, but not limited to, whiplash, stroke, spinal cord injuries , arthritis, and chronic neck or back pain. The goal is to optimize health, minimize pain, and restore wellness. All treatment plans are developed in cooperation with you and your referring healthcare provider.

Acupressure

Acupressure is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that involves applying pressure to specific points on the body to promote healing, relieve pain, and restore energy flow.

Acupressure is a non-invasive therapy rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that has been practiced for over 5,000 years. It uses the same principles as acupuncture, but does not use needles; instead, precise, gentle, manual pressure is applied to stimulate specific acupoints on the body that lie along meridians or bodily highways. When the energy flow is blocked or imbalanced, it can lead to physical or emotional symptoms, and acupressure aims to restore balance, assisting the body in healing itself. 

Benefits and Uses

Acupressure is used for a variety of conditions, including: creating an overall calming effect, relieve constipation, reduce headache pain and stress hormone levels, improve sleep quality, reduces nausea, affects neurotransmitters, improves digestion, and promotes overall well-being.

While acupressure can be very effective, it is an adjunct technique that compliments Western Medicine, not a replacement for Western medical care.   *(Information gathered from Cleaveland Clinic, UCLA Health, WebMD)

Chair Massage

Chair massage is a popular way of relieving stress and tension often done in a public settings. It can be a fun addition to a gathering such as a baby shower, birthday party, or social gathering. It is also effective at offices and factories as a reward to employees and it is especially used for high-stress employment situations such as 911 operators, Search & Rescue operations, and response professionals during a disaster or emergency situation. During Chair Massage, you receive your massage fully clothed in a specialized ergonomic chair focusing on the back, neck, shoulders, and arms.  Chair massage sessions use rhythmic compression, trigger points, and Swedish techniques and are designed to be shorter than traditional massage sessions, making it convenient and to easily fit into a busy workplace schedule. The benefit of Chair Massage is to quickly release tension and energize the recipient to increase work performance, reduce fatigue, and maintain efficiency and focus during extended and stressful work hours.

Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue Massage is a form of bodywork that aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of tissue in the body. Deep Tissue Massage is a highly effective method for releasing chronic stress areas due to misalignment, repetitive motions, and past lingering injuries. Due to the nature of the deep tissue work, open communication during the session is crucial to make sure you don't get too uncomfortable. Keep in mind that soreness is pretty common after the treatment, and that plenty of water should be ingested to aid with the flushing and removal of toxins that will have been released from the deep tissue during the session.

Energy Work

Energy work is based on the belief that everyone has a “life force”, and that the body needs to sustain its balance for optimum health. Anytime you experience emotional or physical illness, it indicates that your life force has simply become unbalanced. I work directly with your energy field to restore balance and flow to your entire system. And once your energy field has been restored to full health, your body will follow. Therapeutic Touch, Directed energy of the Holy Spirit, 

Geriatric Massage

Geriatric massage is a form of massage designed to meet the specific needs of the elderly. It helps to improve blood circulation, relieve pain, and also increase range of motion. If you are elderly, geriatric massage can help you maintain and improve your overall health, as well as regain certain physical functions that have been reduced due to aging. In addition, since the elderly don't typically receive enough physical touch, this massage can also help alleviate symptoms of loneliness or depression.

Infant Massage

Infant Massage is a style of bodywork designed specifically to promote the healthy development of your infant. Caring human touch is crucial for a healthy thriving baby, and the benefits of massaging your infant are potent and numerous. For example, many infants show improved growth and development of the brain and nervous system. Infant massage has also been shown to improve the quality of a baby's sleep, as well as strengthening their immune system.

Just stop and imagine the bodily stresses and trauma the baby's body goes through being pushed through the birth canal. The babies born through cesarean surgical delivery have a different kind of trauma.

Neuromuscular Therapy

Neuromuscular therapy is a system of massage techniques that were developed in the 1930's by Dr. Stanley Lief in England. It uses a holistic approach towards healing, emphasizing and stimulating the body's natural ability to heal itself. Neuromuscular therapy also enhances the function of joints and muscles, and accelerates the overall healing process by facilitating the release of endorphins.

Ortho-Bionomy

Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, non-invasive bodywork therapy that supports the body's natural self-correcting and self-healing abilities through subtle movements, comfortable positioning, and light pressure.

Ortho-Bionomy is a therapeutic approach developed in the 1970s by British osteopath and martial artist Dr. Arthur Lincoln Pauls, inspired by osteopathy, homeopathy, and judo principles, as well as the work of American osteopath Lawrence Jones wellmeright.com+1. It is based on the principle that the body inherently knows how to heal itself when given the right conditions and support wellmeright.com+1. The therapy emphasizes working with the body's natural reflexes and nervous system to restore balance, alleviate pain, and improve overall physical and emotional well-being rmobcenter.com+1.

Key Principles and Techniques

• Gentle, non-invasive methods: Ortho-Bionomy avoids forceful manipulations, deep pressure, or painful techniques, focusing instead on comfort and ease wellmeright.com+1.
• Subtle movements and positioning: Practitioners use light compression, slow movements, and prolonged positioning to stimulate the body's self-corrective reflexes wellmeright.com+1.
• Neurological and structural focus: The therapy engages the nervous system and addresses musculoskeletal alignment, lymphatic flow, organ function, and overall structural balance rmobcenter.com.
• Holistic approach: Ortho-Bionomy considers the body, mind, emotions, and energy, promoting self-recognition and deep healing rmobcenter.com+1.

Benefits

Ortho-Bionomy is used to:

• Alleviate acute and chronic pain, including muscle, joint, and postural issues Encyclopedia.com.
• Reduce stress and promote relaxation Encyclopedia.com+1.
• Improve range of motion, flexibility, and postural alignment wellmeright.com+1.
• Support recovery from injuries and enhance overall well-being ortho-bionomy.org.au.

Safety and Accessibility

The therapy is generally safe for people of all ages, including newborns, the elderly, and post-operative patients Encyclopedia.com. Individuals with acute injuries or specific medical conditions should consult a healthcare provider before treatment. Sessions are typically conducted with the client fully clothed, emphasizing comfort, trust, and open communication Encyclopedia.com+1.
In summary, Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, holistic bodywork modality that empowers the body to self-correct and heal naturally, combining principles of osteopathy, neurology, and subtle physical techniques to enhance physical and emotional health wellmeright.com+2.

Orthopedic Massage

Orthopedic massage is a style of massage therapy focused on treating painful conditions that affect the soft tissues of the body. Because orthopedic massage is designed to treat medical conditions, it requires extensive training. It involves releasing tense muscles, helping to stretch and lengthen tight muscles and tendons, and decompress rigid joints. My goal is to restore full health to the soft tissues of your body, both treating your specific conditions as well as improving your overall well-being.

Polarity Therapy

Polarity therapy is a type of bodywork which is focused on the energy fields of the body, rather than the physical body itself. This type of body work is also called energy work, because the practitioner attempts to adjust the skewed energy fields of the body and bring them into balance. During a polarity therapy session, the therapist and client usually work together in a very calm, relaxed environment.

Pressure Point Therapy

Your body stores stress in specific areas called pressure points. Pressure points are small painful pockets of energy that are located along a nerve pathway in your body. These pressure points actually block the nerve energy from flowing through your body, causing a variety of discomforts and illnesses. In our session, I apply pressure to these specific points and dissolve them, releasing any blockages and restoring your nerve pathways to optimal health and function.

Reflexology

Reflexology is a type of bodywork that focuses on applying pressure to the specific nerve zones in your feet. Unlike other foot massages that intend to mostly relieve tension in the feet themselves, reflexology is a far more in-depth science that aims to harmonize your entire body. According to reflexology, every part of the human body is mapped into your feet. Reflexology treatments have been found to be highly effective for conditions such as allergies, headaches, and depression.

Reiki

Reiki originated and was developed in Japan as a form of energy work that cleanses and balances the energy system in the human body. It works with your subtle body energy. Most everyone has experienced their own subtle body energy or etherial body. Some people refer to it as your aura. You probably cannot see it (although some people can) but, it exists. Have you ever gotten up in the middle of the night and without turning the light on, navigated your way around the house without bumping into everything? As you move slowly in the pitch darkness, you notice a pressure against your body as you get closer to the wall and you sense that the wall is there before you actually touch it. The closer you get, the more you feel the increase of pressure. As your subtle or etherial body gets closer, it actually touches the wall first and so you feel the wall before your physical body does. An. Some people have an extended subtle body and others it is very close. Another way you can notice your or another's subtle body is when someone walks into the room when your back is turned. Yet you know someone is there. You are feeling their subtle body touching your subtle body. Have you ever walked into a room when everyone is quiet and just before you arrived they were angry with each other? You can feel the energy in the room. That is what is being worked on during a treatment session. When I was a therapist at the Paralympics, I massaged many amputees. When performing a long massage stroke I would continue past the amputation as if the physical body part was still there. The professional atheletes all wanted me to do that again as they felt the massage stroke over their missing limb. The subtle body remains even when the physical body is no longer there. Using the subtle body, some things can be corrected and realigned. For example, "phantom pain" can be addressed and lessened or completely eliminated. It really isn't a phantom pain, it is a disruption of the subtle body that is causing pain that is very real. I have had amputees tell me of stubbing their big toe on a chair leg with the amputated foot. The pain was real. Frankly, at first, I did not believe it at all until I was shown by Reiki Master Tricia Alexander, a resident of Chicago and professional musician. I met Tricia at a spiritual retreat in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in the 1990's. I was surprised how well it worked and how similar it was the Therapeutic Touch techniques I learned in Nursing School in the 1970's. I learned how to notice it, alter it, and use those skills to help people. Tricia was the Reiki Master who gave me my final attunement to become a Reiki Master myself. 

As a Reiki Master, my hands are used to recognise subtle changes in your energy field.  and as a result, the body's natural self-healing mechanisms strengthen, helping to establish optimum health. During a session, I work directly with your energy field to remove blockages, detoxify your system, and restore your vital life force energy. Reiki utilizes a gentle laying on of hands to conduct the necessary energy force between us. The benefits of Reiki range from the release of habitual mental/emotional stress to alleviating chronic pain. As with any treatment modality, some people are more sensitive to the effects than others. 

Shiatsu

Shiatsu is a Japanese form of massage therapy. The word Shiatsu comes from two Japanese words - “shi” (finger) and “atsu” (pressure). In addition to the direct stimulation of pressure points along the energy pathways of your body, gentle stretching techniques are applied over a wider area of the body to integrate the point work and encourage the flow of Chi (energy) throughout the body. Shiatsu is a meditative healing art that honors the body, mind and spirit.

Sports Massage

Sports Massage is a type of massage designed for highly active people who engage in athletics. Engaging in sports is harsh on the body and can often lead to injuries in both the short and long term. Sports Massage enhances performance and prolongs a sports career by helping to prevent injury, reduce pains and swelling in the body, relax the mind, increase flexibility, and dramatically improve recovery rates. Sports Massage is also highly effective in aiding the rapid recovery of an athlete from an injury by encouraging greater kinesthetic awareness and in turn promoting the body's natural immune function.

Swedish Massage

Swedish Massage is a very relaxing and therapeutic style of bodywork. It combines oils or lotion with an array of strokes such as rolling, kneading, and percussion to help the body improve its circulation. The benefits of this type of bodywork are wide-ranging and include relief from aches and pains, decreased stress levels in the body, enhanced mental clarity, improved appearance, and greater flexibility.

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