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When muscles are stressed, they accumulate lactic acid, uric acid and other cellular waste in and around muscle tissue. Massage helps loosen muscle tissue, allowing the body to reabsorb these elements, and helps restore blood and oxygen circulation. Because massage releases many byproducts, it's important to drink plenty of water after a session to help flush toxins from your body.

There are many corrective and therapeutic massage techniques, each designed to achieve specific results. By combining different modalities, I tailor each session to achieve specific goals to assist your body in returning to its best form.
Swedish Massage refers to a variety of techniques developed in the late 1700's by a Swedish doctor named Per Henrik Ling. Swedish techniques are designed to relax muscles and assist returning blood to the heart. The main purpose of Swedish massage is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the tissues. Swedish Massage techniques include:

• Effleurage: Gliding strokes which encourage the lymph system to reabsorb wastes and fluids.
• Petrissage: Kneading technique to loosen muscle adhesions and relax tense muscles.
• Friction: Short circular or cross fiber strokes designed to loosen and broaden muscle tissue.
• Vibration: Shaking movements of appendages which loosen joints and "confuse" the surrounding tissue, causing muscles to relax.
• Percussion: Brisk hacking or tapping.
Reflexology was brought to America in the early 1900's by Chinese immigrants and based on the belief that reflex points on the feet and hands correspond to parts of the body. Finger tip pressure is applied to specific areas of the feet to clear out congestion and restore normal functioning. While many people find it hard to believe that releasing congestion from a specific part of the foot can relieve pain in somewhere else, I find this technique very effective. Most people were not aware that they even had "knots" in their feet. If you find it hard to accept that your feet represent your entire body, don't worry, just enjoy a foot massage!
Deep Tissue massage focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. Using slow strokes and deep finger pressure on contracted areas, deep muscle massage is used to release chronic muscle tension. Deep tissue massage also helps to break up and eliminate scar tissue and adhesions. Deep pressure focused on specific areas may cause some soreness during or right after the massage. However, when done correctly, the soreness dissipates within a day or two.
Trigger Point Therapy (TrP Tx) - Don't assume the problem is at the place that hurts! Many aches, pains, and symptoms are caused by trigger points in muscles. A trigger point is a small muscle spasm, usually the size of pea, that refers pain elsewhere. Displaced pain confuses people, including most doctors since the spasm causing the pain is so small you probably don't even know it's there.

Trigger Point Therapy was pioneered by Dr. Janet G. Travell, President Kennedy's personal physician. Through years of research, she and others mapped out hundreds of trigger point locations and the specific areas to which they refer pain. Migraines can be caused by trigger points in different neck muscles. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can arise from trigger points under the collar bone or in the forearm near the elbow. Chronic conditions with symptoms that persist after treatment by traditional medicine are likely candidates for trigger points. If you would like more information, call me at 267.471.8356.
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a type of energy bodywork which relies on the ancient belief that life force energy, chi, flows through all things. This life force runs throughout pathways in the body, nourishing organs and cells and supporting vital functions. When this energy is disrupted, illness and disease may result. Through training, reiki practitioners learn how to access energy flow through the hands to transmit it to others. Reiki is used to accelerate healing, assist the body in cleansing toxins, balance the subtle energy flows by releasing blockages, and helps you heal from within.
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