Defined as medically necessary massage prescribed by a physician and provided to a patient. It has a specific treatment plan that is outcome based, with a specific goal for improvement, in a specific time frame. Additionally, SOAP note charting and timely progress reports to the referring physician are required. Medical massage requires that the therapist have specific advanced training and experience.

Insurance may be billed directly for Medical Massage, in which case the insurance fee schedule will apply. Please contact us for more information.

Neuromuscular Massage is a comprehensive program of soft-tissue manipulation techniques that work to balance the central nervous system with the structure and form of the musculosckeletal system. After a thorough examination to determine trigger points, referral patterns and postural distortions, a treatment plan is developed based on the following stages of rehabilitation:

1. Eliminate spasms and hypercontraction in the tissues
2. Restore proper biomechanics
3. Restore flexibility to the tissues
4. Rebuild the strength of injured tissues
5. Rebuild endurance

This allows you to actively participate in your care. The benefits can be dramatic and may reduce the need for pain medication.

Swedish Massage, focuses on the large muscle groups with long sweeping strokes and kneading. It may be useful to incorporate this type of massage into your treatment plan.

Your initial examination and therapy session will last an hour or more and you will be asked to fill out a confidential medical history. The therapist will inquire about your current status of pain and will observe your posture and gait pattern. You will then be asked to disrobe in private, lie on the therapy table and cover yourself with a sheet. The therapist will examine the soft tissues for tight and tender areas and will look for referral patterns. Your modesty will always be respected.

During your treatment the skilled therapist will search out areas of discomfort and pain which indicate the location of adhesions, trigger points, muscle spasms and cellular toxins. You are encouraged to give continuous feedback so therapy can be accomplished with the least amount of discomfort.

Results are achieved by improving the circulation of blood and lymph fluids throughout the body, increasing oxygen and nutrient flow to body cells and facilitating efficient removal of metabolic waste products. The body is capable of releasing its own natural pain killers, thereby reducing the need of medication and allowing more freedom of movement for rehabilitation.

The duration of treatment depends on:

• the condition of the soft tissue
• how long the condition has existed
• how rapidly your body responds
• your general health
• stress factors influencing your life

Once you are pain free, the therapist will recommend a maintenance program which may involve other health care professionals.

Pregnancy, although a special time in ones life, is also filled with enormous changes and stresses on your physical and emotional state. Massage therapy is a proven way to decrease stress and to care for your self and your baby. Research shows that massage therapy during pregnancy results in:

• Decreased stress hormone levels
• Improved mood
• Better sleep
• Less Back pain
• Fewer complications in labor

Our Prenatal and Postpartum specialists are trained to:

• Position you safely and comfortably for the massage
• Use special techniques to address your discomfort
• Encourage you to actively relax in preparation for labor
• Discuss and recommend ways that you can make your pregnancy and new motherhood easier and more comfortable

MLD cleans the lymph of all accumulated toxic substances, which weaken and diminish the vital functions of our body, thereby provoking important harm (edema, cellular and tissue degeneration...)

The lymph, a physiological part of our body, brings to the cells the nutrition they require and eliminates the toxic elements. The MLD will stimulate and regularize this nutritional exchange between the lymph and the cells of the body by:

• activating the elimination of the toxins and the accumulated residues of the interstitial liquid
• activating the distribution of nutritive elements (particularly fats) within the cells
• increasing the bodys immune defenses by cleaning the lymph nodes of the accumulated residues, which lessen their natural defense activity.