Hi, I am Melissa Larsen, certified medical massage therapist and owner of Moonshadow Medical Massage. I grew up suffering from back pain due to scoliosis. I was told that I needed back surgery to straighten it out with metal rods. Instead, I found relief with a combination of medical massage and corrective exercises, which led me to my career as a massage therapist. The goal in my massage sessions is to relieve tension for pain free movement.
I blend my massage treatments with a structural p...
Hi, I am Melissa Larsen, certified medical massage therapist and owner of Moonshadow Medical Massage. I grew up suffering from back pain due to scoliosis. I was told that I needed back surgery to straighten it out with metal rods. Instead, I found relief with a combination of medical massage and corrective exercises, which led me to my career as a massage therapist. The goal in my massage sessions is to relieve tension for pain free movement.
I blend my massage treatments with a structural positioning approach, called Myoskeletal Alignment Technique (MAT). That means, I see how a person’s bones are positioned and that helps me narrow down the source of pain. Bones move because of tendons and muscles. If your alignment is off, then a particular muscle or a group of muscles are overworking to keep it that way, causing pain. As a massage therapist, I have seen an increase of “text-neck” and postural ailments frequent among computer users. MAT has been valuable training to correct both chronic and acute issues for this population.
NC # 13080
Medical Massage
CES
Completion of training for MLD therapy with Juul Bruin, MT, CLT-LANA 2016
Certification in Medical Massage Therapy. NCBTMB Certificate, 100 CE Hours in Clinical Massage
Certified Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Practitioner (IASTM) with RockTape®
Hands-on bodywork system designed to restore function, relieve pain, rebalance and reeducate the body.
Completion of training of the National Academy of Sports Medicine CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST (NASM-CES) program.