Joan Cole Massage LLC - Studio Helix Clients

State of the Art Bodywork at Studio Helix

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About Us

COVID-19 NOTE: All appointments are cancelled from 3/16/20 forward. Massage and bodywork services are close contact, performed in a small room with far less than 6 feet of social distancing. In my opinion, it is not possible to safely offer these services at this point in the course of this pandemic.

I am a former IT professional turned licensed massage therapist and educator. With training in many clinical and orthopedic massage modalities, I use the same system analysis and troubleshooting skills developed when I used to write software to help clients experiencing pain and mobility issues associated with the soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system. With an orientation towards modern pain science, I offer both gentle styles oriented toward desensitizing ramped-up nervous systems... more

Joan Cole Massage LLC - Studio Helix Clients

324 N Neil St

Champaign , IL 61820 map it

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Joan Cole Massage LLC - Studio Helix Clients

324 N Neil St

Champaign , IL 61820 map it

Hours of Operation

M By Appointment Only

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F By Appointment Only

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Bodywork Services
Memberships

Gentle Pain Calming

This treatment intended to decrease pain by calming the nervous system rather than trying to change the structure of the body. This is based on cutting edge pain science research, which recognizes that although there may have once been a tissue-injury that could be aided by structural bodywork, long standing chronic pain requires treatment of the brain-nervous system before worrying about whether you have an anterior pelvic tilt.

$90

60min

Targeted Knotwork for Musculoskeletal Pain Debugging

Skin and joint movement and myofascial release blends for restricted or painful area debugging. (Not a full-body massage.) Area specific massage with techniques drawn from many bodywork modalities, and might include tools such as t-bars, bamboo sticks and Chinese moving cups. This style is intended to work on issues that ARE tissue and structure-based - recent injuries or imbalances caused by athletic pursuits or work demands.

$45

30min

$67.50

45min

$90

60min

$135

90min

Joan S.

License: IL #227.006987

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With an orientation towards modern pain science, I offer both gentle styles oriented toward desensitizing ramped-up nervous systems and bodywork that feels deep without being barbaric. With training in many clinical and orthopedic massage modalities, I use the same system analysis and troubleshooting skills developed writing software and providing technical support in my former IT career to help clients experiencing pain and mobility issues associated with the soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system. In the last several years, I have been reexamining my earlier training with an eye to whether the stories told about HOW those styles work are really physiologically plausible, and it has changed my implentation of those techniques, as well as how I communicate what is happening during a session.
In practice since 2006, I have served a select group of clients for many years, helping them sustain good health and mobility, and working through the attendant aches and pains of bodies no longer in their twenties. I have taught continuing education classes to other massage therapists, and am an active volunteer in the massage community, currently serving as Financial Administrator for the Illinois Chapter of the AMTA.
The styles of bodywork I offer are rather unusual for Champaign-Urbana. Fully clothed, without oil or lotion, positioned according to best leverage. Sessions might include practicing a movement or posture that can help with awareness or pain prevention.

Targeted Knotwork for Myoskeletal Pain Debugging - for clients with issues limiting painfree mobility in a particular area, like a hand, or ankle, or shoulder. Considering the issue in the context of kinetic chains of movement, this style may include techniques from many different schools of bodywork, ranging from direct myofascial release to edgework, novel movements and positional release.
Gentle Pain Calming - Focusing on the sensory nervous system, reclining face-up on the massage table, gentle touch relaxes and calms pain. DNM (Dermoneuromodulation) and SMRT (Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique) are incorporated.

Seasonally, I have additional availability and access to a home-based office where I can offer

Fijian Myofascial Massage, a style of barefoot massage done on a floor mat, that is focused on balancing perceived tension across the myofasciae for maintaining smoother movement. I use my feet as wells as my hands to give a deep-feeling full-body massage. The client must be physically able to get down on the floor and get up off the floor. Currently this is not available June-September or January-April.

I am open to performing housecalls (see my Autumnal Wind listing), and can bring an athletic massage table (65x28). I am also very comfortable doing bodywork using the client's own furniture (e.g. dining chair or recliner).