Welcome to Tranquil Assuage.  I am Donna Sandridge-Walker a retired Master Firefighter-Paramedic, now licensed massage therapist. The question I get asked a lot is, why did you become a massage therapist? Or receive comments similar to, I would never thought of you as a massage therapist.  

When most people think of massage, they think of pampering themselves with a fancy back rub.  Massage is so much more.  Over the years of repetitive movement and sustaining a few injuries, I had developed a limited range of motion, experienced pain every day and at times was in severe crippling pain. I sought medical care from orthopedics, surgery and physical therapy, but without much success.  I wanted solutions not temporary fixes.

I researched alternative medicine for help.  I actually laughed at myself for even considering massage therapy.  After the first session I could tell a difference and had some relief.   With each session, I regained more range of motion, had more relief and the results of the session lasted longer.   

I suddenly was intrigued with the different modalities and the rehabilitative results of massage.  I attended and graduated from the Cedar Stone School of Massage and became a member of American Massage Therapy Association.  I found massage with adding joint mobilization and injury rehabilitation helped me more than traditional physical therapy and orthopedics. 

I have been involved in healthcare and emergency services in some capacity for more than 25 years.  This allows me to bring a holistic perspective to your massage therapy. Some of the specialized modalities I have found that helps folks: 

• Swedish massage
• Joint mobilization - stretching
• Sports massage
• Deep tissue massage
• Myofascial release
• Cranial sacral
• Injury rehabilitation
• Hot Stones