Christine (Chris) Smith is a former NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor who found her passion for massage through fitness training. Noticing how postural deviations and muscle imbalances could easily lead to instability and injury, she began massaging to help correct some of these issues so that clients could achieve greater results with their fitness goals.
Being able to help people achieve healthier, more active lifestyles free from pain and injury, Chris quickly swi...
Christine (Chris) Smith is a former NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor who found her passion for massage through fitness training. Noticing how postural deviations and muscle imbalances could easily lead to instability and injury, she began massaging to help correct some of these issues so that clients could achieve greater results with their fitness goals.
Being able to help people achieve healthier, more active lifestyles free from pain and injury, Chris quickly switched her focus from Fitness training to Massage and has been practicing as a Full Time Licensed Professional Massage Therapist specializing in Therapeutic, Restorative Massage since 2013.
Education
Chris graduated from the Texas Center for Massage Therapy in 2012 with 800+ hrs of massage training including Anatomy and Kinesiology, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, Hydrotherapy, Sports, Trigger Point, Aromatherapy, and Structural Integration. Also as part of the program at TCMT was partial training in Cranial Sacral, Shiatsu, and Accupressure.
Continuing Education Massage Courses include Medical Massage Therapy, Myoskelatal Alignment Techniques, MyoFascial Release Technique, and Postural Assessments with corrective exercises and stretching.
As part of her continuing education as a fitness professional, Chris also studied with the OrthoKinetics Institute learning about Corrective Movement and incorporates this knowledge into her Massage practice.
Certification
State of Texas Licensed Massage Therapist #MT117201
Member of American Massage Therapy Association
First Aid/CPR
Experience
Has experience working with Elderly, Athletes, Weekend Warriors, Corporate Office workers and Work from Homers, Stay at home parents, Marathon Runners, Couch Potatoes, Teenagers, other Massage Therapists, Chiropractors, and more.
Has worked with people who experience:
Chronic neck/back pain
Fibromyalgia
Cancer Patients
Carpal Tunnel
Plantar Fascitis
Disc Degeneration
Depression/Anxiety
Hip and Knee Issues
Rotator Cuff Injuries
High Blood Pressure
Scoliosis
Migraines
Frozen shoulder
Lymphedema
Modalities
Aromatherapy
Deep Tissue
MyoFascial Release
Trigger Point
Sports Therapy
Reflexology
Swedish
PNF Stretching
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Raindrop (essential oils)