Bodywork

Sports Massage

A modality that blends several different modalities together for an effective treatment plan for sore, overworked muscles. "Sports Massage integrates Swedish Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, flexibility guidelines and specific techniques catered toward athletes. This style of Massage can be used on all bodies, not just those that are athletes. It can energize or relax and provide rest to the muscles. Its really a diverse modality."

Polarity Therapy

This is one of my favorite styles of Bodywork! "This unique synthesis addresses the concept and experience of life energy as it manifests at physical, emotional, and mental levels. Relatively light physical contacts are utilized with the intention of drawing the client’s awareness to the patterns of life energy that form the body/mind continuum." This can feel like an energetic cleanse to some.

Swedish Massage

It is described as "a general flowing technique designed to move blood and lymph and to relieve aching muscles while increasing relaxation and general well-being."

Connective Tissue Therapy

This style "focuses on lengthening the fascial component of chronically shortened muscles allowing the muscles to return to a relaxed state. Chronic postural habits can also be addressed. Clients who receive CTT can enjoy greater range of motion along with increased ease when standing and moving."

Neuromuscular therapy

I found that this modality is very effective in treatment for tight, taught, hardened muscles and fascia. "It is a form of deep tissue massage that stimulates neurological reflexes related to chronic muscle contraction and pain patterns. Pressure is applied to specific trigger points in the bellies of muscles, causing them to relax, reducing pain and increasing body awareness."

Hydrotherapy

This modality aids in Bodywork by assisting me during Massage to either soften (heat) or alleviate/reduce inflammation (ice) on specific parts of the body that might need a little extra help. Hydrotherapy is defined as "the use of water in any of its forms (water, ice, steam) for health promotion or treatment of various diseases with various temperatures, pressure, duration, and site."