Kristy Keck is licensed by the Maryland State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners and is a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association. She completed the Professional Massage training program at the Baltimore School of Massage in Advanced Massage and Bodywork including the study of Anatomy and Physiology and the Clinical Application of Massage in 1995. Kristy specializes in treating chronic pain as well as pre-natal and postpartum massage therapy. Her down-to-earth holistic approach combines compassion, knowledge and intuition with clinical expertise. She provides a custom therapy session based on the patient's individual needs and may use a variety of techniques to produce the most effective and lasting results. Having 30 years clinical experience in massage and extensive continuing education training, she has a number of different 'tools' or methods to choose from when providing care. Some of the massage therapy and bodywork modalities Kristy has studied intensively include Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Chakra Balancing and Pre-natal/Postpartum Massage. Her focus is in identifying and treating the source of soft tissue imbalance as opposed to just treating the symptoms. Her passion for working with and understanding fascia (connective tissue) has led her to complete advanced studies of the Anatomy Trains Myofascial Meridians which were discovered by Tom Myers LMT, a widely respected pioneer in the field of professional massage. This training has expanded her approach to include assessment and treatment of fascial patterns. This powerful work is known as Fascia Release for Structural Balance (FRSB). Kristy is the proud mom of four children and she enjoys gardening, meditation, pilates, yoga, hiking, swimming, music festivals and farmers markets.  " Calming the nervous system is essential in creating a healing massage therapy experience. In such an environment, the body's innate systems are free to create balance by releasing tension/restriction/negativity. You add focused/mindful/purposeful tissue manipulation to the mix and significant results are achieved! "  ~ Kristy Keck LMT