Massage therapy


types and techniques
 

As a trained massage therapist, I am familiar with several massage techniques and have a good understanding of human physiology.  This enables me to tailor a massage to address your unique needs in terms of health, relaxation, and comfort.

I provide both chair and table massages; and I can administer a gentle medical massage that specifically addresses the lymph system.

Debi giving a chair massage

Relaxation chair massage

is a simple, structured, choreographed massage applied through your clothing as you repose in a specially designed chair.  It is a great introduction to massage; and a small investment of time yields a great return:  reinvigoration and wellness. It's also a very affordable means of managing chronic pain.
 

Table massage

is performed on your bare skin using lotions or oils as lubricants.  By carefully draping your sheets, I expose only those muscles being worked; so neither you nor I feel uncomfortable with the degree of exposure at any time.

The optimal massage session is normally about an hour – long enough to address the major joints and limbs of your entire body.   You are always in control.  You determine the areas of your body to be worked on; and you determine the length of the massage.

My personal meld of the following table massage techniques is designed to give you an experience of total body relaxation, revitalization, and integration:

Swedish massage

utilizes long, soothing strokes on your muscles, combined with kneading, friction, and stimulating percussion.
 

Myofascial massage

is a powerful technique for releasing stuck connective tissue that causes pain or restricted movement.  It is also effective in reducing and softening scar material.
 

Reiki

is a subtle gift of healing energy and caring.
 

Reflexology

applies pressure to specific points on your body (usually feet, hands, or ears) to affect a release and healing elsewhere.

My office is handicapped-accessible, and my electric-lift table lowers to wheelchair-height.