Steven provides therapeutic massage for relief from pain caused by overworking and over training, massage for specific conditions caused by injury, posture, or movement patterns, and wellness massage for long term body maintenance. Prenatal(pregnancy) massage is available as well.

Massage of tight shoulders Every massage is a custom blend of techniques, focus, and pressure appropriate to your goals for the session. Before beginning, your present condition and desired results will be discussed. After your massage session, self-care techniques including stretching and simple exercises are taught. The following modalities form the basis for treatment: • Deep Tissue Massage is a precise, therapeutic approach to specific problem areas in muscle and fascia. Slow strokes, direct pressure or friction directed along and across the muscle fibers using fingers, thumbs, or the elbow releases chronically tense tissue, breaks up adhesions within and between muscles and re-educates holding patterns that cause dysfunction and pain.   Deep Tissue Massage may help you if you have chronic or acute pain caused by hypertonic muscles and connective tissue in areas such as your low back, shoulders, neck, or hips, as well as pain or injuries from sports and other activities. Posture as a cause of discomfort as well as a goal for treatment is addressed. • Sports Massage is very focused on improving athletic performance. Swedish massage is combined with facilitated stretching and Muscle Energy Techniques such as PNF(Proprioceptive Neuro-muscular Facilitation) and Reciprocal Inhibition. The work is directed toward the specific areas critical to your sport. It can help protect against pain and injuries before physical activity and speed recovery afterwards. Whether you run, swim, dance, or do yoga, Sports Massage can keep you at your best. • Swedish Massage is relaxing and beneficial to overall health, with gentle to strong pressure to loosen muscles and improve circulation. This type of massage can provide you a number of excellent benefits, including reduced stress and blood pressure, improved ease of movement and flexibility, deeper and easier breathing, and greater sense of well being. • Prenatal Massage gives special care to expecting mothers. It helps release of the aches and pains associated with the extra weight and physical changes that occur during pregnancy and it reduces stress and provides physical nurturing which may be passed on to the baby. • Lomi Lomi(Hawaiian) Massage offers long, rhythmic, continuously flowing strokes that allow the body and mind to lose focus, let go, and reintegrate in a new relaxed and holistic way. • Thai Massage is applied on a floor mat, fully clothed, and includes passive yoga like stretches and movement, muscle compression, and point pressure. A bit like doing yoga, but without the work.

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