Rehabilitative Bodywork

 

Where there is chronic and prolonged muscle tension or injury,
        there are usually adhesions (bands of painful, rigid tissue) in muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
   Adhesions can block circulation and cause pain, causing limited movement, and persistent inflammation.
Therapeutic and rehabilitative massage works by physically breaking down these scar tissues to relieve
pain, restore normal movement and realign the body's overall posture.
This can include the use of specific therapies like gua sha therapy, cupping, oleation therapies, heat application with ointments and different styles of massage.

 In the August 2005 issue of Consumer Reports magazine, 34,000 people ranked massage as being more effective in relieving osteoarthritis pain than physical therapy, exercise, prescription medications, chiropractic, acupuncture, diet, glucosamine and over-the-counter drugs.

Therapeutic deep tissue massage has been used to assist in treating the following conditions with excellent results:

Chronic pain
Limited mobility
Removing lactic acid from muscles
Recovery from injuries (e.g. whiplash, falls, sports injury)
Repetitive strain injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome
Postural problems
Ostearthritis pain
Fibromyalgia
Muscle tension or spasms
Post-care for breast augmentation
Post-care for spinal (e.g. spinal fusions)
Joint surgeries (e.g. rotator cuff, knees)