Treatments
Relaxation
The main focus of a relaxation massage is to de-stress, calm and relax the mind and body. Treatment will usually involve flowing strokes and kneading, performed at your chosen pressure. It's a pain free therapy and an effective way to de-stress and relax the mind and body.
Deep Tissue
Best for giving attention to certain painful, stiff "trouble spots" in your body. The massage therapist uses slow, deliberate strokes that focus pressure on layers of muscles, tendons, or other tissues deep under your skin.
Sports Therapy
Manual manipulation of the muscles, ligaments and joints geared specifically toward helping people who have physically demanding lifestyles and/or hobbies. This kind of therapeutic massage considers the impact of certain activities on specific joints, muscle groups, tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue groups.
Rehabilitation
Used to treat people recovering from injury. This type of massage is performed by certified massage therapists. With the goal of addressing a specific injury or issue with the body, the RMT will usually work along with other members of the Patients healthcare team such as Physiotherapist and/or Chiropractor.
Trigger Point Therapy
Alternating levels of concentrated pressure on the areas of muscle spasm or hypersensitive areas of a musle. Pressure is applied with the fingers, knuckles, and/or elbow in intervals to effectively alleviate the muscle spasm.
Myofascial Release
Useful for treating skeletal muscle immobility and pain by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood, oxygen, and lymphatic circulation, and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
Use of a tool or instrument for the treatment of disease or discomfort; a therapeutic modality and manual therapy technique that when combined with rehabilitative exercises improves musculoskeletal function.