Which Conditions do you Treat?

First off, we can not claim that we treat or heal anybody, as what we do falls under alternative treatments. However the reduction in pain for degenerative diseases of the joints and spine are rather impressive, as you can read in my reviews.

We have specialized in lower-back, and resulting knee pain or sciatica, neck/shoulder problems with pinched nerves or intense headaches as well as frozen shoulders and any kind of tendinitis.

We also do post surgical and regular lymph drainage massage, scar mobility and amputation massages.

What to Expect During your First Session?

The first session consists of a thorough intake and a physical evaluation with treatment as far as the time permits. We try to include as much hands on time as possible.

We assess the suitability to receive a manual therapy and determine if any contraindications exist. This is followed by a thorough assessment massage with as much therapeutic work as given in a first session time-frame. We start each session on the area that we determine to be the most likely cause for certain symptoms without any fluff beforehand. Except for maintenance massages, a medical massage might not be relaxing.

We also want to learn what level of pain will be acceptable for you and your expectations of the session outcome. We also need to decide if your condition falls within our scope of practice or if we have to refer you to another health-care practitioner. We usually say one hour, one area. This means the area that we will be able to cover during one session. It can be as little as one shoulder only, or as broad as the entire back, depending on the present pathologies, the speed in which a muscle releases and your pain level. Our goal is to reach the best results with as little pain as possible. Unfortunately the muscles that we usually have to work on are rarely massaged muscles that tend to be more sensitive. At the end of your visit, you will be recommended a treatment plan, as well as suggestions for homecare.

As part of each session the client might receive exercises and/or stretches to maintain and increase the functionality achieved through each session. We also recommend tools, life changes, changes for better biomechanics around your workplace and more in order to help decrease the possibility of the pain to reoccur and to stall the procession of degenerative diseases.

How Many Sessions Until Results?

The amount of sessions needed vary due to the individual circumstances and conditions. There are no guarantees implied, nor are any treatments meant to replace medical care. All sessions are alternative treatments meant to compliment traditional medicine. If in doubt consult your primary care physician before booking a medical massage.

Usually to achieve pain relief we need at least 5-6 sessions. Multiple treatments might be needed per affected area. If the client suffers from more than one problem, every problem area will be addressed individually. A medical massage is very targeted and does not include a whole body massage. In order to affect the deep laying tissues and muscles of the body, time is needed to work through the individual layers of tissue and muscles. For example, the eyelid has only one muscle layer, most of the body has three, but the spine consists of five layers. We work thoroughly through the tissues and start each session where we left off during the previous session.

The goal is long term pain management and prevention.