Overview of Massage Therapy

Therapeutic Massage is a targeted treatment designed to address specific musculoskeletal concerns such as muscle tension, restricted mobility, or conditions like frozen shoulder. Each session is tailored to the individual based on their needs and the therapist’s clinical assessment.

Depending on the therapist’s training and the availability of equipment, treatments may incorporate a combination of therapeutic techniques and modalities such as joint mobilzations, muscle release techniques, myofascial techniques, cupping therapy, hot stones, therapeutic ultrasound, electrotherapy, or instrument-assisted soft tissue therapy (Graston technique) when appropriate.

The goal of Therapeutic Massage is to help relieve pain, reduce muscle tension, improve mobility, and support overall recovery and function.

If you are a first-time client booking Therapeutic Massage, please select Initial Assessment & Treatment when scheduling your appointment.

Deep Tissue Massage focuses on addressing tension in the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. This technique uses slow, controlled strokes and deeper pressure to help release chronic patterns of tension and tightness within the body.

Although the treatment may focus on specific area(s) of concern, Deep Tissue Massage is still performed as a full-body massage, allowing the therapist to assess and address overall muscle balance and tension patterns.

Techniques may include slow strokes and sustained pressure applied along or across the muscle fibers, tendons, and fascia to help improve mobility, reduce muscular tightness, and support recovery from chronic tension.

Relaxation Massage is a full-body massage designed to promote overall relaxation and well-being. It uses soft, long, flowing strokes combined with gentle tapping and rhythmic techniques applied to the superficial layers of the muscles. The treatment may also include gentle joint movements to help improve circulation and ease muscular tension.

This style of massage helps calm the nervous system, reduce everyday stress, and encourage the body to relax. Clients often leave feeling both relaxed and rejuvenated.

 Hot Stone Therapy is a type of manual therapy, usually incorporated in massage where heated stones will be gently placed on the muscles on either side of the spine to promote deep tissue relaxation. The therapist will then glide the stones to your body. It can relieve stress and anxiety, help manage depression, relieve tension and pain from sore muscles, and can help provide some relief for chronic illnesses or chronic pain 

Cupping Therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage (WebMD).  

  RMTPro Facial Massage includes an assessment and treatment of the soft tissues and joints on the face, with the intent of producing a therapeutic outcome or providing preventative care for the client. This service can help with conditions, including TMJ disorder and facial pain.

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Prenatal massage helps pregnant women relieve stress and discomfort in pregnancy. Many pregnant women experience discomfort in the back, neck, & legs. Prenatal massage helps relieve headaches and swelling from increased blood flow. 

Indian head massage is a treatment that focuses on massaging acupressure points along the head, neck, and shoulders, often using circular massage strokes to improve hair and scalp condition.

It originates from an Indian alternative medicine system called Ayurveda, (translated as the ‘science of life’), whereby it is believed that the mind and body are intricately connected and thus can influence one another. Through this theory, is is understood that Indian head massage can not only reduce headaches and improve physical well-being, but it can also improve mental and emotional wellness too.

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 A couples massage is when you and a friend each enjoy a massage while lying on two separate beds next to each other.  There are two massage therapists—one for each person.   These massage sessions are often shared as a gift between romantic partners, but they don’t have to be 

 Oncology massage is the modification of massage therapy to safely work with the effects of cancer and cancer treatment. Everyone affected by cancer — people in active treatment, those in recovery or survivorship, those at the end of life, and even caregivers — can benefit from oncology massage.