Category: Wellness & Integrative Medicine

Manual lymphatic drainage through light rhythmic massage movements reduce lymphedema in breast cancer patients. Circulation of the lymph in the body facilitates removal of excess water and toxins from the body. Lymphatic Drainage Massage techniques relieve swelling and other edema throughout the body.

Asian Bodywork Therapy helps achieve balance of the body’s energetics systems. Treatment may include touch, pressure or holding of the body along the meridians. Asian Bodywork also uses stretching, cupping and moxibustion. The goal of Asian Bodywork Therapy is to promote, restore, and sustain harmony within the body, energy and spirit.   

Neuromuscular Therapy is a form of deep tissue massage. Both pressure and friction are used to release strain in the muscle. The strain is caused by trigger points that cause referral pain. Muscle strain causes sciatica, carpal tunnel, headaches, TMJ, tendonitis and plantar fasciitis. NMT provides relief for all these types of muscle strain.  

Swedish circulatory massage promotes relaxation, increased blood and lymphatic circulation, uptake of endorphins and strengthening of the immune system. The therapy promotes relaxation by releasing muscle tension. Swedish massage is gentler than deep tissue massage and better suited for people interested in relaxation and tension relief.  Swedish massage may loosen up tight muscles caused by daily activities such as sitting at the computer or exercising. Massage helps people who hold a lot of tension in their lower back, shoulders and neck.