Massage

• Swedish Massage
  Friction – the deepest of Swedish massage strokes, it encompasses deep, circular movements applied to soft tissue causing the underlying layers of tissue to rub against each other. This causes an increase in blood flow to the massaged area and can breakdown scar tissue.
• Deep Tissue Massage
  Deep Tissue – a technique that releases chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on contracted areas, either following or going across the grains of muscles, tendons and fascia.
• Sports Massage
  Participated on the Missouri Sports Massage Team from 1988 - 1992 ( 10 to 15 yearly events. 10k's, biathlons, duathlons, triathlons, BAM riders, RAAM riders and marathons.
• Hot Stone Massage
• Chair Massage
  On-site Massage (often called chair massage) – a type of massage administered while the client is clothed and seated in a specially-designed chair. It allows the massage therapist to massage the muscles of the back, neck, shoulders, arms and hands.
• Thai Massage
  Asian Body Work - Monitoring the flow of the vital life energy (known as chi, ki, prana) is at the heart of Asian bodywork. Using physical pressure and manipulation, the healer evaluates and modulates this energy flow to attain a state of balance. Popular modalities include shiatsu, amma, Jin Shin Do, Thai massage and tui na.
• Four Hands Massage
  Tandem – a massage in which two therapists work on one client at the same time, sometimes called four hands massage.
• Russian Massage
  Attended, sponsored and taught sports massage seminars and attended and sponsored seminars in Russian massage, Russian sports massage, Neuromuscular Therapy and Myofascial Release.
• Reflexology Massage
• Shiatsu Massage
  Shiatsu (also called acupressure) – a Japanese system of applying finger pressure to specific points that lie along specific meridians.
• Neuromuscular Therapy
  Neuromuscular Therapy – The utilization of static pressure on specific myofascial points to relieve pain. This technique manipulates the soft tissue of the body (muscles, tendons and connective tissue) to balance the central nervous system.

Chiropractic Services

• Stretching
• Manipulation Therapy
• Myofascial Therapy
• Chiropractic Injury Treatment
  Sports Massage – Sports massage is designed to enhance athletic performance and recovery. There are three contexts in which sports massage can be useful to an athlete: pre-event, post-event, and injury treatment.
• Acupressure
  Thai Massage – a technique in which the therapist uses his or her body to move the massage recipient into a series of poses, and includes muscle compression, joint mobilization and acupressure.
• Acupuncture
  A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine supported the idea that massage therapy produces better results for low back pain than other therapies, including acupuncture and spinal modification.