Massage Services

Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit with a relaxing and healing massage.  My special massage techniques reverse the negative effects of stress, repair damaged muscle tissue and remove pain from throughout your body.  I specialize in helping people recover from automobile accidents, sports injuries and workplace injuries. I can help reverse injuries caused by repetitive motion, poor posture and poor lifting habits.

My massages benefit the body as well as the mind.  Experience mental and spiritual healing as your mind releases stress and worry allowing a renewed sense of energy and emotional well-being to enter your spirit.

My massages promote:

• Emotional Balance
• Relaxation
• Physical Healing
• Improved Digestion
• Improved Mobility
• Pain and Headache Relief
• Detoxification
• Increased Energy
• Improved Circulation
• Improved Sleeping Patterns
• Stress Reduction
• Enhanced Muscle Tone
• Increased Mental Alertness

Energy Guided Healing and Therapeutic Massage offers a wide range of massage therapy services and each are tailored to meet the individual’s unique needs.  Below is a list and description of the various types of massage offered:

SWEDISH MASSAGE uses soothing, tapping and kneading strokes to work the entire body, relieving muscle tension and loosening sore joints.  Swedish massage is typically comprised of five basic strokes.

• Effleurage (stroking)
• Petrissage (muscles are lightly grabbed and lifted)
• Friction (thumbs and fingertips work in deep circles into the thickest part of muscles)
• Tapotement (chopping, beating, and tapping strokes)
• Vibration (fingers are pressed or flattened firmly on a muscle, then the area is shaken rapidly for a few seconds).

DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE targets chronic tension in muscles that lie far below the surface of your body.  You have five layers of muscle in your back and while Swedish massage may help the first couple of layers, deep tissue massage targets the deepest layers of muscle.  Deep muscle techniques usually involve slow strokes, direct pressure or friction movements that go across the grain of the muscles. The fingers, thumbs and/or elbows are utilized to apply the needed pressure.

SPORTS MASSAGE is designed to help you train better, whether you’re a world champion or a weekend warrior.  The techniques are similar to those in Swedish and Deep Tissue massage.  Pre-event massage can help warm up muscles and improve circulation before competition, but it can also energize or relax an athlete and help him focus on the competition. Post-event massage can push waste products out of the body and improve recovery.

NEUROMUSCULAR MASSAGE is a form of deep tissue massage that is applied to individual muscles. It is used to increase blood flow, reduce pain and release pressure on nerves caused by injuries to muscles and other soft tissue.  Neuromuscular massage helps release trigger points - intense knots of tense muscle that can also “refer” pain to other parts of the body.  Relieving a tense trigger point in your back, for example, could help ease pain in your shoulder or reduce headaches.

ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE is a type of massage therapy which is focused on treating painful conditions which affect the soft tissues of the body.  Orthopedic massage focuses on problems with the client's musculoskeletal system.  A wide range of techniques specifically adapted for each client are utilized to release tight muscles, help to stretch shortened muscles and tendons, and decompress joints.  The goal is to normalize the soft tissues of the body, both to treat specific conditions and to keep clients generally healthy and fit.

SPECIALTY MASSAGES can utilize techniques of any of the above and are designed specifically for:

• Pain Management
• Injury Treatment
• Stress Management
• General Health and Wellness
• Relaxation Techniques
• Chronic Pain Reduction

HOT STONE MASSAGE is a specialty massage that uses smooth, heated stones. They are often basalt, a black volcanic rock that absorbs and retains heat well, but they can be other types. The heat is both deeply relaxing and helps tight muscles release.  Before you arrive, I will sanitize the stones (very important!) and heat them in 120 to 150 degree water.  I begin with a traditional Swedish Massage to warm the body then massage you while holding a heated stone.  As the stone cools, I replace it with another.  I might also leave heated stones on specific points along your spine, in the palms of your hand, on your belly, or even between your toes to improve the flow of energy in your body.

PREGNANCY MASSAGE has been known to calm many of the aches and pains associated with pregnancy such as sciatica, swelling, back and neck pain, and stomach upset.  Prenatal massage has also been shown to improve physical discomforts by encouraging circulation and by stretching the muscles and joints to their full range of motion to improve skin elasticity and body tone.  Studies show that pregnant women who receive regular prenatal massages are more at ease - furthermore relaxing the fetus inside their womb.

Basic Massage Rates:

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Call now to schedule an appointment!

Energy Guided Healing and Therapeutic Massage
www.energyguidedhealing.com

102 Compass Ct.
McDonald, PA  15057
(412) 980-0900

jeff@energyguidedhealing.com