It’s a privilege to be bringing my massage therapy services to IHC in Towson, beginning Friday, February 5, 2010.
My styles and techniques, I sincerely hope, will match the level of your needs. And if you are fortunate to be receiving other modalities at IHC beside massage, be it acupuncture, yoga, qui gong, physical fitness, or dietary counseling, my goal is that massage will enhance the gains you are realizing already as you advance along your path of wellness.
I have worked over 10 years doing a great deal of deep tissue muscle work, but in the last two years I have added on many orthopedic techniques, and have found very good results and benefits from this.
What is orthopedic massage? It is a broad term, and means using one or several techniques and modalities, such as cross-fiber, multi-directional work, and myofascial, in treating soft tissue and tensile stresses in muscles, joints, and ligaments.
When I give a client an assessment, we look at several factors such as:
Range of motion in the neck (flexion, extension),
Pelvic (hip) balance,
Tight psoas and trigger point pain, and
The person’s age, health, diet regiment, energy and mood levels, occupation, and the amount of physical exercise and activities .
The goal, in addition to providing relaxation and stress reduction, is to begin the process called normalizing the tissue area. Once gains are made here, I try to work in restoring the range of motion in specific areas, to stabilize areas, so that progress that begins can then take hold and last.
Stretching on and off the table, both actively and passively, are activities I often incorporate in sessions. My intention is to create a tailor-made, personalized approach to help you make the changes you want. I call this achieving homeostasis, a state of balance and harmony.
I look forward to meeting and working with you very soon.
Touch,
Paul
