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SWEDISH MASSAGE PROMOTES RELAXATION WHILE WORKING ON TENSE OR SORE MUSCLES AND HELPS REDUCE STRESS. 

 DEEP TISSUE THERAPY INVOLVES SLOW INTENSIVE STROKES, DEEP PRESSURE OR FRICTION TO SPECIFIC MUSCLE GROUPS AND THEIR SURROUNDING TISSUES. THIS IS MOSTLY USED TO WORK OUT “KNOTS” IN THE MUSCLE.  DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE AIDS IN THE RESTORATION OF RANGE OF MOTION AND MOBILITY TO INJURED TISSUE.

 TO HELP BRING BALANCE TO SOFT TISSUE RESTRICTED DUE TO SCARRING/TRAUMA, SURGERY, POSTURAL DEVIATIONS AND STRESS.  MICROFASCIAL FACILITATION/MYOFASCIAL RELEASE HELPS RESTORE FASCIA TO ITS NATURALLY FLEXIBLE STATE THROUGH GENTLE, THREE DIMENSIONAL STRETCHES THAT ARE HELD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

75 MINUTES OF SMOOTH, ROUNDED BASALT STONES HEATED FOR A SOOTHING MASSAGE. NATIVE AMERICAN IN ORIGIN, THE WARMTH AND WEIGHT OF THE STONES RELAX MUSCLE TISSUE, INDUCING A DEEP CALM WITHOUT OVERHEATING. 

FMT RockPods EXPLORES THE SCIENCE OF TISSUE GLIDING, TRACTION AND DECOMPRESSION WITH EASY TO USE MYOFASCIAL CUPS TO HELP WITH PAIN, INFLAMMATION, BLOOD FLOW, RELAXATION & WELL-BEING, ALSO A FORM OF DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE.

NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY IS A SUBSET OF TRIGGER POINT MASSAGE. THERAPIST APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE MUSCLE SPASMS. NMT MAY FEEL PAINFUL AT FIRST, BUT IT SHOULD RELAX THE MUSCLE AND HELP IT GET MORE OXYGEN AND BLOOD FLOW.

THE PRENATAL PREGNANCY MASSAGES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND OR THIRD TRIMESTER ARE DESIGNED TO RELIEVE SPECIFIC ACHES AND PAINS ASSOCIATED WITH PREGNANCY.

SPORTS MASSAGE IS OFTEN BASED ON SWEDISH MASSAGE AND CAN ENHANCE AN ATHLETE’S SPORT PERFORMANCE AND EXTEND THEIR CAREER.  TECHNIQUES SUCH AS DEEP TISSUE WORK, STRETCHING, 

CROSS-FIBER FRICTION AND TRIGGER POINTS ARE USED ON FOCUS AREAS.  IT ENHANCES THE REMOVAL OF METABOLIC WASTES AND RELIEVES MUSCLE SORENESS CAUSED FROM WORKOUTS OR COMPETITIONS.

KINESIO® TAPING TECHNIQUE IS A THERAPEUTIC TAPING METHOD THAT ALLOWS FOR TREATMENT FOR ALL TYPES OF CLINICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS ORTHOPEDIC, NEUROLOGIC, AND EVEN AUTONOMIC PATHOLOGIES IN AGE GROUPS. THE APPLICATION GUIDELINES ALLOW FOR AND ASSIST NORMAL CIRCULATION/LYMPHATIC FLOW, NORMAL MUSCLE FUNCTION, REMODELING OF FASCIAL TISSUE, AND CAN IMPROVE JOINT BALANCE. THE KINESIO® TAPING METHOD IS DESIGNED TO GUIDE THE BODY TOWARD HOMEOSTASIS.

HIGHMARK BSNENY PROVIDES 12 THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE SESSIONS FOR MEMBERS WITH GQX PREFIX / MASSAGE RIDER 

PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY FOR COVERAGE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CO-PAY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT.

** WE ARE PROVIDERS WITH HIGHMARK/BSNENY HOWEVER, THE ONLY MASSAGE THERAPY PLAN COVERED CURRENTLY IS WITH TEACHERS/FACULTY STAFF WITH MEMBER ID STARTING WITH GQX. **

MASSAGE/LIGHT TOUCH THERAPY FOR CLIENTS WITH CANCER OR HAVE EXPERIENCED LYMPH NODE REMOVAL OR CHEMOTHERAPY.

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RELIEVE POST-OPERATIVE PAIN AND EDEMA, PROMOTE THE REMOVAL OF TOXINS AS IT ASSISTS IN THE FLOW OF LYMPH, BLOOD AND OXYGEN, INCREASE RANGE OF MOTION, REDUCE SCAR TISSUE, RESTORE FEELING AND SENSATION BY STIMULATING NERVE ENDINGS.

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MANUAL LYMPHATIC‏ DRAINAGE (MLD) IS A TYPE OF GENTLE MASSAGE WHICH IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE THE NATURAL DRAINAGE OF THE LYMPH, WHICH CARRIES WASTE PRODUCTS AWAY FROM THE TISSUES BACK TOWARD THE HEART.

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CDT IS CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD OF TREATMENT FOR LYMPHEDEMA THAT HAS PROGRESSED BEYOND STAGE 1 — MEANING THERE IS VISIBLE SWELLING WITHOUT PITTING (A TEMPORARY INDENTATION FORMS ON THE SKIN WHEN PRESSED) AND THERE MAY BE EVIDENCE OF FIBROSIS (SCARRING OF SOFT TISSUE). CDT IS AN INTENSIVE PROGRAM THAT COMBINES MANY OF THE DIFFERENT TREATMENT APPROACHES INCLUDING BANDAGING, COMPRESSION GARMENTS, MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE, EXERCISE, AND SELF CARE.

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REIKI IS A JAPANESE TECHNIQUE FOR STRESS REDUCTION AND RELAXATION THAT ALSO PROMOTES HEALING.  IT IS ADMINISTERED BY "LAYING ON HANDS" AND IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT AN UNSEEN "LIFE FORCE ENERGY" FLOWS THROUGH US AND IS WHAT CAUSES US TO BE ALIVE. IF ONE'S "LIFE FORCE ENERGY" IS LOW, THEN WE ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET SICK OR FEEL STRESS, AND IF IT IS HIGH, WE ARE MORE CAPABLE OF BEING HAPPY AND HEALTHY.

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