Massage Services

Muscular Therapy

Muscular Therapy is a bodywork system incorporates Swedish massage, deep tissue bodywork, and myofascial and friction therapies.Muscular therapy treats a variety of pain, injury, body perception and muscle tension problems. Techniques are used specifically to reduce scar tissue that accumulates because of injury to soft tissue structures in the body.

Orthopedic Massage

Orthopedic Massage is a therapeutic treatment approach to chronic pain and injury utilizing soft tissue manipulation. This involves working on the actual site of injury with cross fiber friction techniques. After the friction, time is spent massaging the area around the injury to increase circulation and promote healing. If the injury is due to overuse or stress relaxing the entire person will be a part of the session.

Osteopathic Muscular Therapy (Julstro Method)

The Julstro Method is a hybrid of several proven techniques that you may have heard about: trigger point therapy and myofascial release, plus osteopathic techniques The Julstro Method is far more than just modalities, it is a treatment plan that is designed for the specific muscles that create conditions that cause pain. There is a logic to the body and if you follow the logic, you get results. The Julstro Method works with the logic of the body!

Total Body Stretch

No matter what their underlying health conditions, most of my clients experience significant improvement from a method known as AIS (Active Isolated Stretching). and SM (Streta Method) In addition to rapidly building strength and flexibility, it can help speed recovery from a wide variety of pain and injury problems. Total Body Stretch has proven effective in helping elderly people to regain their coordination, fine motor skills, and full range of motion; helping athletes to achieve maximum performance; and helping individuals with Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, thoracic outlet syndrome, ALS, and other diseases to slow or even reverse the progression of debilitating neuromuscular symptoms.

Myoskeletal Alignment

Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT), a form of manual therapy that uses scientific evidence about the body and brain to inform the practitioner’s approach to musculoskeletal problems. MAT relies heavily on strategic deep tissue and muscle activation techniques for posture correction and pain relief. As a modality steeped in science, MAT continues to evolve along with the latest research on pain.

Physio/Spiritual Massage

Melvin is able to combine the beautiful depth of Reiki's relaxation and healing with his orthopedic massage. Experience the best of both worlds; spiritual and physical! While relaxing and receiving your massage, Melvin will integrate CranioSacral healing and Reiki along each step of the way. Before you turn over you will get a heavy blast of Reiki and Chakra Balancing (and reading, if you so choose. then again at the very end of the massage you will receive another heavy Reiki blast. It brings the massage to a deeper, more profound level of relaxation that will leave you calm for days!