Your First Session
If it is your first time scheduling with us, we’d like to set up a Google Meet session with you prior to the Deep Tissue Myoskeletal Massage to discuss your health history, current aches and pains, as well as take you through some movement assessments. This information will help us prepare for your massage session and put together a functional training program specifically for you.
We’ll send you an invite to join us on Everfit. Through the app, you’ll be able to access your functional training program. There are other features avaliable to you on Everfit that you may find helpful, as well, such as a food journal.
Our Licensed Massage Therapist will schedule a time with you to show up at your location. You’ll just need to create a space for the therapist to set up their table, and we’ll handle the rest!
WHAT TO EXPECT
Orthopedic Assessments
- Posture
- Gait (Walking)
- Joint Range of Motion
- Nerve and Muscle Testing
- Leg Length
90 – 120 Minute Deep Tissue Massage
- Slow, deep work
- Often asking the client to create some small movements
Conservatively Draped or Fully Clothed
- We want you to feel comfortable
- Typically, this work is done with minimal clothing so the therapist is able to create maximum contact with the tissue
- If you prefer to be fully clothed, consider wearing yoga pants and a sports bra or athletic clothing
Minimal Lotions/Oils Used
- Please let us know if you have any allergies
- If we use an oil or lotion, we will likely use shea butter or a warming oil with menthol
Myoskeletal Alignment Technique (MAT)
- Focus is leveling the head and the tail
- Clearing the spinal groove
Joint Mobilizations
- Slow, gentle movements to release joint fixations
Muscle Energy Technique
- Working with the therapist by contracting and relaxing specific muscle groups
- Working with the breath
- Increasing joint range of motion
Compression
- Increasing blood flow
Percussive Therapy
- Vibratory massage gun
- Relieves soreness
- Boosts blood flow
Kinesio Taping
- Elastic taping to provide support for several days after the session
Functional Training
We pair deep tissue massage with Functional Training to strengthen the muscles that are weak or inactive. We’ll put all this together in a comprehensive program designed just for you!