Leah’s Massage
Soft tissue work, aka Massage, is one way to help your body heal from pain. When I give a Therapeutic Massage, I utilize my 12+ years of experience and training to get to the root cause of your pain and imbalance. The area you experience pain is only a small part of the picture. For example, in the case of low back pain, there is usually tightness somewhere in the legs or hips. If there’s shortness in your hamstrings, the muscles in your back get achy or “tense” because they get lengthened and start compensating and working harder against gravity. That’s why, when you get a massage that only works on the area of pain, you don’t experience sustained relief. It might last a week or so, but unless you resolve the root imbalance, your pain will continue to return.
Fascia (connective tissue that keeps your body held together) is an organ system worth mentioning! Fascial restrictions need to be addressed so that the muscles have a chance to move. When we have overuse injuries or we move (or don’t move!) the same way over and over again, we likely need treatment for our fascia. When a massage therapist uses a lot of oil, they are not affecting fascia.
During a session, if I’m not “melting” the held fascia and instead only massaging muscles, it’d be like releasing the inside layer of a wetsuit that’s too tight without releasing the outer layer (or vice versa). You’d still be wearing a wetsuit that’s too tight! Now, you might come in with very flexible fascia and just have pain from developed trigger points. An easy way to gauge that is, if you are in more pain at night, it’s probably more of a muscular issue… if you’re in more pain in the morning or need a long time to get your creaks out, you most likely need fascial work. And just about everyone needs a combo of the two!
Before a dis-ease is diagnosed, your body gives you hints that something is not functioning properly. I work as a detective, utilizing my coaching tools and knowledge of biomechanics, to get to the root cause. I aim to support all body systems in order to minimize systemic inflammation and allow your cells to function optimally. To read more about how I can help with Coaching and Energy Healing, click here.
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