MASSAGE THERAPY
The spine, soft tissue, and all supporting structures rely on each other to function properly, and often, all suffer as a result of injury. Using both chiropractic care and massage allows them all to be addressed and treated appropriately.
Tieszen Chiropractic & Massage’s Licensed Massage Therapists are able to provide over 20 different forms of massage to soothe pain, increase flexibility, treat chronic conditions and prepare a person for their best performance.
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Gentle form of massage that uses long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping to help relax and energize.
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Benefits
Increases circulation and promote general relaxation.
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Featuring slower, more forceful strokes to target the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue.
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Releases habitually tight muscles and helps repair muscle damage from injuries and chronic patterns of tension.
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A soft tissue therapy performed by applying gentle sustained pressure, used for the treatment of skeletal muscle immobility and pain.
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Relaxes contracted muscles, improves blood and lymphatic circulation, and stimulates the stretch reflex in muscles.
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Helps alleviate the stress and tension that builds up in the body’s soft tissues during physical activity. Used prior to and post sport activities and events.
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Prepares one for optimal performance, reduces fatigue, and relieves muscle swelling and tension.
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Focuses on trigger points or sensitive areas of tight muscle fibers that can form in muscles after injuries or overuse.
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Helps relieve pain and correct dysfunction in other areas of the body.
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State of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves.
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Benefits
Relieves headaches, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, shoulder pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, knee problems, and tennis elbow.
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Movement-based diagnostic system, designed to clinically assess seven fundamental movement patterns in those with known musculoskeletal pain.
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Efficiently diagnoses dysfunctional patters as either mobility or stability/motor color issues to determine optimal treatment solutions.
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A peripheral nerve entrapment is a nerve that is stuck within soft tissue outside the central nervous system.
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Helps alleviate symptoms of conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and thoracic outlet syndrome.
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Blends point pressure and stretching benefiting those who find themselves stiff, sore, and tired from over-exertion in work or sports, or from arthritis or other debilitating issues.
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Enhances strength and flexibility, relaxes sore or tense muscles, and can help to recapture lost range of motion.
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A gentle, noninvasive form of bodywork that addresses the bones of the head, spinal column and sacrum.
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Benefits
Releases compression in those areas which alleviates stress and pain.
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An ancient healing art using fingers to gradually press key healing points, which stimulate the body’s natural self-curative abilities.
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Benefits
Releases tension, increases circulation, and reduces pain.
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Involves application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.
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Benefits
Ability to stimulate nerve function, increases energy, boosts circulation, induces a deep state of relaxation, eliminates toxins, and stimulates the central nervous system.
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A form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle’s felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone.
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Increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion, and alleviation of cramping.
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Hot stone massage is a variation on classic massage therapy. Heated smooth, flat stones are placed on key points on the body. The massage therapist may also hold the stones and use them to massage certain areas of the body.
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Benefits
The heat relaxes muscles, allowing the therapist to work the muscles without using deep pressure.
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A hands on approach that brings about a state of balance as it restores our health and physical harmony, soothes emotional stress, quiets the mind, and reconnects us to our spirit.
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Improves physical health to emotional well-being to stress reduction and mental clarity.
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Shares many of the goals of regular massage – to relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation and mobility, and to feel good. It’s also tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies.
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Help to reduce the swelling in your ankles, feet and hands, relieve some of the stress that is put on your weight-bearing joints, relief for your back and neck pain, sciatica, tension and cramps.
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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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Helps the body remove proteins and waste products from the affected area and reduce the swelling. This helps reduce pressure on cells and allows them to reproduce faster to heal the body.
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Addresses the entire superficial layer of fascia, the continuous elastic sheath which provides structural support for the skeleton and soft tissues (muscles, tendons, organs, etc.).
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Relieve chronic tension, increases ease of movement, improves posture and enhances self-awareness.
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A set of stretching techniques commonly used in clinical environments.
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Enhance both active and passive range of motion in order to improve motor performance and aid rehabilitation.
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Works on the bodies web-like complex of connective tissues to release, realign and balance the whole body.
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Resolving discomfort, reducing compensations and alleviating pain. Rolfing SI aims to restore flexibility, revitalize your energy and leave you feeling more comfortable in your body.