Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is a specialized form of manual therapy that utilizes static pressure on specific myofascial points to relieve pain. This technique manipulates the soft tissue of the body (muscles, tendons and connective tissue) to balance the central nervous system.

Relaxation Massage or Swedish Massage uses firm but gentle pressure to promote relaxation and ease muscle tension.

Deep Tissue Massage involves using direct deep pressure of friction applied across the grain of the muscles. This direct pressure works by physically breaking down these adhesions to relieve pain and restore normal movement.

Lymphatic drainage massage involves gently manipulating specific areas of your body to help lymph move to an area with working lymph vessels.

Sports massage is also known as athletic massage and is ideal for massage on someone who is athletically involved in regular activity. Sports massage can be both pre and post event and/or maintenance massage.

Pregnancy Massage can be performed during pregnancy after the first trimester which can reduce anxiety, address discomforts associated with the skeletal and circulatory changes during pregnancy.  Postnatal massage helps to restore tissues by facilitating lymphatic drainage as well as ease muscle soreness.

Hot Stone Massage uses heated basalt stones as tools both by gliding over the skin and being placed on certain areas of the body. The heat from the stones relaxes muscles and increases the blood flow to the area being worked on which further accelerates the healing process.

Kinesio Taping is a therapeutic technique using highly elastic, latex free, breathable cotton tape to reduce pain, inflammation and muscle spasm while improving circulation, joint stability and range of motion.  Developed in the 1970s it works by lifting the skin to enhance lymphatic drainage and support muscles 24/7 for 3-5 days per application. 

Reflexology is non-invasive, complimentary therapy applying focused pressure to specific points on the hands, feet or ears to promote relaxation, stress reduction and pain relief.

Massage Cupping is an ancient practice popular with athletes for muscle recovery that uses suction cups on the skin to increase blood flow, reduce pain and release myofascial tension.  It is used to treat back/neck pain, migraines and knee arthritis.  While generally safe, it can cause bruising, skin discoloration and infection.

 Senior massage is a gentler modality geared to meet the needs of older clients.  The therapist will take into consideration medications and mobility issues.

Benefits from a Senior Massage include:  

• Better sleep
• Increased blood circulation
• Improved mental outlook
• Pain management

Reiki is a non-invasive, stress-relieving energy healing technique that harnesses the universal
life force within each being to restore and strengthen their natural healing potential. Reiki is a
gentle touch therapy where the practitioner places their hands lightly on, or above, the clothed
recipient’s body.
A Reiki session feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki
treats the whole person often leaving the recipient with a feeling of peace, security, lightness
and even at times a new perspective of traumatic experience. Overall Reiki provides a safe,
complementary healing experience that goes beyond relaxing to hold space for miracles to take
place.
What’s most interesting about Reiki, is that it’s not dependent on belief at all. It will work
whether you believe in it or not! Reiki comes from our Divine Source, and this puts people more
in touch with their own personal experience of this sacred connection.

If you’re looking for a new way to relieve pain, reduce stress and anxiety and improve your health from
the inside out, call Leslie for an appointment. She can be reached directly at 980-349-8947. Leslie offers
acupuncture as well as phototherapy. To learn more about Leslie and her services or to schedule online,
please visit her web site at www.balancedhealthacu.com.