Massage Therapy --  Important component of our practice

Massage Therapy is an important part of many physical rehabilitation programs and has also proven beneficial for many chronic conditions, including low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, smoking cessation, depression and more.

Have you sampled the many kinds of massage? While there are many types of massage, like a neck massage, back massage or face massage, many people prefer to get a whole-body massage to enjoy the relaxing pleasure of kneaded muscles all over the torso and limbs.There are a variety of massages, depending on your interests or physical therapy needs.

The Benefits Of Massage Therapy 

What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments? Useful for all of the conditions listed below and more, massage can:

• Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
• Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
• Ease medication dependence.
• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph the body's natural defense system.
• Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
• Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
• Improve the condition of the body is the largest organ is the skin.
• Increase joint flexibility.
• Lessen depression and anxiety.
• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
• Reduce spasms and cramping.
• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
• Release endorphins amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
• Relieve migraine pain.

We have an outstanding massage therapist.

Cassandra Chavis is certified and licensed in several massage techniques, including Deep Tissue, Muscular Therapy, Swedish, Myofascial Release, Pre-and-Post Natal, Reflexology, Sports and Hot Stone. She was extensively trained in Kinesiology, Neurology and Anatomy. Also, Cassie graduated from Sister Rosalind Gefre's Schools and Clinics of Massage in West St. Paul, the school's headquarters. Prior to joining our practice, she held a position at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

She absolutely loves doing massage and enjoys seeing the success of what massage can do for her clients.