Clinical Massage Therapy

Advanced massage techniques are a useful adjunct to one’s health plan to promote healing and maintain health. Massage is useful for many conditions, including chronic pain, soft tissue injuries and stress reduction.

Clinical massage therapy can also benefit patients with post-operative edema, reduced range of motion and nervous system problems. It requires extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as an intuitive approach to an individual’s needs. In addition to hands-on-work, the treatment involves postural assessment, muscle testing, and determination of predisposing factors and corrective exercise or stretching. 

​What is Therapeutic Massage?  This simply means that the therapist evaluates the needs of the client and determines what style or types of massage are indicated. These can include one or more of the following:​

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• Myofascial 
• Shiatsu
• Swedish
• Pregnancy (pre-/ post-natal)
• Deep tissue and sports 

• Neuromuscular
• Trigger point
• Stretching
• Hot/cold treatment
• Reflexology

Our therapists are also trained in specialized therapeutic approaches:

• Active Release Technique: incorporates stretching and mobility work
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage:  a gentle technique that works through the lymphatic system to activate the body fluid circulation and support the function of the immune and parasympathetic nervous systems
• Zero Balancing: a bodywork system designed to align the energy body with the physical structure to facilitate a profound experience of wellness, grounding and integration
• Craniosacral Therapy: a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the craniosacral system (the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord)
• Energy Medicine (see page here)

Conditions commonly cared for include:

• Stress-related muscle tension
• Whiplash
• Muscle Tension Headaches
• Post-operative Soft Tissue Pain
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Hypertension
• Low Back Pain
• Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Pain
• Repetitive Use Injuries
• Traumatic Muscle-strain Injuries
• Rotator Cuff Injuries

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Our Providers:

Chris Wilson, LMT

“It is a privilege to have the opportunity to help someone physically or energetically. I feel great satisfaction, compassion and gratification with each person I can help.”

Chris Wilson, LMT is a Clinical Massage Therapist who has been in practice since 2000.  He is a graduate of and former instructor at the Soma Institute of Clinical Massage Therapy in Chicago. 

Chris has expertise in Myofascial Release, Sports and Trauma Recovery, Neuro-Muscular as well as Therapeutic massage.  Additional specialties include Craniosacral, Zero balancing and Manual Lymphatic Drainage therapies. He is also a Reiki Master.  A typical treatment may integrate Craniosacral therapy and Reiki into a Deep Tissue or Therapeutic massage framework.  

J. Scott Robinson, LMT

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J. Scott Robinson, LMT studied Massage Therapy at the National Holistic Institute in California and has been a massage therapist for 14 years. He spent most of his career building a private practice in San Francisco while working out of chiropractic office and working closely with chiropractors.
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Scott’s main focuses are therapeutic massage, deep tissue, trigger point, myofascial release, joint mobilization, and prenatal massage.