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New Massage Client First Visit Form
Are you seeing one of our Registered Massage Therapists for your first appointment? After booking your appointment with us, please click here to download our new massage client form. You can print and complete the form and bring it with you to your appointment.
Filling out the form gives your massage therapist information about how he or she can help you best.
If you are having trouble downloading the form, please contacct us and we will be glad to assist you.
Chiropractic and Massage Therapy
– complementary health care
Back pain, neck pain and headaches are just a few of the painful and distressing conditions that affect most of us at some time. Chiropractic and massage therapy, used in combination, form a powerful healing approach that addresses your pain on many levels. Whether your pain is the result of traumatic injury, overuse or stress, chiropractic and massage combined can greatly speed your return to a pain-free, productive life.
Chiropractic Supports Massage
If you are seeking massage therapy for pain but find your pain persists, recurs or even worsens after your massage, chiropractic could help in these ways:
• if your pain involves a subluxations, chiropractic adjustment may give immediate relief as your joint is restored to alignment and mobility
• you may find that surrounding soft tissue heals quickly once it is no longer subjected to the stress of misaligned joints
• the joint movement in chiropractic adjustments can sometimes relax deep layers of soft tissue that can be difficult to reach with massage.
For information on chiropractic treatment, please click here Chiropractic, or select the Chiropractic heading in the main menu to the left.
Massage Supports Chiropractic
You can benefit in a number of ways by adding massage therapy to your chiropractic care program:
• recovery is normally faster and more complete when you address multiple components of your pain
• chiropractic treatment often proceeds more easily, with less discomfort, when soft tissue has been relaxed with massage
• adjustments frequently last longer when muscle tension is released that might otherwise pull your joints out of alignment again.
Massage Therapy and Soft Tissue
The misalignments that chiropractic care addresses are most often accompanied by tension or injury in your soft tissues: muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia (connective tissue). Addressing soft tissue problems is an important complement to chiropractic care.
Massage therapists use a variety of techniques to address soft tissue problems. Gentle kneading and stretching lengthens contracted muscles and fascia. Techniques such as sustained pressure, ice massage and stretching can release trigger points. Painful sprains and strains can be addressed directly with massage techniques that improve circulation and stimulate healthy separation and realignment of injured fibres.
In general, massage increases circulation. This reduces painful swelling and inflammation, and promotes healing by removing waste products and bringing nutrients to your tissues. Like a sponge absorbing water, both fascia and muscles begin to soften and lengthen.
Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Fosters peace of mind
- Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
- Helps relieve mental stress
- Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
- Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
- Emotional benefits
- Satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch
- Fosters a feel of well-being
- Reduces levels of anxiety
- Creates body awareness
- Increases awareness of mind-body connection
(Source: AMTA)
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