Services & Rates
What you can expect and Pricing
- Each massage is customized to your specific needs using a variety of techniques and skills.
- Every session is different and based on what your primary concerns are.
- It is your massage therapy session, you are in control of your session.
- I am happy to collaborate with your medical team so we can all work together to best help you.
- I do not charge by the type of service but rather by the length of the treatment.
60 minute session $100.00
90 minute session $150.00
I do ask you to make sure you are here a few minutes early for your appointment to ensure you are able to get your full treatment time.
Should you need to reschedule please notify me 24 hours prior to your appointment to avoid being charged your session fee.
If you no-show you will be charged at your full session rate.
Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular therapy is a system of massage techniques using a holistic approach towards healing, emphasizing and stimulating the body's natural ability to heal itself. It enhances the function of joints and muscles, and accelerates the overall healing process by facilitating the release of endorphins.
Benefits of Neuromuscular Massage Therapy
59% of physicians have recommended massage for pain management.
- Alleviates low-back pain and improves range of motion
- Exercises and stretches weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
- Helps athletes of any level prepare for, and recover, from strenuous workouts
- Increases joint flexibility
- Promotes tissue regeneration, helping to reducing scar tissue and stretch marks
- Reduces spasms and cramping
- Relaxes and softens injured, tired, or overused muscles
Swedish Massage
Swedish Massage is a very relaxing and therapeutic style of bodywork.
It combines oils or lotion with an array of strokes such as rolling, kneading, and percussion to help the body improve its circulation.
The benefits of Swedish massage are wide-ranging and include increased circulation, enhanced mental clarity, relief from aches and pains, decreased muscle tension, greater flexibility, stimulation of nutrients and oxygen into the muscles and tissue, it helps carry away metabolic waste, and aid in breaking down accumulated fascia, can help breakdown scar tissue, and increased blood flow. Receiving a Swedish massage will aid in relaxation, decrease stress, lower tension levels, and aid in the ability to get better sleep.
Ear Reflexology
Ear reflexology or auriculotherapy relieves stress by stimulating certain pressure points on the ear which signals the nerve centers to send signals to help the body facilitate healing, pain reduction, and overall wellness. Through the use of specific points on the ear we can together work to ease stress, anxiety, PTSD, depression, headaches, allergies, and a variety of common health and mental health concerns. Many find ear reflexology a peaceful and relaxing experience and often times Lora will provide you with a point or two you can use at home between treatments.
Myofascial Therapies
Myo = Muscle Fascia (connective tissue)
Myofascial Therapies is a specialized massage designed to release muscle discomfort and pain and increases range of motion. It can aid in the reduction of headaches and pain and can assist with better range of motion.
This massage is performed only after your therapist has fully warmed your muscles thorough special techniques and is applied in such a fashion to elongate and open up the muscle.
Myofascial Therapy differs from other types of massage in that it targets the fascia - the membrane surrounding muscles - rather than the muscle itself. Since fascia completely encases every muscle in the body, imbalances in the fascia can have serious effects on your range of motion and comfort level.
Myofascial Therapy assist each client in self healing, and addresses specific problems with the goal of restoring balance.
Lymphatic Drainage
Lymphatic Drainage Therapy aims to gently and rhythmically move the lymph through the body, especially swollen areas of the body, relieving pressure and enhancing the functioning of the immune system. As both a preventative and remedial technique, Lymphatic Drainage can be used for a wide range of purposes including faster recovery from injury, reduction of swelling and discomfort from pregnancy, and strengthened resistance to illness.
Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger Point Therapy is a style of bodywork that focuses on stimulating and releasing "trigger points" in your body.
Trigger points are tender areas of tension similar to acupressure points, except they occur in the belly of the muscle rather than along the energy pathways of the body.
These "knots" are built up throughout a person's life due to physical, mental, and/or emotional stress.
During a session, focused pressure is applied through a variety of techniques in order to release your trigger points.
This process can be quite painful at times, yet the effects are lasting and profoundly transformative.
Prenatal Massage
Prenatal Massage is a style of bodywork designed specifically for pregnant women.
During the beautiful journey to motherhood a woman's body goes though physical, hormonal, and emotion changes.
I customize each massage to the needs of every mama using various techniques specially developed for the expecting mother. Pregnancy Massage helps release the pain and discomfort experienced throughout pregnancy. The benefits are profound, including emotional support, the relief of joint pain due to extra weight and postural imbalance, improved breathing and relaxation, improved sleep, and an increased level of the hormones serotonin and dopamine the feel good hormones to improve your mood overall.
Infant Massage Instruction for Parents, Care Providers, Grandparents, and Care Providers
Infant Massage is a style of bodywork designed specifically to promote the healthy development of your infant.
Caring human touch is crucial for a healthy thriving baby, and the benefits of massaging your infant are potent and numerous.
Many infants show improved growth and development of the brain and nervous system. Infant massage has also been shown to assist in the relief of colic and improve the quality of a baby's sleep, as well as strengthening their immune system.
This is a series of classes one per week, each class is approximately 90 minutes in length. In this class you will learn the important role massaging your infant/child plays in the lifelong bonding between you and your child, the benefits of massage for your infant/child, the way early massage helps build your child's self confidence, and much more.
Shiatsu on the Table
Shiatsu is a Japanese form of massage therapy invented at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1964 the Japanese government recognized it as a form of medical therapy. There are many types of Shiatsu massage, but all follow the same general principals.
The word Shiatsu comes from two Japanese words - "shi" (finger) and "atsu" (pressure).
Shiatsu is a meditative healing art that honors the body, mind and spirit.
Shiatsu is finger pressure applied to specific areas of the body and assisted stretching to promote energy flow throughout the body. The therapist will apply touch with open hands, closed hands, and targeted pressure with thumb and/or finger pressure. It is important to ensure the client is properly breathing to permit the proper penetration of the muscles which encourages the proper energy flow.
The benefits to Shiatsu Massage are abundant. The client will gain relaxation, better flow of blood, more efficient circulation throughout the body, and a sense of peace and calmness. It can aid in digestive issues, it can promote a healthy glow to your skin, it can ease pain in your muscles and joints, it can assist in a better quality of sleep and restfulness, reduce stress, tension, anxiety, and depression. It can help reduce the lingering effects of a cold, respiratory infection, and sinus issues.
Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue Massage is a form of bodywork that aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of tissue in the body. Deep tissue work is designed for local areas of pain or tension, this massage is preformed with slow deep pressure which is applied to your muscles in a fashion to allow your body to most benefit from this work.
Deep Tissue Massage is a highly effective method for releasing chronic stress areas due to misalignment, repetitive motions, and past lingering injuries.
Due to the nature of the deep tissue work, open communication during the session is crucial to make sure you receive the maximum benefit. Deep tissue is not designed to inflict pain though you may experience some soreness during or after the treatment.
Deep Tissue is great to combine with other forms of Massage. Ask for details related to combination massages.
Burn Scar Massage Therapy
If you are a burn survivor, I have been trained to work with your special needs. This service is included in your treatment plan at no additional charge.
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