Massage Therapy

~ promoting balance and well being through supportive massage & bodywork care ~

Oncology Massage provides massage techniques using safe practices, and is suitable for individuals who are are living with cancer, at any point in their care and at any stage of health. This holistic bodywork, offered in a caring environment, aims first to provide: support, compassion, hands-on care, information, recommendations and referrals when advisable. Care is focused on treatment that can offer symptom relief from treatments, provide pain management, improve range of motion, boost the immune system and reduce stress for the body, mind, and spirit.

Compassionate Palliative and Hospice Care and a holistic philosophy provide treatment and caregiving skills to the client, and the constellation of people surrounding her.

Restorative Stress Reduction are great benefits of massage. Concentrating on the health of tissues that hold and move the body and on the circulation of blood, lymph and cellular fluid, massage helps to restore the mind-body connection, induce relaxation, release emotional stressors, and improve posture and flexibility as it eliminates toxic waste and enhances the immune system.

Therapeutic Medical Massage helps facilitate healing of injuries, stress areas and adhesions (“knots”), repetitive-use syndromes, and surgical and fracture sites. This type of body work can reduce pain and swelling, and provide both support and comfort when more serious medical conditions exist.