Healthy Balance Massage Therapy

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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄✨

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A happy vagus nerve = more calm, better digestion, and that “ahh” feeling.

Your nervous system will love it. 💆‍♀️💫

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Rethinking Osteoarthritis — More Than Just “Wear and Tear”

There is hope for your sore, stiff joints.

If you’ve been told your joint pain is “just wear and tear,” you’re not alone. For years, that’s how osteoarthritis (OA) was explained. But today we know something important — OA is not just about cartilage breaking down. It’s also about inflammation, nerve sensitivity, and the way your body responds to stress and injury.

This is good news, because it means there are more ways to help.

Here’s what happens in OA:

Joints become irritated by low-grade inflammation.

The immune system sends out signals that keep nerves extra sensitive.

Pain often feels bigger than what X-rays or scans show.

Here’s how RAPID can help:

Our techniques briefly stir up local inflammation in a controlled way. This helps flush out the irritating chemicals that keep pain signals firing.

RAPID stimulates the release of Substance P, a natural messenger that helps reprogram immune cells from “stuck in inflammation” mode into “healing” mode.

It also interacts with your nervous system to calm pain sensitivity, helping you feel relief that lasts.

In other words, RAPID doesn’t just chase symptoms. It works with your body’s own healing systems to reduce pain, improve movement, and give you back the freedom you deserve.

If joint pain has been holding you back, you don’t have to accept it as your “new normal.” Together, we can change the story.

💪 A fascinating 2020 study clearly demonstrated profound
LONG-TERM effects of strength training on brain areas that are most at-risk in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

🧠 Strength Matters!

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Regular massage therapy can also be helpful with some of this stuff, this is why I will combine lymphatic work with myofascial release, Rapid NFR, cupping, IASTM, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) techniques and some of the other techniques I’ve learned. This has to be specific because if done in the incorrect order or combinations it will not be as effective as it should be!

I carefully plan your treatments specifically for you so that YOU are getting the best massage experience possible!

Until next time Edmonton…
I came, I learned, I made some friends and I passed this crazy intensive course. Can’t wait to share my new skills with everyone!

This is SO important folks!

If nutrients can’t get in or wastes can’t get out, you stay inflamed.

Think blood flow and lymphatics.

Think Movement + hydration + diaphragmatic breathing.

Add in lymphatic massage to improve it even more. Did you know that during a lymphatic massage we can help to reroute lymph if there is an area that is low / non functioning.

The goal is not only to optimize healing, health and wellbeing, but to help you THRIVE!

I am super excited to share that very soon I be exclusively using massage products, proudly made in Calgary Alberta. You are going to LOVE this!

Struggling to get a good night’s sleep? There’s a massage for that! 😴

I’ve got you!
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In the meantime, here are some tips for getting a restful sleep:

No screens 1 - 2 hours before bedtime.

Sleep in a cool and dark room, use a sleep mask if you like.

Try a warm bath before bed.

Don’t eat close to bedtime, if you must, eat easy to digest food.

Go for an evening walk outside (at sunset if possible).

Go outside in the morning to get some morning sun (5-30 min).

Exercise during the day.

Avoid alcohol and caffeine.

Dim the lights or use lamps / avoid bright lights in the evening + during the night (especially between 11pm and 2am). I love the salt lamp night lights for the bathroom.

Fun fact: many of these tips (along with a good night’s sleep) also support your mitochondrial health!

THANK YOU!🙏❤️

IAST what?…..

IASTM - Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation.

We often think that these tools mechanically:
• Break up scar tissue
• Remove adhesions
•Release knots

But they actually work with your nervous system by:
• Stimulating the nervous system to alter tissue tone.

The goal -> Stimulate your nervous system to alter tissue for a desired outcome

A better name might be IANSM: INSTRUMENT ASSISTED NEUROSENSORY MODULATION.

So yes, IASTM can definitely help with scar tissue, adhesions and tight tissues, but it MUST work via your nervous system, hence the importance of proper training for manual therapists😉.

As an RMT using IASTM, it’s important that the technique is soft, even though the tools are hard.

There are 72 km of peripheral nerve in a human body and every cubic cm of skin has a nerve or portion of a nerve embedded in it. ~ Diane Jacobs.