Take Care Massage Therapy

1. Interview. During the pre Rapid interview I’ll ask what brings you in today, or what you’d like to prioritize if you have multiple concerns. I’ll ask you to point to where it hurts, show me which movements, if any make it worse, demonstrate any lack of range of motion, ask about the history of the injury and associated structures, and cover anything else that feels important. This process will happen either before you get on the table or as I start palpation.

2) Palpation! When I begin working on an area I palpate to see what I can find. In rapid we go after “the godfather” first, because once we release the primary cause of the restriction the secondary areas will usually follow along without needing treatment. During this stage you can tell me “that’s the spot!” “It feels like it’s all coming from here!” “This is really tender” “this is the first area that hurt”. All that info helps me find the Godfather!

3) Treatment. This includes active movement where I will instruct you to complete a motion while holding tension against the adhesion I found during palpation. Treatment can also look like j-hooking an area that doesn’t have the ability to move yet or where it is too intense.

4) Testing and reevaluation. Standing up, walking around, and letting gravity settle in the changes and noticing what feels different. Sometimes you’ll find that all your concerns have been cleared up and we’re done! Other times we’ll assess, find some or no improvements and go back to the table for more work. Sometimes it takes a few sessions to find the right approach for your unique body and concern.

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below!

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Take Care

The things I’ve heard!!

Just so you know I will never:

-boop you on the nose at the end of the massage. 😩

-comment on how your body looks or on your tattoos (unless there is a concerning mole or bruise ect). My concern is only with how you feel and how your body functions.

-text, take a call, or be on my phone during your appointment. This is your time, the only time my phone gets touched is to lower or pump up the jams.

-eat during your session. I still can’t believe this happens!

-greet you when you walk in with my personal issues. Again, the massage time is for you!

-ask to borrow money. Can you imagine!?!?!??

-try to convince you to try Rapid NFR for your chronic pain. JK, I will probably give it a shot 😅

Have you ever experienced any of these during a massage?

Eye pain? Eye strain? Trouble focusing when reading? Headaches? Lazy eye?

The muscles that control the eyes can get stuck in dysfunction just like every other muscle. By working on the bone around the eyes we can address these issues!

What can’t Rapid NeuralFascial Reset do??

But what IS Rapid NFR??

Rapid Neurofascial Reset is a type of massage that treats aches and pains by focusing on the nerves rather than muscle tissue. It’s a lotion free technique, so the client remains clothed, and the treatment is movement based to encourage the client to perform the active motion.

The purpose of Rapid is to reset the nerve hypersensitivity back to neutral. The high intensity of the technique along with a clients active movements allows the body to down regulate pain and reprogram sensory information processed by the brain. This then causes an immediate change in how the body responds to what it’s now feeling. It’s for this reason that treatment lengths are shorter and the results last longer. Movement and return to activity are highly encouraged after a Rapid treatment to reinforce the changes created by the body.

Rapid doesn’t physically alter tissue, it’s just changing the information from the nerves, so it’s able to be used for many conditions!

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