Massage in Matthews

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Lead licensed massage therapist Summer Plum will use her years of experience and superhero name to seek and destroy ailments of the muscle and mind. You'll receive a deliberate Swedish massage, a light- to medium-pressured technique, which also happens to be the most popular type of knead. It uses long, connected strokes and kneading to improve blood flow, stimulate the lymphatic system, relieve physical tension, and melt stress into a puddle of biodegradable papier-mâché.

Healing Touch Charlotte offers seven modalities of massage therapy for Charlotte's rotten muscles and blown tissues. A Swedish massage relieves tension and stress throughout the body like the summer winds sweeping through Stora Sjöfallet National Park, while a deep-tissue massage attacks adhesions within muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The medical massage is a rehabilitative service tending to areas affected by accident or injury, while neuromuscular massage remedies posture problems and structural dissymmetry. Prenatal massage alleviates aches within expectant mothers, reflexology kneads at nexuses 'neath the knees with its focus on feet and concentration on calves, and myofascial release uses muscle contractions and light tissue stimulation to clear up tension.

Though their name suggests a certain level of expediency, the only thing hurried at Massage & Go is the eviction of muscular pain and mental stress. The business maintains a membership in the North Carolina Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy Association, and every therapist on staff is licensed and highly trained in multiple modalities ranging from traditional Swedish to careful prenatal massages. Though each varies in execution, all massages aim to leave clients with benefits that may include increased energy, lowered anxiety, and a sudden epiphany as to where they left their fifth-grade lunchbox.

In addition to massage, the studio aims to decrease aesthetic anxieties with esteem-boosting facials and limb-smoothing waxing services.

At Day Break Massage & Wellness, therapists and aestheticians hope that time spent in their center is like hitting the pause button on a hectic day for clients. They start that process by talking to their clients and understanding their skin and body concerns before any procedure begins. At massage visits, personal goals may including stress reduction, muscle recovery, or improving flexibility. Aestheticians are also on hand to provide restorative spa services that include deep-cleansing facials, hydrating skin treatments, and body wraps that exfoliate better than falling asleep on the beach.

Massage therapist and personal trainer Doug Core soothes tension-laden muscles and minds with an arsenal of restorative services. He is proficient in a diverse range of techniques and modalities, including Swedish massage, sports massage, neuromuscular therapy, and a penetrating deep-tissue massage that unties muscular knots like a yarn kite in a windstorm. Though many in number, all of his therapeutic services share one goals: to provide long-lasting relief from chronic pain and tension.