Newton, NC Spa and Massage

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Our Segway-plagued, Twitterfried, modern hyper-world has stress levels at an all-time scientific high. With today's Groupon, treat yourself to a relaxing two-course beauty menu of delicious pampering procedures. For $45, you'll rest cozily like a beauty burrito in an herbal wrap and then get kneaded like sugar-cookie dough with a custom massage of your choice at Essential Kneads Therapeutic Massage Center, a $90 value. You'll also receive 10% off any other service or gift certificate on the day of redemption.

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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.

Citysearchers named Wentford the Best Facial in Charlotte in 2007 after their newly radiant faces glowed so hard they developed beautiful fingers with which to type the spa's praises. A gentle army of certified aestheticians, nail technicians, infantrymen, massage therapists, and makeup masters skillfully execute each of Wentford Spa's luxurious services. Put your Groupon toward any item or combination of items from the lengthy menu of offerings. An hour-long, award-winning European facial ($60) includes an in-depth skin analysis, deep pore cleansing, a customized mask, and gentle exfoliation with extractions if needed. The deluxe spa manicure offers a soothing hot-oil bath soak followed by a hand overhaul, massage, and polish ($30). Don't leave jealous feet on the outside looking up; reward patient pups with a 45-minute classic pedicure ($40).

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.