Allbright Bodyworks, Salisbury

Rachel Allbright is an advocate for the healing powers of massage, and doesn't believe it has to be painful to be effective. The massage therapist says deep tissue massage is about "working through the deeper layers of muscle tissue where chronic problems lie, and not about how much pressure is applied." That's why she keeps up constant communication with her clients as she works out muscle aches and pains. Other benefits of Swedish and deep tissue massage include improved blood circulation, fewer muscle spasms, and decreased anxiety. Rachel delivers a variety of style including hot-stone, prenatal, and pre-and-post event sports massages and uses techniques including myofascial release, trigger point therapy, and positional release to deliver optimal results.