As Certified Medical Massage Therapists, we offer clinically tested treatments for many neuromuscular disorders.
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What sets Medical Massage Apart?
Medical massage may not be widely known or available in the modern health care landscape, but it’s roots run deep in western medicine. It is a fundamentally conservative approach that is an effective adjunct to many surgical or pharmacological treatments, or alongside physical therapy and chiropractic. In fact, medical massage is an effective primary choice for certain muscular or pain conditions. It is NOT the latest trendy fad.
At the most basic level, medical massage is the highly controlled use of pressure and scientifically sound massage modalities like vibration, friction, & PNF stretching to control pain, reset the firing threshold of pain receptors, and balance the autonomic nervous system. It is provided as a course of treatment with the goal of getting clinically stable results.
Practitioners have advanced training in client assessment and massage techniques. They can apply protocols for established diagnoses, or the can employ careful observation to identify the most likely source of pain. They then tailor clinically-based massage protocols to the case at hand.
We will contact the client’s doctor for approval before beginning a course of treatment, can provide specifics for any protocol, and keep detailed notes.
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Scientific Basis for Clinical Success
Clinically valid modalities used by our medical massage therapists include:
Lymphatic Drainage Connective Tissue Massage
Trigger Point Therapy Vibratory Massage
Segment Reflex Massage Relaxation techniques
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
Scientific documentation for each of these techniques is available in the book Medical Massage, Vol 1.
A selection of systematic reviews, case reports, and other clinical studies regarding efficacy are referenced on our Research Page.
Certifications
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Kathy Phillips has a Bachelors degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Carolina and received her Massage Therapy certification at Spartanburg Community College. Her passion is working with clients who are recovering from cosmetic surgery, lymphedema and edema patients.
She received her Certifications Manual Lymphatic Drainage from the Academy of Lymphatic Studies in Florida and and specialized in Post Cosmetic Procedures to help with recovery.
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Mrs. Chason is certified through the Science of Massage Institute (SOMI) Certification Program involving 104+ hours of hands-on training. The SOMI program is taught by:
Dr. Ross Turchaninov, MD, PhD, DC, LMT and Dr. Jeffrey M. Cullers, DC, BS, LMT, CLT
Dr. Turchaninov is a medical doctor and surgeon from Ukraine where he specialized in trauma and post-traumatic rehabilitation. He has a PhD in Orthopedie and Rehabilitation. He is a licensed massage therapist and chiropractor. He has spoken throughout the world and has authored more than 50 scientific articles in professional medical journals. He studied Medical Massage in 7 different countries. He analyzed more than the last 100 years of clinical trials in massage throughout the entire Western World and then he wrote the first book on Medical Massage written in English – Medical Massage, Vol 1
