Integrative Massage & Bodywork Therapy combines a variety of soft tissue manipulation techniques that aid the body in healing itself by reducing stress, relieving pain, restoring mobility, and facilitating recovery. Massage & Bodywork therapy reduces stress, relieves pain, improves flexibility, restores mobility, corrects postural imbalances, prevents overuse injury and underuse tightness, improves overall function and facilitates recovery. Each session begins with a thorough intake discussion to review health history, determine areas of pain or dysfunction, assess posture & range of motion, and create a treatment plan to meet your goals. The time booked begins when we start the massage, giving us the full 30, 60, or 90-minute session on the table to address your areas of concern. We review our findings with you after each session, make note of how your body responded to the work, and suggest a treatment plan specific to your issues and goals. We offer our clients education on anatomical structure, function & dysfunction, and empower them to take a proactive approach to their overall health and wellness through a combination of massage & bodywork therapy and self-care. Most of our clients utilize massage and bodywork therapy as a part of their health and wellness routine and return regularly to maintain lower levels of stress and pain, prevent injury, and improve mobility. We may suggest a treatment plan ranging from twice a week to every six weeks depending on your goals. TECHNIQUES & MODALITIES:
Swedish Massage
Deep Tissue Massage
Myofascial Release
Neuromuscular Therapy
Trigger Point Therapy
Sports & Medical Massage
Passive Stretches & Positional Release
Active Stretches & PNF Stretching
Cupping Massage & Cupping Therapy
Heat Therapy & Hydrotherapy
Kinesiology Taping
Prenatal & Postnatal Massage
OUR SERVICES:
RESET | Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue massage combines firm pressure with a series of slow, deliberate strokes and soft tissue manipulations, passive stretches, and heat therapy to address both superficial and deep layers of muscles and connective tissue. Relieve Persistent Muscle Tension, Inflammation, & Stiffness, Reduce Pain, Improve Range of Motion & Mobility, Decrease Headaches, Ease Nerve Tension, Reduce Tendinitis, Improve Posture, Prevent Injury, Shorten Recovery Time, and Enhance Performance. RECOVER | Medical & Sports Massage
Focus on one or more specific issues using Sports, Orthopedic, and Medical massage protocols combined with Deep Tissue massage and a series of slow, deep guided strokes and soft tissue manipulations, trigger point therapy, active and passive stretches, and hydrotherapy. Decrease Chronic Pain & Inflammation. Restore Mobility & Function. Facilitate Recovery from Postural Imbalance, Repetitive Strain, Tendinitis, Limited Range of Motion, Nerve Entrapment, & more. RECLAIM | Prenatal & Postnatal
Massage therapy is a natural complement to your prenatal care, supporting you through every trimester and beyond the birth of your baby. Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, and heat therapy promote relaxation, reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep, reduce swelling, ease tension, decrease pain and symptoms of sciatica and carpal tunnel syndromes, improve posture, and promote overall wellness of mother and baby. REVERSE | Cupping Therapy
Combined with Deep Tissue massage, Cupping Massage gently lifts the skin, superficial layers of muscle, and connective tissue upward and creates a “reverse massage” using gliding to loosen muscles and fascia, encourage circulation, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, sedate nervous system, and promote relaxation. Cupping Therapy firmly lifts deeper layers upward over areas of chronic tightness, adhesions, and limited mobility encouraging the release and clearing of lymph, cellular debris, and stagnation. Marks ranging from light pink to deep purple may be left on the skin and directly indicate the amount of dysfunction in that area. The marks should dissipate in up to 2 weeks as they are processed by the lymphatic and circulatory systems. REINFORCE | Kinesiology Taping
Kinesiology Tape microscopically lifts skin, using decompression to soothe pain, reduce swelling & relieve bruising. The tape increases awareness of body position, improves & maintains posture, stability, function & performance. The tape delays muscle fatigue, enhances rehabilitation & speeds recovery of many common conditions. REST | Power Nap
Enhance your relaxation and the benefits of your session with a 10-minute post massage power nap can improve alertness, sharpen memory, and alleviate some of the feelings of fatigue. GIFT CERTIFICATES
Massage Therapy is the perfect gift. Online gift certificates make giving easy! Single sessions and package rates are available for gift certificates. Gift Certificates are valid for 2 years. OUR FOUNDER
Toni-Ann Accardi completed the Extended Professional Massage Therapy Program and graduated from Cortiva Institute with honors recognizing academic excellence. She is a massage and bodywork therapist dual-licensed in New Jersey ( ) and New York ( #028434). Toni-Ann is a Certified Cupping Therapy Practitioner, utilizing reverse pressure to enhance the benefits of massage and bodywork. Toni-Ann is a Certified Kinesiology Practitioner, combining taping and movement to improve pain, posture, edema, scars, and neurological symptoms. Toni-Ann also has extensive training in prenatal and postnatal massage, assisting women with the transitions their bodies undergo during and after pregnancy. BENEFITS
Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. Massage is an effective tool for decreasing cortisol, producing the following benefits:
* Decreased anxiety
* Enhanced sleep quality
* Greater energy
* Improved concentration
* Increased circulation
* Reduced fatigue
* Massage also helps to specifically address a number of health issues:
* Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion
* Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers
* Ease medication dependence
* Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow, the body's natural defense system
* Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
* Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts
* Improve the condition of the body's largest organ, the skin
* Increase joint flexibility
* Lessen depression and anxiety
* Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue
* Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation
* Reduce post surgery adhesions and swelling
* Reduce spasms and cramping
* Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles
* Release endorphins, the body's natural painkiller
* Relieve migraine pain and more
