Therapeutic Massage in Irving Texas

Deep Tissue Massage Therapy reaches deeper layers of muscles, from the superficial layers to the deeper layers. It is used to break down knots and relieve pressure points throughout the body. This massage is beneficial for athletes and those who sit for long periods of time, or anyone who is experiencing tension or inflammation. 

Ice Massage Therapy is used to decrease pain and inflammation quickly.  This technique is especially useful for soft tissue around bony prominences, like in the elbow, knee, and ankle, and is also helpful to use for accelerated healing with acute injuries such as sprains, tears, and ruptures.  A brief, but highly effective technique to quickly diminish pain perception in only a few minutes.  This technique works well when combined with other modalities.

The goal of Swedish Massage Therapy is to help you relax, by melting away muscle tension and increasing the blood flow to your heart. Swedish Massage is extremely therapeutic as it decreases muscle toxins, increases oxygen levels in the blood, and improves flexibility in the body. You will feel sleepy, very relaxed, and like you may melt into the table when the massage is over.

Myofascial Release Massage Therapy is used to release tension and restrictions in the fascia, the fibrous connective membrane that surrounds muscle and separates other soft tissue.  Also utilized for trigger points and associated referred pain patterns.  This technique is quite useful on areas that are very sensitive and tender to pressure.

Prenatal Massage Therapy is utilized after the first trimester, or once you have reached the 12th-14th week of your pregnancy. This technique is a safe and effective modality used to relieve many of the common discomforts brought on by hormonal, skeletal, and circulatory changes that occur after conception and throughout pregnancy. 

Lymphatic Massage Therapy helps to relieve swelling and poor circulation associated with certain acute and chronic conditions.  This technique is often utilized post-surgery or after undergoing treatment for a chronic disease, especially where lymph nodes have been removed.  It ultimately helps decrease lymphatic fluid retention or swelling and aids the body in absorbing and removing excess fluid.

Trigger Point Massage Therapy focuses on the extra sensitive areas of the muscle tissue, that often form in the fascia, presenting as a nodule or knot that you can feel and where referred pain exits from once pressed.  The trigger point is felt in one spot, but the pain is referred to or is felt elsewhere.

The Pin and Stretch Massage Therapy method is helpful to release stubborn, taught soft tissue, especially those tissues that have not responded well to deep tissue or firm pressure.  It is a gentle "give and take" method of pinning and stretching the tissues.  Essentially, the mechanism is to lock (pin) the tissue, then lengthen (stretch) it at the same time, ultimately causing the soft tissue to exhaust and relax.

Craniosacral Massage Therapy is a method that is very helpful in releasing tension at the bottom of the skull or the cranial base.  The focus of this technique is on the base of the head at the neck.  The suboccipital muscles located in this area tend to host a lot of tension. They often times can be the root of tension headaches and sometimes migraines, as well as upper back, neck, and shoulder pain.  This modality is very useful to minimize headaches, tension from emotional stress, and from the typical stiffness of work posture that results from sitting at a computer all day.  This technique often times feels very relaxing, calming, can clear the sinuses, and can diminish referred pain altogether.