Welcome The Therapeutic Touch offers a clean, safe and comfortable environment with many modalities to choose from. Our massage is tailored to your specific goals. People visit us for a wide range of needs: for stress, relaxation, chronic pain, sports-related strain, headaches, stiff necks and lumbar strain, just to name a few.   I am a Registered Nurse licensed in Michigan (attended Saginaw Valley State University).  I am also a Certified Massage Therapist (attended The Flint School of Therapeutic Massage) and a Professional member of  The American Massage Therapy Association.  With my Nursing training it gives me a better understanding of the muscular system.  With massage therapy I will be able to help you to manage and diminish your pain dramatically.  I work with scar tissue from injuries or surgeries.  Mastectomies leave a large and complicated area of scar tissue which decrease range of motion and cause pain.  Massage therapy will reduce scar tissue, pain and increase range of motion.

Let me give you perhaps the best massage you’ve ever received. I am proficient at the art of massage and my modalities include: Swedish, Sports, Deep Tissue,  Acupressure,  Hot Stone Therapy, Chair Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy. I am very pleased by the number of people I've helped through the years. I would like to thank you for your support of The Therapeutic Touch, to continue to help you and others by bringing awareness to how important touch is in life. Fox 2 News did a health report on Massage therapy visit the link for more important information.

Benefits of Massage Therapy:

• Improves circulation and lowers blood pressure
• Enhances sleep and digestion
• Calms the nervous system
• Maintains flexibility and range of motion in joints
• Relaxes muscle spasms to relieve tension and soreness
• Boosts the immune system
• Aids your recovery from pulled muscles or sprained ligaments
• Relieves certain repetitive motion injuries and can prevent injury
• Brings awareness to your sense of well-being
• Detoxifies your body and hydrates your skin
• One hour of massage is equivalent to twenty minutes of exercise

During the massage, your tight muscles tend to relax and the pain associated with chronic tension is relieved. Increased circulation will supply more oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and help rid them of metabolic waste. Blocked, deadened areas are thus able to respond to sensory input again. Massage also stimulates release of the body's own natural pain killers—the endorphins.

A program of regular massage will put you in touch with your body, teaching you to monitor its signals and needs so you'll know when you should take time out from the things that worry you. In this way you can avoid the damaging effects of chronic stress and gain some control over your sense of well-being.

What Massage Therapists Do in Treating Patients

Massage therapists work in a variety of settings, including private offices, hospitals, other clinical settings, nursing homes, studios, and sport and fitness facilities. Some also travel to patients' homes or workplaces to provide a massage.

Massage therapy treatments usually last for 30 to 60 minutes; less often, they are as short as 15 minutes or as long as 1.5 to 2 hours. For some conditions (especially chronic ones), therapists often advise a series of appointments. Therapists usually try to provide an environment that is as calm and soothing as possible (for example, by using dim lighting, soft music, and fragrances).

At the first appointment, I will discuss your symptoms, medical history, the results you (and your health care provider, if applicable) desire, and possibly other factors such as your work and levels of stress. I will perform some evaluations through touch. If I find nothing that would make a massage inadvisable, I will proceed with the massage. At any time, you can bring up questions or concerns.

During treatment, you will lie on a special padded table or sit on a stool or chair. You might be fully clothed (for example, for a 'chair massage') or partially or fully undressed (in which case you will be covered by a sheet or towel; only the parts of your body that the therapist is currently massaging are exposed). Oil or powder helps reduce friction on the skin. The therapist may use other aids, such as ice, heat, fragrances, or machines. I will also provide recommendations for self-care, such as drinking fluids, learning better movement, and developing an awareness of your body.

Why People Use Massage Therapy In the 2002 national survey on Americans' use of CAM, respondents who used a CAM therapy could choose from five reasons for using the therapy. The results for massage were as follows: They believed that massage combined with conventional medicine would help: 60 percent They thought massage would be interesting to try: 44 percent They believed that conventional medical treatments would not help: 34 percent Massage was suggested by a conventional medical professional: 33 percent They thought that conventional medicine was too expensive: 13 percent

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I am a Registered Nurse BSN and a Certified Massage Therapist.  I work with a wide range of people includung.  Fibromyalgia, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel, TMJ, Migraines, Whiplash, Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis. 

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     I am a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.