"Massage Therapy at its finest!"
The best equipment you can bring to the tee is a relaxed body!
Make massage an integral part of your golf game
Tamera Snelling LMT
(503)888-2787
Specializing in Deep Tissue and Sports Massage for Golf
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Description of Body Work Modalities
Swedish Massage:
Focus is on relaxation and circulation. It's more topical and pressure can vary from light to firm. Typically used to warm and prepare tissues for deeper work.
Deep Tissue Massage:
Focus is on the deeper muscle tissue, its purpose is to have a penetrating effect without using an aggressive intent. This is accomplished by encouraging release of muscle spasms and providing relief from the pain they cause. Many people assume that the only form of deep tissue massage is that they should be in agony during the release of the musculature. However, this is not the case. There are many ways to perform deep tissue massage, not all of which require strong pressure and client discomfort. Even if the technique involves pain, The client should experience the sensation of "hurts so good" rather than that they are in agony. A scale system is often used to monitor this through the treatment process, on a pain scale of 1 to 10, this is a report of a 6 or 7.
Myofascial Massage:
Myo is muscle tissue. Fascia is a type of connective tissue that not only binds our structure together in its web, but allows structures to move against one another freely. If the capability of fascia to perform its function normally is reduced via sudden trauma or repetitive strain adhesions will form to protect the body from further damage. If the two tissues normally are mobile (as is the case with muscle tissue), the person's movement will be restricted. Myofascial release is designed to act in a complementary role, enhancing the effectiveness and permanency of treatment results.
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