Therapeutic Massage For Chronic Pain Gretchen Heard

Gretchen Heard
Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist
Closed until March
I am now closed while I have surgery and plan to be back up and running in March 2020. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Important Announcement
As some of you are aware I require surgery and have been waiting for a date. Well it looks like it will happen within the next couple of weeks, possibly this week. So apologies in advance for any last minute cancellations. I will be off for 3 months so if you would like to continue […]

For people looking to naturally manage their chronic pain, massage therapy can improve quality of life by improving mood as well as managing their pain.
When you live with chronic pain having a tool-box of strategies to turn to for pain relief is important.
Massage can be a powerful tool for relaxing both mind and body.
Benefits of managing chronic pain with massage:
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Increases serotonin production which reduces pain naturally.
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Improves deep sleep.
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Increases range of motion.
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Lowers anxiety and improves mood.
How I Work
Techniques
- Myofascial release, a deep tissue move
- Treating the soleus muscle
- Treating the attachment points of the scapula
- Soft tissue release of the lattisimus dorsi
- Scalene stretch
- Warming up the quadratus lumborum muscle
- Trigger point work to the spinal muscles, neck traction and soft tissue release
- Trigger point work to the SCM or sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Treating the attachment points of subscapularis
- Leg pulls which rebalance the pelvis and put the lower back in traction
- Passive stretch to the iliopsoas muscle