Massage Therapy

  • Massage therapy is a form of manual therapy that involves moving soft tissues in the body to reduce stress, ease muscle tension, and promote relaxation and overall well-being. It is a hands-on technique performed by Sunny, our professionally trained massage therapist.

  • Studies of massage benefits have found massage can:

    • Help reduce stress.

    • Lessen pain and muscle tightness.

    • Increase relaxation.

    • Improve the work of the immune system.

    Many types of massage offer benefits beyond simple relaxation. Here are just a few of the health problems that may benefit from massage.

    • Back pain. More than one study has shown the effectiveness of massage therapy for back pain.

    • Headache. Another type of pain, headache, also responds to massage therapy. Some studies suggest that massage therapy can improve sleep and reduce the number of migraines a person has.

    • Osteoarthritis. In the first clinical trial looking at the effectiveness of Swedish massage for kneeosteoarthritis, participants who received a one-hour massage either one or two times a week had improvements in pain, stiffness, and function. The control group had no such change.

    • Fibromyalgia. Studies show that over a course of 5 weeks, massage therapy can improve symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and depression.

Jian “Sunny” Yu

Sunny Yu is our licensed massage therapist with formal training in both Western and Asian massage techniques.

Goals: Provide massage therapy tailored to individuals to promote relaxation, balance, and healing.

Types of Massage Therapy

  • Swedish Massage

    A gentle massage to facilitate relaxation and promote healing by rubbing the muscles with long, gliding strokes in the direction of blood returning to the heart. Improves blood circulation.

  • Deep Tissue

    A combination of various therapeutic techniques to release tension in the muscles. Can help treat strains and sports injuries by breaking up scar tissue and reducing tension in muscle and tissue.

  • Sports Massage

    A targeted massage approach that focuses on specific areas of the body that are in need of healing and relief. This approach can be used to treat minor and chronic injuries by realigning and loosening muscle fibers.

  • Repetitive Use Injury Technique

    A massage to relieve sore muscles or discomfort. This is pain relief for overused muscle injuries, i.e. carpal tunnel and tennis elbow.

  • Muscle Energy Technique

    A form of therapy that uses a muscle's own energy in the form of gentle isometric contractions to relax the muscles via autogenic or reciprocal inhibition and lengthen the muscle.

  • Myofascial Release

    An effective technique that involves applying gentle, sustained pressure to eliminate pain and restore motion. Recommended if you are sore from working out or from sitting at a desk.

  • Cupping

    A massage that involves creating a suction force to pull blood into the skin to decompresses soft tissues using vacuum suction.

  • Hot Stones

    A massage that utilizes smooth, flat heated stones to help relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout the body.

  • Foot Reflexology

    Foot Reflexology massage therapy involves applying pressure to specific points on the feet to reduce pain and promote overall health for the body

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