Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy Overview
Massage therapy sessions at On Your Mark may be very similar or exactly the same as an Active Release / Medical Massage session. We make the distinction because not all clients are looking for "medical" or "clinical" services because they are not injured or in any serious pain. Someone who needs a pre or post-marathon sports massage, a relaxing 45-minute head and neck treatment to relieve a headache or a back massage after a long business trip, may not want ART or think of the experience as a medical massage. Nonetheless, all of our Manual Therapy sessions, whether they are technically an Active Release / Medical Massage or a Massage Therapy session, may borrow techniques from a variety of disciplines to serve each client's unique needs on a given day.
Massage therapy is actually the third most commonly used form of alternative medicine in the United States (and for those of us who live in New York, we can use all the stress relief we can get).
Here are some other fantastic general benefits that massage offers:
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Office workers massaged regularly are more alert, perform better and are less stressed than those who aren't massaged
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Massage pumps oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
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It also promotes tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue, enhances immunity by stimulating lymph flow, reduces spasms and cramping, relieves migraine pain, aids in metabolism stability and weight balance, and even lessens depression and anxiety!
Massage therapy in its many forms is also an effective way to help one to live a healthy lifestyle, create an overall sense of wellness in the body, manage stress and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. By helping to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, quiet the mind, reduce pain and increase body awareness massage therapy is a great way to help one to maintain and find emotional and mental balance.
Some of the injuries and conditions that OnYourMark can help you with include:
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Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
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Chronic Back Pain
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Muscle Strains
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Tendonitis
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Plantar Fascitis
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Shin Splints
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Sciatica
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ITB Pain
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TMJ Dysfunction
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Rotator Cuff Injuries
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Shoulder Impingement
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Neck Pain
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"I have had chronic back pain for almost four years. I tried many different things to find relief and always ended up in pain again. After one session I felt relief unlike any before. Mark really listened to what was actually hurting and addressed that area. The next day I woke up and didn’t even think about my back (which is a huge deal for me). I 100% recommend On Your Mark NYC"
-Maria