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COVID-19
During COVID-19 Pandemic
To make sure safety and well-being of clients and myself , I will be taking following measures.
** I will have 2dose vaccination completed by April, 2021
-- In office -- I will:
- Ask clients to keep their mask on as much as possible in the room during treatment
- Make hand sanitizer and disposable mask available for clients if needed
- Encourage handwashing to clients
- Wipe doorknob/ light switch/ any surface that was touched of our room and restroom with disinfectant solution after each session
- Have disposable gloves handy when clients wish me to use them
- Open window and ventilate as much as possible
- Sanitize massage table at the end of day
- Have clients wait in the car if possible instead of hallway
- Stay home if I have symptoms and ask clients to stay home if they have symptoms
- Ask clients to not bring in children/ other people
-- If visiting home -- I will;
- Wear mask the whole time
- Bring disposable gloves if clients want me to use them
- Try to maintain distance between people in the house other than client
Please let me know if you have suggestions in addition to above for possible precaution. I would like my clients to feel comfortable working with me. Please understand that if I ever have any symptoms, I will notify you immediately and have to cancel appointment. I ask you to do the same, that if you notice any symptom or do not feel well on the day of appointment, please stay home. As always, there is no cancellation fee, so please do not hesitate to cancel even at last minutes. Your safety is most important.
Online payment is set up (Zelle, Paypal, Creditcart). So that you can handle payment contactless.
Full Body Massage/ Bodywork
Beneficial for clients struggling with any of the following conditions and/or simply wishing to maintain their general health.. in other words practically everyone:
pain
stress
insomnia
depression
circulation problems
back or neck problems
My style of treatment integrates many modalities such as:
Swedish massage, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Stretch, Polarity, Craniosacral.
Note: Payment may be made by cash, check and all major forms of credit card.
$10 Travel fee will be applied to home/hospital calls.
**Please consult me if you have financial difficulty. Please don't let your financial situation deter you from getting help you need. I will work with you to figure out how we can work it out.
Stretch and Shiatsu
Restorative, FULLY CLOTHED session
Focused on restoring balance and flexibility. Gentle stretching around rotator cuffs, pelvis, and hips with Shiatsu.
Prenatal massage
A wonderful complement to your prenatal care, massage is a healthy way to reduce stress and promote overall wellness.
Prenatal massage shares many of the goals of regular massage – to relax tense muscles, ease
pregnancy-related pain, and improve circulation, but it also tackles many of the normal discomforts experienced during pregnancy, such as backaches, stiff neck, leg cramps, headaches and edema (or swelling) .
Tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies, massage techniques are adjusted accordingly.
Depending on how far along the client is in their pregnancy, the pre-natal massage is often conducted in a side-lying position.
CranioSacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle yet powerful technique that is effective in releasing neck pain, back pain, and mental stress (among other things).
It does this by optimizing the movement of cerebrospinal fluid through the spine and around the cranial bones.
Developed by physician William Sutherland, this therapy provides a very soothing and relaxing healing experience.
--CranioSacral Therapy for Pediatrics--
Since CST uses only very light pressure, it can be performed even on a newborn or very frail person.
CST has been applied to treat physical, mental, and psychological issues. See below for the list of case studies and articles.
- Autism
- Breastfeeding issue/ Tongue tie
- Torticollis
- Plagiocephaly
--CranioSacral Therapy for Pregnancy--
(taken from Upledger Institute Greece https://www.upledger.gr/cst-in-pregnancy/?lang=en)
<Clinical Discoveries>
Through the on-going use of CST during pregnancy and delivery the following clinical findings have been noted.
- CST has been able to be used instead of Pitocin to both start and/or augment labor.
- Adequate progress for the Active Phase of the First stage of Labor (4-10cm dilation) – 1.0 cm per hour – mothers receiving CST have not shown any evidence of prolonged labor.
- Infants born to those mothers who have received epidurals have shown non-negative effects of the epidural.
- While birthing a baby quickly may imply “more efficiency” and while our average Second Stage (time pushing) is shorter when CST is applied, speed is not necessarily a sought after goal. Optimizing whatever time it takes IS the goal.
- None of the babies born have required resuscitative efforts.
- Common phrases used by mothers after first few weeks include: “good babies, alert, not fussy, at peace with him/her, calm.”
- Mothers report recovering more quickly and that the adjustment to motherhood is not difficult, or not as difficult, compared with the birth of their other children.
- Breastfeeding seems tο be more easily accomplished and parents seem to be enjoying their children more.
- Applying CST during a new mother’s first labor and delivery appears to assist the mother through subsequent labors and deliveries.
- Involving fathers-to-be and siblings-to-be during CSΤ sessions can strengthen the bond within the entire family.
- Employing the techniques we have developed appear to be producing consistent, predictable results.
Also refer to an article in Midwifery Today (https://midwiferytoday.com/mt-articles/craniosacral-therapy/)
