About Men's Health Initiative
The Men's Health Initiative focuses on helping men achieve healthy body and mind goals through medical massage therapy. Medical massage therapy is a specialized, outcome based massage treatment rooted in advanced techniques for musculoskeletal dysfunction. It uses techniques to treat assorted conditions, including those assessed by a licensed professional or diagnosed by a doctor.
Medical Massage Therapy
The goal of this service is to reduce pain, improve function, and heal injuries. Depending on your diagnosis, we will use a variety of massage techniques to manipulate muscles and soft tissue. Conditions that we can work with include chronic pain, injuries, post-surgical recovery, whiplash, herniated discs, sciatica, scoliosis, headaches, back pain, muscle sprains, circulatory issues, inflammation, swelling and edema, range of motion and flexibility issues, and more. Please reach out for a consultation.
60 Minute Session: $115
90 Minute Session: $135
Deep Tissue Therapy
Deep tissue massage is a type of massage therapy that focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. It is often used to relieve pain, improve range of motion, and reduce tension and inflammation resulting from a variety of causes. Myofascial release, trigger point therapy, muscle stripping, and neuromuscular therapy are all used in deep tissue massage.
60 Minute Session: $115
90 Minute Session: $135
Targeted Remedial Relaxation Therapy
Targeted remedial (intended as a remedy) relaxation therapy is a therapeutic massage treatment designed to address the physiological impact of stress and facilitate overall wellness. Unlike the standard “spa treatment”, this service includes an in-depth intake to ascertain your needs and help create an individualized treatment, and uses both western and eastern modalities, including massage for vagus nerve stimulation and cold therapy.
60 Minute Session: $115
90 Minute Session: $135
Sports Massage Plus
Sports massage is designed to focus on specific muscles groups that are routinely used in athletics or daily repetitive motions. It is especially helpful for people who push their bodies for performance, as it focus on the areas that are most used and stressed during physical activities. This treatment uses variety of different massage techniques, stretching, active and passive range of motion modalities, assisted exercise, instrument assisted modalities, and kinesiology taping.
60 Minute Session: $115
90 Minute Session: $135
Massage Therapy for Trauma, Stress, and Anxiety
This proprietary treatment for men focuses on working with the physical manifestation of trauma, stress, and anxiety by using a combination of eastern and western techniques including passive exercise, classic massage therapy for the autonomic nervous system, respiratory massage, Shiatsu, Ayurvedic medicine, and foot reflexology.
120 Minute Session: $200
Pelvic Floor Therapy
This medical massage therapy treatment targets the pelvic floor muscles and accessory muscles of the pelvis. It includes active and passive exercise and stretch.
This therapy can address multiple concerns including.: erectile dysfunction incontinence, and ejaculatory issues.
For athletes, the pelvic floor plays a significant role in the body's core. The core muscles provide support, strength, and stability to the spine, as well as assisting in body strength and movement.
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Please note that scheduling this treatment requires an in person intake and assessment.
75 Minute Session: $140
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Lymphatic drainage massage, also called manual lymphatic drainage (MLD), relieve swelling by moving fluid from your tissues to your functioning lymph vessels and lymph nodes. Lymphatic drainage is a common therapy for swelling as a result of surgery, infection, trauma and disease.
Using lymphatic drainage techniques may have a temporary trimming effect and increase muscle definition because it helps move fluid through the body.
75 Minute Session: $140
Massage Therapy for Post Surgical and Injury Scarring
Massage therapy for post surgical and injury scarring is a treatment that includes assorted levels of manual, soft tissue manipulation to help reduce scar tissue visibility, prevent the scar from becoming hard and raised, and to prevent it from sticking to the underlying tissues including muscles and bones, which can limit movement. This service includes specialized topical products and scar tape.
75 Minute Session: $140
Foot Reflexology
Foot reflexology is a treatment that’s been practiced for centuries. It involves applying pressure to different points on the bottom of the foot. In addition to the relaxing impact of the treatment, according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), these points correspond to different systems, organs, and areas of the body. Reflexology treatments can be for systemic benefits or target a specific concern.
60 Minute Session: $115
Cupping Therapy
Cupping therapy can loosen adhesions, drain excess fluids and toxins, revitalize connective tissue, increase blood flow to skin and muscles, and help reduce pain.
60 Minute Session: $115
Respiratory Massage
Respiratory massage focuses on the muscles of inhalation and exhalation located in the neck, chest, stomach, and back. When these muscles become tight from stress, repetitive motion, postural issues, or a chronic cough or illness they can impact beathing capacity. Respiratory massage may help you breathe easier.
60 Minute Session: $115