Understanding Pain

Pain can be tracked to specific muscle groups which are the cause “trigger point”. We work on specific muscles to address, relieve, and remove the pain over time. Trigger points are specific areas in the body by which pain is referred. They form repeatable recognizable patterns.   Click on your trouble area to see your pattern of referred pain. If you can’t see this, your browser doesn’t understand IFRAME. However, we’ll still link you to
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Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) Aaron Mattes Method

An effective treatment for deep and superficial release, restoring proper fascial planes for optimal physiologic function. AIS of no greater than 2 sec. allows the target muscle to optimally lengthen without triggering the protective stretch reflex and subsequent reciprocal anagomistic muscle contraction as the isolated muscle achieves state of relaxation. Maximal beneficial stretch can be accomplished without opposing tension or resulting trauma.
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Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Specialist is Taking Full Advantage of QR Codes and Mobile Technology

QR Codes are everywhere! You’ve seen them on billboards and real estate signs, in magazines, retail stores and even on chocolates…now QR Codes are being used by American Therapeutic Massage and Body Works.  Yes, you heard it right!  How could a massage therapist use a QR code?  The answer is…in MANY ways.  By displaying the custom-branded QR code on all printed materials, clients are able to access the mobile site, contact information, current promotions and
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Therapeutic Massage meets Social Media

It is difficult today, to keep up with all of the available social networks and how to utilize them.  There is Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Yelp, YouTube, Gowalla and GPlus, to mention just a few.  These networks provide valuable means of communication, but many businesses don’t know how to take advantage of them and how to offer their platforms to clients.  American Therapeutic Massage and Body Works is making major changes to its online presence to
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