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Welcome
The Therapeutic Touch offers a clean, safe and comfortable environment with many modalities to choose from. Our massage is tailored to your specific goals. People visit us for a wide range of needs: for stress, relaxation, chronic pain, sports-related strain, headaches, stiff necks and lumbar strain, just to name a few.
Ken is a Registered Nurse licensed in Michigan (attended Saginaw Valley State University). He is also a Certified Massage Therapist (attended The Flint School of Therapeutic Massage) and a Professional member of The American Massage Therapy Association. With his medical training it gives him an unique understanding of the muscular system. With massage therapy we will be able to manage and diminish your pain dramatically. We work with scar tissue from injuries or surgeries. Mastectomies leave a large and complicated area of scar tissue which decrease range of motion and cause pain. Massage therapy will reduce scar tissue, pain and increase range of motion. |
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Let us give you perhaps the best massage you’ve ever received. We are proficient at the art of massage and our many modalities include: Swedish, Sports, Deep Tissue, Acupressure, Hot Stone Therapy, Chair Massage and many more. We are very proud of the of people we’ve helped through the years. We would like to thank you for your support of The Therapeutic Touch, to continue to help you and others by bringing awareness to how important touch is in life.
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Benefits of Massage Therapy:
During the massage, your tight muscles tend to relax and the pain associated with chronic tension is relieved. Increased circulation will supply more oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and help rid them of metabolic waste. Blocked, deadened areas are thus able to respond to sensory input again. Massage also stimulates release of the body's own natural pain killers—the endorphins.
A program of regular massage will put you in touch with your body, teaching you to monitor its signals and needs so you'll know when you should take time out from the things that worry you. In this way you can avoid the damaging effects of chronic stress and gain some control over your sense of well-being.
What Massage Therapists Do in Treating Patients
Massage therapists work in a variety of settings, including private offices, hospitals, other clinical settings, nursing homes, studios, and sport and fitness facilities. Some also travel to patients' homes or workplaces to provide a massage.
Massage therapy treatments usually last for 30 to 60 minutes; less often, they are as short as 15 minutes or as long as 1.5 to 2 hours. For some conditions (especially chronic ones), therapists often advise a series of appointments. Therapists usually try to provide an environment that is as calm and soothing as possible (for example, by using dim lighting, soft music, and fragrances).
At the first appointment, a massage therapist will discuss your symptoms, medical history, the results you (and your health care provider, if applicable) desire, and possibly other factors such as your work and levels of stress. He will likely perform some evaluations through touch. If he finds nothing that would make a massage inadvisable, he will proceed with the massage. At any time, you can bring up questions or concerns.
During treatment, you will lie on a special padded table or sit on a stool or chair. You might be fully clothed (for example, for a 'chair massage') or partially or fully undressed (in which case you will be covered by a sheet or towel; only the parts of your body that the therapist is currently massaging are exposed). Oil or powder helps reduce friction on the skin. The therapist may use other aids, such as ice, heat, fragrances, or machines. He may also provide recommendations for self-care, such as drinking fluids, learning better movement, and developing an awareness of your body.
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Why People Use Massage Therapy
In the 2002 national survey on Americans' use of CAM, respondents who used a CAM therapy could choose from five reasons for using the therapy. The results for massage were as follows:
- They believed that massage combined with conventional medicine would help: 60 percent
- They thought massage would be interesting to try: 44 percent
- They believed that conventional medical treatments would not help: 34 percent
- Massage was suggested by a conventional medical professional: 33 percent
- They thought that conventional medicine was too expensive: 13 percent
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Ken is a Registered Nurse BSN and a Certified Massage Therapist. He works with a wide range of people using intuition. Fibromyalgia, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Sciatica, Carpal Tunnel, TMJ, Migraines, Whiplash, Scoliosis, Lordosis, Kyphosis.
 Ken is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.
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