Today, you can choose numerous approaches – including prescription drugs, physical therapy, chiropractic care, even surgery – to treat injuries, relieve chronic or acute pain, and improve range of motion or personal performance. Unfortunately, many approaches provide only temporary results because the focus is regional – treating selective areas without addressing the long-term impact on the
muscular system - the complicated web of muscles and fascia that make up the human body.
At
St. Louis Institute for Rehabilitative and Sports Massage, therapists use a global therapeutic approach – treating the whole
muscular system – to resolve regional complaints. Our goal is to help your body work at an optimal level by releasing connective tissues throughout your body.
The benefits of massage therapy are increased comfort, enhanced movement, heightened body awareness, and increased growth and self-healing.
Often, we develop therapeutic massage programs for athletes who want to speed recovery from a sports injury or increase personal performance; individuals suffering from
chronic or acute pain due to injury or repetitive movements; and people going through the aging process who are experiencing a decrease in their
range of motion and an increase in recovery time following physical activity.
Sometimes, our therapists develop therapeutic massage programs that complement the care a client receives from a chiropractor, personal trainer and physical therapist. Other clients come to us for care after limited success with, or after exhausting, these and other approaches including surgery and presription drugs.
Regardless of your situation, our therapists can help you maintain or restore the natural alignment of your
muscular and skeletal
system through the unique combination of five primary modalities –
Myofascial Integration,
Structural Integrative Therapy,
Graston Technical Sound-Assisted Soft-Tissue Mobilization,
Active Isolated Stretching and
Cranio Sacral Therapy. The
benefits of these types
of massage therapy are consistently long lasting or permanent, and include:
- Increased coordination and stamina
- Alleviation of discomfort and many forms of chronic and acute pain
- Improved posture
- Increased range of motion and flexibility
- Increased oxygen capacity (increased endurance)
- Improved inner-structural balance
- Increased blood (venous) and lymphatic flow
- Enhanced health, energy and well-being - whatever your lifestyle
