Working with athletes is different because when you train hard, soreness is a normal consequence of asking your body to do difficult things. As soon as you tell me what you do, I visualize your body doing it. Tell me you run and I’m picturing your stride. Tell me you golf and I’m thinking about…
If you’ve spent any time around me, massage therapy, physical therapy, yoga, mobility work, or just the wellness side of the internet, you’ve probably heard someone talk about fascia. Your fascia is tight. Your fascia is stuck. But what actually is it? At its simplest, fascia is part of the connective tissue system that runs…
When something hurts, it seems logical to assume that the painful spot is the problem. Your neck hurts, so something must be wrong with your neck. Your low back hurts, so that’s where the work needs to happen. Sometimes it really is that simple. But, as we have established, bodies are very good at making…
You leave your massage feeling loose, relaxed, and like your shoulders finally dropped out of your ears. Then the next morning you roll over and think, What the hell did she do to me? Some soreness after massage can be completely normal, particularly after more focused therapeutic work. But soreness isn’t necessarily a sign that…
Massage is often treated as a luxury; something you book when you want to relax, unwind, or treat yourself. And while relaxation can absolutely be part of massage, therapeutic massage serves a much broader purpose. In my practice, massage is less about following a predetermined routine and more about asking a simple question: What does…
