Michael Spackman, NMT, CMT

Medical massage is a blend of modalities that help patients who suffer from specific pain and dysfunction resulting from disorders such as chronic low back pain, migraine headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica pain, thoracic outlet and other specific medical conditions. This service focuses on patients that need official SOAP notes, possible contact with other health care professionals and insurance billing.

NMT's primary focus is to eliminate pain as well as educate you on ways to prevent recurrence of the injury.  It is a massage therapy modality that uses postural analysis, anatomy, physiology and intuition to find the mechanisms behind why your body is in pain.  Neuromuscular therapy is based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system maintains balance.  These same laws dictate how the central nervous system initiates pain response.

Neuromuscular sessions are focused on specific areas of the body - unlike Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage.

Swedish and Deep Tissue massage are the most commonly offered massage techniques available at day spa's.  Swedish massage uses a firm but gentle pressure to improve the circulation, ease muscle aches and tension, improve flexibility and create relaxation.  Deep Tissue massage uses similar massage techniques with firmer pressure and the intent of affecting the body's deeper muscles.

Raindrop Therapy technique is a powerful yet gentle technique for assisting the body in correcting defects in the curvature of the spine.  This technique was developed by D. Gary Young, Aromatologist and one of North America's leading experts on the art and Science of aromatherapy.  

The technique involves healing through the blends directly onto and around the spine from about six inches above the body.  The oils are then worked into the spine using light  strokes with the fingers which stimulate energy impulses and disperse the oils along the nervous system throughout the entire body.  In this way the body can be brought into balance and the energy centers can be energized and re-aligned.  It may also help to reduce spinal inflammations and kill viruses that hibernate along the spinal column.  

Raindrop Therapy also incorporates the Vita-Flex Techniques, a highly specialized form of reflexology developed by Stanley Borroughs, stimulating and supporting each gland and organ.