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Medical Massage, Orthopedic Bodywork for Pain Relief

Total Integrated Therapy offers Medical Massage Therapy, Sports Massage, and Deep Tissue Massage Bodywork to provide lasting relief from stress, tension, and physical pain. Your massage therapist will include an assessment of the body to isolate the underlying cause of pain and to end the stress that can make the pain worse by straightening the body with gravity. Clients report freedom in mobility and a continued decrease of discomfort with a shorter recovery period.

Orthopedic Bodywork, Sports Massage, and Medical Massage are holistic approaches that look at and integrates the complete person. When people produce stress, they tend to express it physically in the body. Every part of the body is affected by the stress and the things we do or don’t do. Every tissue, joint, ligament, muscle, gland, bone, organ, system, and cell is affected by our individual total load of stress. This, in turn, affects how we feel and respond. How we feel affects everything else in our lives from family relationships, career & finance, health, and fitness, to hobbies and other energy-producing, life-giving activities.

People come to us for outcome-oriented, results based bodywork and emotional stress-related issues. We align the body with gravity and dissolve emotional stress that can make the discomfort worse. After a few sessions, they feel tremendous freedom, the pain has left, and they have their life back on course.

We Resolve These Symptoms:

Sciatica and Piriformis Syndrome
Plantar Fasciitis and Foot Pain
Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow
Pelvic and Hip Pain
Pinched Nerves and Herniated Discs
Pain Down the Arms or Legs
Leg Length Discrepancies
Migraine Headaches
TMJ and Cranial Imbalances
Neck Pain and Neck Cricks
Low Back Pain
Limited Range of Motion

Perfect for accidents, injury, or recovery from surgery.

Is Osteopathic Bodywork Right for You?

Medical Massage isn’t just a regular massage that you would go to for the good “experience.” This kind of massage work feels wonderful most of the time, but the intent is distinctive. While we know how to do full-body massage, your massage therapist works holistically and looks at the entire body. We don’t just work with the parts like a sore muscle, but also ligaments, tendons, fascia, bones, joints, fluid, blood, lymph, the balance and relationships between parts as a whole. It’s outcome-oriented and results-based. People arrive here to get the best outcomes, not only for a pleasant experience.

Let’s face it; being touched can feel magnificent. Especially when your massage therapist knows how to touch you better than you’ve ever been touched before. But, sometimes, massage just doesn’t feel so good, especially when there are inflamed, damaged, or painful tissues affected. So, sometimes it can be unpleasant and can take some time for recovery. However, with a skilled massage therapist with exceptional skills in touch, they can work with the tissue rather than against it with force. It all has to do with how your massage therapist works with your central nervous system, both emotionally (with Tapping Therapy) and physically.

Our Breakthrough Tapping Therapy Services

Tapping Therapy sessions use processes that provide exceptional results from physical pain to emotional distress. Quickly and efficiently clear dysfunctional patterns, release unwanted feelings, rewiring limiting programs, thoughts, and beliefs that lead to relationship problems, health issues, and financial stress. Gain personal freedom, control, confidence, and peace of mind even after one session. Save years of time, energy, and resources by ending the struggle with your subconscious limitations. We offer our Tapping Therapy services in person and online wherever you are!

Taking Pain Away Without Drugs and Surgery

Total Integrated Therapy works with the entire body to get a complete release around irritated, pinched, painful or damaged joints and muscles. We restore tight, restricted tissues back to their normal, healthy resting lengths. This includes muscles, fascia, and bones to bring them back to their natural resting places.

Working Only The Muscles = Not Enough
Working Only The Bones = Not Enough
Working Muscles and Bones = Enough! (Total Integrated Therapy)

We balance out fascia and muscles to align bones and loosening and flush tight congested areas. Therefore, restoring tone to overstretched neurologically hindered tissues to establish balance from back to front, on both the left and right sides, as needed. Furthermore, we break up and smooth out any relevant “tissue texture abnormalities.” We clear out the bumps, knots, and fibrous tissues and work to normalize these stressed tissues until we have a smooth, soft, and flexible tissue responding with fresh blood supply, hydration, with clear nerve pathways operating. Therefore, with the body restored and balanced, the muscles become more flexible, adaptable, and resilient and can return to normal healthy activities again.

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Positive Changes For Mind and Body.

Swiftly neutralize imbalances, correcting posture, boosting energy, and function.
Resolve the underlying patterns of skeletal pain that often gets overlooked, so you get quicker and more dependable results.
Resolve the issue of vertebral misalignment in the spine, which brings about a healthy spine, better function, and more mobility.
Easily recover from some of the most common back and spine problems.
Skeletal facet joint dysfunction happens when joints lose mobility. We free fixated joints by releasing the tissues locking the joints.
Discover and treat irregular tension patterns and correct them.
Address fibrosis on many levels, so they don’t cause damage or problems in other areas of the body.
Quickly fix neck cricks in minutes without painful “cracking” of the neck.
Confidently and safely treat whiplash with advanced medical massage for a speedy recovery.
Treat the most common and complex dysfunctional cervical conditions.
Treat and resolve stenosis and bone spurs in many cases.
Stop pain-spasm-pain cycles in their tracks to diminish inflammation, soreness, and irritation.
We integrate the body segments and create new possibilities for movement in the body.

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We rehabilitate tight, restricted tissues back to their natural healthy resting lengths.

With muscles restored and balanced, the body becomes more adaptable and resilient and can return to healthy normal function again.

Frequently Asked Questions

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What’s the difference between conventional massage Therapy and orthopedic Bodywork, Sports Massage, or medical Message?

The chief difference is flexibility, education, and experience on the practitioner’s part and the lasting results our clients get. The other primary differentiation is that medical massage is goal or outcome-oriented. We look for the cause of discomfort. For instance, if someone has debilitating neck pain, the goal would be to figure out what is causing the pain and then address it. We want to get rid of the pain in the neck so it doesn’t return. Sometimes it requires a change of habits in what you may be doing as well. We do a lot of the same techniques in many diverse ways to produce results. It’s also a combination of knowledge, understanding with extensive experience where the typical massage requires less experience, understanding, knowledge, and training.

How frequently should I get massaged?

It depends on the circumstance. If someone needs quicker results for injury relief or chronic pain, we recommend consistent therapy for the best results. On average, under “normal” circumstances, approximately 30% use their massage therapist once a week, 49% once or twice a month, and 21% come in as desired. If someone is in constant pain, we can work more often up to three times a week, given the situation, however with an acute injury; we require at least three days of icing to allow for inflammation and swelling to subside.

What are the advantages of Massage Therapy?

Below are some of the benefits of massage therapy:

Accident and injury prevention
Increasing the body’s envelope of range of motion
Reducing stress, tension, and fatigue
Increase relaxation
Correct posture (because muscles tug on bones)
Correct muscle imbalances
Correct destructive gravitational loads on the body
Increasing flexibility and range of motion
Promotes expansion of the rib cage and breathing
Works out abnormal restrictive tissues
Speeds up healing and recovery from surgery or injury
Enhances circulation and fluid flow
Lowers blood pressure
Relaxes muscles

Who should get massage Therapy?

People who desire to feel as good as they can experience massage therapy on a regular basis.
Maybe you want to develop your physical performance.
Others are baffled with nagging pain they can’t get rid of and require help.
Massage is excellent for those just wanting to relax or enjoy being treated better than they have ever experienced before.
Massage Therapy can be very advantageous after a medical procedure or surgery to speed recovery.
To feel better, be healthier, move better, gain a greater range of motion, stimulate lymph, improve the immune system, and detox.
If you need a trustworthy way to enjoy quality touch.
If you are looking for a high-quality massage therapist.
If you’ve attempted other things and still haven’t noticed the outcomes you want.

How will I respond after the massage or bodywork session?

Sometimes people get uncomfortable after a massage. This is not due to damage when done correctly. Soreness is typically a biochemical response to moving about metabolic products and clearing away stagnant pockets of fluid in the tissues like lactic acid, among many others. These biochemicals can annoy receptors and prompt soreness. Massage arouses the healing and recovery process that happens after the massage, which generally occurs the day after therapy. Icing an area that has had deep treatment will decrease most inflammation and begin the healing and recovery phase and make any discomfort less noticeable.

Are their contraindications to doing massage?

A severe flare-up of inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis
Deep vein thrombosis
Aneurism
Frostbite
Local infectious or hypersensitive skin conditions
Open sores or cuts
Recent operation
New burns
Varicosities
Malignancy
COVID-19

Where does the massage therapist work?

Sports massage, medical massage, and orthopedic massage therapy sessions take place at Total Integrated Therapy wellness clinic in Albany, Oregon.

Business hours are:
Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

What if I’m pregnant?

We do outstanding work with pregnant women. Lessen stretch marks, take the pressure off back, and hips. Massage therapy will help get the body primed for a smooth natural delivery.

What should I anticipate during my first massage therapy visit?

Sessions involve an assessment to determine what is producing your pain. It is suggested to dress in loose clothing for the assessment. The focus is then on restoring equilibrium, relaxing the body, and softening fixed restricted tissues to restore them back to their natural healthy resting lengths.

How long do massage sessions last?

The initial session is usually 90 minutes and involves a thorough assessment, intake, and massage therapy.

Normal sessions are typically 90-120 minutes but may vary from 2 to 4 hours, depending on your goals.

Do I need to make an appointment?

Yes, though, sometimes we can accommodate walk-ins.

What is the cancellation policy?

Please inform us 24 hours prior to sessions, if you are unable to attend and want to reschedule.

Do you take insurance?

No. But you can submit your claim to your insurance provider for payment.

How much do medical massages cost?

The first appointment is 90 minutes and just $180. It includes an assessment, intake, and therapy. After that, it’s only $100 an hour.

What is a licensed massage therapist?

A licensed massage therapist has completed minimum requirements to practice and has paid fees to legally practice massage in your area. The education required to be licensed in Oregon is 500 hours. Our accredited lead therapist, Dave Ryder, has over 5,000 hours of advanced training and is a nationally approved and certified instructor for Physical Therapists, LMT’s, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Health Professionals, and doctors.

Am I required to tip my massage therapist?

Tips are never expected but always appreciated. We love what we do and your tip may reflect your appreciation for our service.

Do you take group bookings?

Certainly, we love to work with couples! Reservation is needed.

Are results lasting?

Yes! It depends on everyday activity, overuse, under-use, or plain old abuse. Many pain syndromes can be mitigated in a few sessions. For instance with neck pain, shoulder pain, hip, upper and lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, strains, nerve impingement, multiple crush syndromes, headaches, scar tissue, migraines, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, TMJ, etc, these are symptoms we’ve had tremendous success with. Sometimes permanent results require changing movement habits. We can show you precisely what modifications you need to make.