Chronic Pain Management

We'd Love to work with your doctor to find the most effective and safe techniques and improve outcomes.

Loneliness, Touch Hunger and the Power of Safe Contact for Older Adults

Massage and Aging Bodies: Balance, Pain and Touch in Later Life (A summary of research on massage in older adults) Estimated read time: ~3–4 minutes Many of our older clients at The Massage Clinic say the same thing: “I don’t bounce back like I used to.” They’re dealing with arthritis, chronic pain, balance changes, fear of falling and, often, less day‑to‑day touch. The research on massage and older adults is smaller than we’d like, but it does suggest real, practical benefit

we see fourth‑trimester massage as part of a broader support network, not a self-care extra, or worse…a ‘treat

Pregnancy Massage, Prenatal Massage, Perinatal Massage and Post Postpartum Massage are each unique and important.

We use massage to help you feel more comfortable, move more freely and tolerate a wider variety of positions.

How to Be an Active Massage Client: What You Do Between Sessions Matters More Than You Think!

we don’t chase “hurt so good” as a goal in itself. We aim for pressure that feels meaningful but tolerable, that your nervous system can actually relax into rather than fight against.

What Massage Can (Actually) Do for Pain (Not What the Ads Promise)

we treat screen‑related pain as a real, predictable pattern—not a character flaw or a sign you’re “weak.” We build neck and jaw sessions around what your actual days look like: laptop height, phone use, stress levels and how your body tends to guard under load.

(A summary of common myths and misleading claims in massage advertising) Estimated read time: ~2-3 minutes By the time many people find The Massage Clinic, they’ve seen a lot of wild promises. “Cures fibromyalgia in one session.” “Boosts immunity 400%.” “Eliminates trauma stored in your psoas.” For those of us dealing with real pain, these claims can be tempting—and harmful when they don’t deliver. We’ve looked at how evidence-minded massage educators and organizations discus