Empire Therapeutic Massage Center

Yes they do.

Plantar Fasciitis is a chronically pervasive injury to the muscles on the bottom of your feet. Its like biting your lip because you keep reinsuring it, making it hard to heal. However, it is treatable because the scar tissue that develops and interferes with full extension of the muscle (think of a string with and without a knot), but that can be reduced without surgery. Another thing about Orthotics is that they interfere with normal foot placement which effects everything above (such as your legs, knees and hips). How sturdy is a building on a defective foundation?

When you think of massage, you should be thinking muscles. Sure, there is skin and beneath the skin is fluff and stuff, but then there are a lot of muscles. The heavier you are the more muscular you are. A Swedish Massage or Therapeutic Massage works into the skin, the fluff, and the superficial muscles. A Deep Tissue Massage works through the skin, the fluff, the superficial muscles into the Deep Layer of Muscles Tissue. The Deep Layer is the muscle on the bones. An Orthopedic Massage works all the layers but when it comes to the Deep Muscle Tissue Layers, rather than poking from the top, I reach those from the inside out, skillfully using your bones to get to those muscles simply through range of movement and stretching. I also approach back pain from the front of your body, so don't be surprised that rather than laying on your stomach, that you begin by laying on your back.

Like ogres and onions, people have many layers. The Deep Tissue layer is the muscle on the bone. The layer over that is referred to as Superficial. The superficial muscles are under the skin and like to be pampered with a Therapeutic Massage. Whereas the deeper layer of muscle tissue are the creators of your pain and need to be addressed. An Orthopedic Massage involves moving the joints held together by the muscles to massage them from within, not from above. It is very comfortable and you may wonder if those deep muscles were even addressed. They were.

Absolutely! Your shoulder is mostly muscle tissue. Muscle tissue repairs quickly when an injury to them occurs as long as the forces pulling them apart are addressed. In my practice, as an Orthopedic Massage Therapist, Rotator Cuff Treatment begins to work in the first session. When you remember that the shoulder is mostly muscle, the muscle therapist is your fastest and least expensive option.

Yes, possibly and no. If you are in a MVA or Motor Vehicle Accident, massage is typically paid for by the insurance company. A doctor or chiropractor has to prescribe it. Medical Massage and Orthopedic Massage Therapists work with your doctor but only on the area prescribe and approved by the insurance company. If you have an accident at work, historically Workman's Compensation Insurance did not cover it. However, both an Assembly Bill and a Senate Bill are getting approved through Albany for the second time and hopefully our Governor Hochul is made aware that massage is more than for relaxing and can be rehabilitative, thus returning hard working people back to work sooner and saving millions of dollars. Unfortunately, regular health insurance doesn't cover it, but some HSA's Health Savings Accounts will reimburse your treatments.

Absolutely! Anywhere that you have muscles in your body (which is everywhere in your body), nerve tissue can be squeezed between muscle fibers and against bones, resulting in pain tingling and numbness down the limb. A Deep Tissue massage can help but it can be painful. An Orthopedic Massage gets to those Deep Tissues in a very very comfortable manner in order to relax them and have them loosen their grip. Its like physical therapy but the therapist does the work for you. This includes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Whiplash, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, ect.

Absolutely! An Orthopedic Massage will treat most musculoskeletal aches and pains. Nerve impingement conditions are "impinged" BY tight muscles. Nerves can be pinched off between muscle fibers and muscle against bone. This causes pain, tingling and numbness in the extremities. Sciatica is another. Regarding CTS- There are four tight muscles that can pinch the nerve going to the hand (in the neck, at the shoulder, the elbow and in the wrists). Your massage treatment covers all of those (and more) in each session.