General Information

Massage Benefits

Experience a centuries old form of healing and relaxation.  Everyone can benefit from a professional massage. Massage therapy can:

• Provide soothing relaxation to deeper therapy for specific physical problems.
• Relieve symptoms of stress and anxiety.
• Increase nourishing blood supply to your tissues.
• Improve energy and alertness.
• Aid your recovery from pulled muscles or sprained ligaments.
• Ease many of the uncomfortable stresses of child bearing, including edema, backaches, and exhaustion.
• Relieve certain repetitive motion injuries related to on-the-job activities.
• Greatly reduce your pain, such as temporal mandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) or carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Compensate, in part, for lack of exercise and muscular contraction if you’re a person who is forced to remain inactive.

Therapy can:

• Hasten the elimination of waste and toxins stored in your muscles.
• Increase the interchange of substances between the blood and tissue cells.
• Heighten the oxygenation of tissues.
• Stimulate the relaxation response within your nervous system.

All of these responses can:

• Help to strengthen your immune system.
• Improve your posture.
• Increase your joint flexibility and range of motion.
• Lower your blood pressure.

Frequent or unrelenting stress can damage your body, ultimately leading to discomfort or pain.  It’s a contributing factor in most disease processes.  The adverse effects of stress can manifest themselves as:

• High blood pressure                               
• Changes in blood sugar
• Hypertension
• Ulcers
• Colitis
• Heart disease
• Headaches

The antidote to stress is relaxation.  During the relaxation, your endocrine and nervous system cause changes to slow your heart rate, improve your circulation and digestion, and relax your muscles.  There are many activities that can trigger the relaxation response such as exercise, deep breathing, meditation, or listening to soothing music.  One of the best methods is therapeutic massage.  Massage can dramatically reverse the damaging physiological effects of stress by helping to:

• Lower your heart rate and blood pressure
• Improve your circulation
• Raise your skin temperature
• Heighten your sense of well-being
• Cause your anxiety to drop

During the massage your tight muscles tend to relax and the pain associated with chronic tension is relieved.  Increased circulation will supply more oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and help rid them of metabolic  waste.  Blocked, deadened areas are thus able to respond to sensory input again.  Massage also stimulates release of the body’s own natural pain killers- the endorphins.

A program of regular massage will put you in touch with your body, teach you to monitor its signals and needs so you’ll know to take time out from the things that worry you.  In this way, you can avoid the damaging effects of chronic stress and gain some control over your sense of well-being.  You can understand why accumulated stress and tension can spoil much of the pleasure and productivity you find in life.

Appointment Information

In order to maximize your visit, please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to your appointment.  If you are running late, we will do our best to accommodate you for the full length of your allotted time, schedule permitting.  Otherwise, we regret your treatment will still have to end on time, so as not to delay the next guest.  Appointments cut short, due to late arrival are payable in full.  For travel directions, Click here.

On Your First Visit

You will be asked to fill out a brief intake form containing general information, allowing us to provide you with the safest, most appropriate treatments.  All information you provide is confidential. A detailed assessment, along with specific suggestions and recommendations for your care, may also be provided by us during your initial or subsequent visits, to optimize your results and benefit of treatment.

Cancellation & No-Show Policy

Making an appointment with one of our professionals allows us to reserve time and space for your exclusive care.  Cash as well as insurance clients will be charged a 50% fee for no show.

Gift Certificate

There will be NO refunds on gift card purchases.  If you are unable to use the gift card, you can transfer it to someone else.  Gift cards can only be redeemed with the gift certificate and there are no exceptions. Gift Certificates may be used towards treatments and retail items.

For Your Consideration

Please secure your personal belongings prior to and after your treatment.  Whenever possible, please leave jewelry or other valuables at home.  We cannot be responsible for personal items left behind.

Gratuities

Although wholly discretionary, gratuities are a nice way to say “thank you” for the type of personalized, unique attention offered by our professionals.  Medical treatments generally excluded, a customary gratuity ranges from 15-20%, but if for some reason you were not happy with services received, we ask and count on your honest feedback so that we may make corrections or improvements on your behalf and for all our valued clients.

Insurance Coverage

Harmony and Health will bill the insurance company if there is a prescription from your doctor for issues arising from your involvement in an automobile accident or under a workman’s compensation injury.  You will have to fill out paperwork and we will call your insurance company for pre-approval. Most major medical insurance is not covered by massage.  However because the public is asking for massage coverage check with your insurance company to be sure.

Myofascial Release

Myofascial release (MFR) is a therapeutic approach for the relief of pain and headaches, and the restoration of motion.  Myofascial mobilization techniques are effective in relieving pain and restoring motion and are designed to be combined with modalities such as:  massage, exercise and flexibility programs, sensory integration and movement therapies.