Effects of Massage on Muscles

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• Manually separates muscle fibers
• Lengthens muscles
• Helps decrease muscle contraction
• Relieves muscular tension
• Relaxes muscles
• Reduces muscle soreness and fatigue
• Reduces trigger point formation
• Increases range of motion
• Increases flexibility
• Tones weak muscles
• Improves muscle nutrition

    Contact Joan today to schedule an appointment for a massage: 319/841-2150

    Joan Wollschlager

    Joan became a dental hygienist in 1977. Using her familiarity with the head and neck from her many hears of work in dentistry she is uniquely suited to work on the common areas that trouble those with tension headaches. Through massage and patient education, she can help YOU learn your own pain triggers and help you to be PAIN FREE!

    Mission: Pain Reduction

    Gifted Touch Massage Therapy, Inc, specializes in the treatment of tension headaches. As a fellow headache sufferer, Joan knows firsthand the benefits of massage for pain relief. In addition to thorough muscle treatment, she educates patients to understand the mechanisms of their pain triggers and helps them avoid future headaches through postural analysis and education on self-massage, stretches, sleep aids, etc.