What to expect

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Your first visit & personal treatment plan
On your first visit, we will want to know your expectations of muscular therapy. Are you seeking relief from chronic pain, from migraines, stress in general, a recent pregnancy, an old sports injury, the list goes on and on. Your goals and expectations will be important in planning your care.

You will complete a medical history and your massage therapist will ask questions based on your history. If you were referred by another healthcare professional, their notes will be part of this discussion. It is important that you disclose any recent and current mental health and physical health information to us. Should you have a complicated medical history we may want to talk with your primary care physician before providing treatment. While there are only a few instances when muscular therapy is not recommended, it would be best for us to know prior to your first appointment of any serious complications from current health conditions. We want to be sure to provide an appropriate and safe treatment.

After the “interview” process, the therapist will make a recommendation for treatment. If you agree, your first treatment starts. During treatment, you should communicate with the therapist if anything is uncomfortable or raises a question in your mind. Remember, this is your time and you should understand what is being done and why.

At the end of the treatment, the therapist will make notes and ask a few questions about your experience during treatment. From this, a treatment plan will be created for you. The plan will most likely be discussed at your next appointment. How slow or aggressive the treatment proceeds is your decision. You decide whether to accept the treatment plan or go make changes.

Unique to Myofascial Release/Mobilization: Your first visit for this in-depth treatment will include discussion of your problems and health/activity history; discussing your goals and desired outcomes; and a postural assessment. We will photograph your posture and positioning with simple stretches. Next, we'll set an initial plan of action and perform a brief treatment. On subsequent visits, the interview process will be about 5 minutes (discussing adherence to the self-care and any changes you have noticed) then we will continue with treatment. On each visit, you will participate in the treatment with movements directed by the therapist. If you've had physical therapy, this will seem more like a PT visit than a “massage”. These treatments are more muscular therapy than a “chill-out” massage—but like any body work, you should see and feel results with time. Since you will move around, you will bring loose fitting gym or running shorts and ladies will bring/wear a sports bra during treatment.

To save time upon your arrival, please download the following forms (in pdf format), fill them out, and bring them with you to your appointment.