Massage Therapy

Massage therapy involves hands-on manipulation of the body’s soft issues to loosen tight, strained or spastic muscles, and improve overall well-being. Massage therapy is widely accepted as a safe and effective treatment for relieving stress, muscle pain and stiffness, as well as maintaining and improving physical function.

At FIT Physiotherapy Newmarket, our goal is to provide you with an individual treatment that addresses your unique health issues. Our certified massage therapists customize each massage to your needs, whether you’re looking for an invigorating sports massage, light relaxation massage, or drug-free therapy for soft tissue injuries and pain management. As registered therapists, our services are covered by most extended health plans.

Registered Massage Therapy Services

• Osteopathic Massage
• Myofascial, Craniosacral Visceral Manipulation

Why Massage Therapy?

Massage can successfully treat many chronic conditions and injuries, but even if you’re pain-free, just about anyone will notice positive effects from regular massages. Massage therapy provides a number of physical, emotional, and psychological benefits, including:

• Relieves pain
• Reduces muscle tension and joint stiffness
• Promotes healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments
• Supports post-surgical healing
• Promotes deeper and easier breathing
• Improves the circulation of blood and lymphatic fluids
• Enhances skin health
• Improves posture
• Calms your overactive mind
• Increases your overall sense of peace

 

Before beginning treatment, we’ll create your personalized treatment plan based on your physical assessment and health history. Our professional massage therapists employ a wide range of techniques, including relaxing Swedish massage, as well as Trigger Point Therapy, which targets tight areas within your muscle tissue that can cause pain in parts of your body.

At FIT Physiotherapy Newmarket, we specialize in Craniosacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation Therapy. Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle technique that focuses on the bones of the head, spinal column and sacrum; while Visceral Manipulation involves a soft manipulation of restrictions in your abdomen and pelvis, which promotes normal movement and function of your internal organs.

Each person’s desire for pressure during massage is different, and we encourage you to communicate with us throughout the treatment, so that we can adjust our techniques based on your level of pain tolerance. The treatment can be gentler or more forceful depending on your preferences, and always remember that we can stop at any time if it becomes uncomfortable for you.