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Medical Massage (by
prescription only)
(This treatment is normally covered by
automobile & workman's compensation insurances in PA)
Medical Massage is medically necessary massage prescribed by a Physician, Chiropractor or Physical Therapist and provided to the patient. It has a specific treatment plan that is outcome based, with a specific goal for improvement, in a specific time frame.
I will work with your referring Physician, Chiropractor, or PT, utilizing their diagnosis and treatment plan, to assist you in achieving maximum medical improvement for your specific soft tissue
injury.
There are various reasons why a person seeks Medical Massage. A specific event such as an injury from an
automobile
accident or a work related accident, physical trauma due to sporting activity, repetitive stress injuries,
postural distortions that
has become traumatic to your body or chronic pain that remains long after an
injury or surgery has healed.
Working to realign soft tissue and improve range of motion is a primary goal of any rehabilitation program. Medical Massage can help you achieve these goals.
While Massage Therapy is not intended to replace appropriate medical care, there are a number of conditions in which Medical Massage is helpful as a form of treatment.
Condition such as:
- Headaches
- Temporomandibular sprain/strain
- Cervical Pain
- Whiplash (Cervical Sprain/Strain)
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Upper, Mid and Low Back Pain
- Shoulder, Arm, Elbow, Wrist and Hand Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Pelvic Pain
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- Sciatica
- Leg, Knee, Ankle and Foot Pain
- Postural Distortions
- Chronic Pain
- Sprains and Strains
- Tendonitis
- Neuritis (Nerve Inflammation)
- Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)
- Radiculitis (Radiating Pain)
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