Massage

Response to Covid-19

During this pandemic, there is widespread person-to-person transmission of COVID-19. People with COVID-19 can spread the illness even when they feel or look well.  There is high risk of severe COVID-19 illness in people older than 60 years or with underlying health conditions.  There is no method to completely remove the risk of person-to-person spread of COVID-19 in a massage setting. Massage services are allowed by appointment only on a limited schedule. No walk-in clients will be allowed. Clients will be screened before their appointment with these additional questions:

Have you been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 14 days?

Are you experiencing a cough, shortness of breath, sore throat or loss of taste or smell?

Have you had a fever in the last 48 hours?

A yes to any of these questions requires postponement of all massage services for 14 days.

**Clients will be required to wear a face covering. 

**All massages must be paid for in advance through the RCP website or through the Mindbody software to decrease contact.

Many precautions are being taken to help ensure your safety.  As your therapist, I will perform a daily symptom assessment on myself including temperature screening, assessment for cough, shortness of breath or sore throat and loss of taste or smell.  I will be wearing a face covering. I will be running a HEPA-filtered air purifier in our session room.

In between each client;  I will be washing hands, changing outer clothing, wiping down all commonly touched surfaces with disinfectant, changing all exposed blankets/sheets, changing face cradle cover and underlying face cradle pad, and wiping down face cradle with disinfectant.

During this time, I will operate with decreased hours.  I will take 2 clients in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. I will be seeing clients for 60 or 90 minutes only. I will not be scheduling 30 minute sessions at this time. Please take the time to schedule as far in advance as possible by using the Mindbody App or contacting me via text or email.

If you are over the age of 60 or have underlying health conditions, please consider waiting to schedule or ask for my first appointment of the day.

Thank you to all of you!

My best,

Sara Sea

319-621-2632

saraseamassage@gmail.com

 

 

Rivercity Pilates is excited to be able to offer our clients massage therapy in our beautiful on site massage room!  Clients can use our online scheduling system or call the studio to request a time that fits their schedule.

Sara Sea         

   

 

 

• 60 minutes $75
• 90 minutes $110

Therapeutic Massage Packages

Massage Therapy Packages are more cost effective when purchasing Massage or Neural Reset Therapy for some conditions or rehabilitation.

Neural Reset Therapy®

Is something hurting in your body? Massage Therapist Sara Sea has been seeing miraculous results in helping people get out of pain using Neural Reset Therapy®! NRT is cutting edge therapy that uses your nervous system to relax your muscles back to their optimum tone. Most of this work is done with gentle, active, pain-free motion by the client while Sara applies stimulus to different muscles or muscle groups.   NRT compliments western medicine and chiropractic care.
Neural Reset Therapy® can be great for:

• Neck, shoulder, and lower back pain
• Muscle spasms
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• TMJ Syndrome
• Tennis & Golf Elbow
• Sciatic Pain
• Tendonitis
• Headaches
• Trigger point pain        …..And more!!

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) and Compression Therapy

Sara is a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT). Sara chose her specialized training from 1 of only 6 programs recognized by the Lymphology Association of North America and the National Lymphedema Network. This certification requires continuing education in lymphatics every 4 years, keeping members up to date with the current standards of care.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage massage (MLD) is a very gentle therapy that helps stimulate your lymphatic system to pick up and move fluid and excess interstitial protein. This therapy feels very light because the lymph vessels manipulated are tiny and just under the surface of the skin. It does not push on your skin to get through to your muscles like a standard massage. MLD increase fluid movement by 30%. Most people who have swelling issues start with this type of therapy to see if it can assist in getting the swelling under control. Sara is trained to educate clients on self-care, helping them to maintain their goals on their own.

Compression Therapy increases fluid movement by over 63% and helps to get the excess protein out of the interstitial spaces. This therapy uses specialized bandages called short stretch bandages to wrap the affected limb/area. Another term for this type of compression is called inelastic compression. Once the limb is wrapped, bandages are kept on for 48-72hours and then reapplied. This continues until the desired amount of swelling reduction is reached. For lymphedema and lipedema cases, this helps reduce limb size so a compression garment can be applied to maintain it. For post-surgical swelling, compression helps get volume down fast so that wound healing is uninterrupted and physical therapy is not impeded by swelling. For venous insufficiency, compression helps move the overload of extra-cellular protein out so that limb size is more easily maintained. Session prices for compression include all the bandaging material. These materials are reusable so wash, lay flat to dry, and hang on to them!

MLD or compression work for all sorts of swelling issues. Here are just a few-

• Lymphedema*: (primary or secondary): reduce swelling in limbs that had the lymphatic system compromised by lymph node removal or simply by your genetic disposition.
• Lipedema*: reduced swelling by moving what has been trapped in the lymphatic vessels. Usually compression works best for this. Therapy continues until swelling decreases enough to be maintained by compression garments
• Venous Insufficiency*: helps reduce swelling and decrease the interstitial protein load that causes it.
• Wound Healing: reducing swelling around a pesky wound (including diabetic ulcers) that just won’t heal. This can be the turning point to recovery.
• Post-Surgical or Injury Swelling*: reduction of swelling around incision sight and helps to quickly reduce bruising.
• Post-Joint Replacement Swelling: helps swelling to decrease sooner so you can immediately make better use of your physical therapy, getting range of motion back sooner.
• Arthritis: reduces swelling in the area and helps to remove toxins (a build-up of extracellular, metabolic waste) in the affected joint.
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia: The detoxifying properties of this kind of therapy can off pain relief to even some of the more tender muscles and joints.
• Holistic Health: Some people call this a detox massage. MLD helps your body to move fluid, excess interstitial protein, extracellular waste; flushing out the garbage and keeping your body running at its best.

*Standard procedure for swollen limbs is to measure limb volume before and after treatment. This data can be available to your healthcare team.

“The results were, truthfully, Amazing! At the end of the session, I honestly could not feel the injury at all. My range of motion was normal and painless. It was, frankly, freaky… but great!” ~Kimberly

 

New 30 minute Foot Refresh!  

Enjoy 30 minutes devoted solely to your feet! Start with Neural Reset Therapy® to ease muscle tightness and painful areas. NRT® is followed by the incredible power of the Theragun. This unique massage tool vibrates your senses creating a massive flow of circulation to an area that is underserved. Finally, melt into a peppermint-jojoba oil massage, leaving your feet feeling rejuvenated. This session is great for people with plantar fasciitis, heal pain, or just tired worn-out feet!  Happy Feet are the foundation to pain-free movement!