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What is Clinical Massage?

Clinical Massage, also called orthopedic massage, is the clinical application of various soft tissue and manual therapy techniques for evaluating and treating soft tissue injuries.

These can include massage therapy, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, muscle-energy techniques, craniosacral therapy, deep tissue massage, and many others.

These techniques are used with a specific goal for a functional outcome, such as decreasing pain, increasing range of motion, and helping to restore normal function to the soft tissues of the body, primarily muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Such therapies can be effective in treating a number of conditions, which include but are not limited to: tendonitis and other tendon injuries, whiplash, low back pain, myofascial pain (pain due to failure of muscle and connective tissue to glide properly), sprains, strains, sciatica, painful trigger points, repetitive strain injuries, thoracic outlet syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, post injury or surgical rehabilitation, sports injuries, headaches, edema...