Massage Therapists near Charlottesville, VA
Sarah M Handley
Massage Therapist, CMT, NCTMB
Verified Verified
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Deliver your body over into knowledgeable hands that will knead, stretch, compress, and pulsate away the tensions and holding points that cause pain and stress.
Therapeutic massage provides physical, psychological, energetic, emotional benefits. Allow yourself the time and space to come into a physical and mental state of grace and ease.
Deliver your body over into knowledgeable hands that will knead, stretch, compress, and pulsate away the tensions and holding points that cause pain and stress.
Therapeutic massage provides physical, psychological, energetic, emotional benefits. Allow yourself the time and space to come into a physical and mental state of grace and ease.
Who can practice massage in Charlottesville?
Most states have licensing requirements that must be met before a practitioner (a 'masseuse' or 'masseur') can use the title 'Massage Therapist', and some states require a license to practice any form of massage. Licensed Massage Therapists in Charlottesville have obtained the highest level of authentication. They must complete academic coursework in anatomy and physiology, as well as on the application of massage and bodywork, business and ethics, and specialized massage techniques. The Charlottesville LMT must then pass a certification exam.
What are the benefits of Charlottesville massage?
Clients use massage in Charlottesville because it relieves pain from muscle aches and sprains, muscle injuries and other causes of pain. It reduces stress and helps clients relax, and can decrease feelings of anxiety and depression by stimulating the release of endorphins and serotonin. Massage therapy in Charlottesville can help prevent fibrosis or scar tissue, increase the flow of lymph, and improve sleep. Charlottesville massage therapy can help rehabilitate sports injuries.
How does massage work?
Massage involves working and acting on the body using pressure from the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, or feet of the massage therapist. The Charlottesville massage therapist focuses on muscles, tendons, ligaments, myofacia, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system.