Gardiner Family Chiropractic

GARDINER
FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE

89 Main St. W.,
Grimsby, Ontario
L3M 1R5
(905) 945-6768

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.... The Healing Power of Touch ....

Much Kneaded Massage
(905)-309-6426

A Bit About Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy is a hands-on manipulation of the soft tissue of the body, specifically the muscles, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A Massage Therapy treatment has a therapeutic effect on the body and improves health and well-being by acting on all the systems in your body-specifically the muscular, nervous, and circulatory systems. Massage Therapy aids in developing, maintaining and improving physical function as well as relieving or preventing physical dysfunction. Massage Therapy is something everyone can utilize. It can be used in the treatment of many conditions...to name a few:

Headaches/migraines
Back pain
Sciatic pain
Muscle spasms
Work of sports related injuries
TMJ dysfunction
Whiplash/injury due to motor vehicle accident
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Pregnancy
Arthritis
Frozen shoulder
Carpal tunnel
Stress

Michelle Price, RMT

Michelle is a native of Grismby. She studied Massage Therapy at Sir Sanford Fleming College in Peterborough and since her graduation she has worked in a variety of settings. Michelle spent a year in Iceland working as a Massage Therapist in a multidisciplinary inpatient "health spa". She found this experience an opportunity to grow both professionally and personally. Over the past four years she has worked in both a chiropractic and physiotherapy environment. Her specialties include treating postural concerns using trigger point therapy, myofascial release technique and treating women through all stages of pregnancy. She settled back in Grimsby in October of 2004 with her wonderful and supportive husband Stephen. There son Isaac was born in February of 2005. In July of 2005, Michelle began working at Main Street Massage Therapy and is loving it! The quaint, cozy setting is so relaxing and she loves having the opportunity to promote the health and well-being of her clientele. Michelle currently works Thursday, Friday and Saturday accommodating her clients with evening and weekend appointments. Michelle is a great new team member at Gardiner Family Chiropractic Centre!

Joanne Nasby, RMT.

Lifelong Grimsby resident Joanne Nasby, has been practising as a Registered Massage Therapist for eight years. Upon graduation from Sir Sandford Fleming College, she began studying Craniosacral Therapy with her mentor Ravi-Inder Soligo.
Craniosacral therapy is a very gentle non-invasive healing system. It is based on osteopath William G. Sutherland’s discovery that the body has a subtle wave-like fluctuation of fluid that flows through the brain and spinal cord which is intimately related to the functioning of the central nervous system. The craniosacral system therefore affects all parts of the body and reflects the health and vitality of a person. Through respectful listening and by using light, non-controlling touch the therapist “tunes in” to the craniosacral rhythm to both assess and treat the imbalances in tissue tone and position that lead to dysfunction. It is important to note that craniosacral therapy is based on the principle that healing comes from within and the body knows how to heal itself. It is the role of the therapist to manually assist this process by making the client more aware of their tension and pain and helping them in its release. The therapist’s hands tell them that a therapeutic release has occurred because the tissues soften and become more elastic, fluid circulation improves and the craniosacral rhythm becomes noticeably stronger and more potent. The client will often experience symptomatic relief, greater mental clarity and a deep spiritual calm.

Joanne incorporates craniosacral techniques into her massage therapy treatments as a method of assessing and addressing the root cause of a symptom. Trauma of any type including habitual postural strain, systemic imbalance, disease, injuries (falls, whiplash, etc.), psychological/emotional stress, or difficult birth process can have a long-term impact. Trauma can manifest as impaired joint, bone movement, muscular or connective tissue restriction, reduced flow of brain and spinal fluid and a weakened, unbalanced craniosacral rhythm. Eventually this leads to chronic pain and dysfunction.

Joanne finds it an honour to nurture and empower her clients to make positive changes along their healing path. She is extremely grateful that her own path has led her to Much Kneaded Massage and Gardiner Family Chiropractic. Joanne is also a Certified Yoga Teacher through the Yoga Centre of Burlington and a Certified Health and Wellness Consultant through Centennial College. When not working, this earth girl is basking in the beauty of nature and studying Holistic Nutrition at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.

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