By Lisa Herrick
Helping people achieve overall health and wellness is the mission at Tumwater Chiropractic Center. With a diverse set of health care providers, including several licensed massage therapists, the Tumwater Chiropractic Center practitioners offer a variety of specialties, tremendous flexibility in scheduling appointments and a broad array of acceptance of major insurance carriers. While massage therapy can be complementary to chiropractic care, it is becoming a standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations.
Licensed Massage Therapists (LMT) Heidi Kifowit, Kathleen Dudley, Jessica Ketter, Colleen Kost and Amber Holley each provide a distinctive specialty ranging from deep tissue treatment, Swedish massage, and even relaxation massage. Each of these therapists is highly experienced with injury related treatments whether it be a work related injury, motor vehicle accident or incident as a weekend warrior. And each Tumwater Chiropractic Center LMT accepts referrals from friends, family and doctors for their niche of massage therapy.
Amber is both a licensed massage therapist and licensed practical nurse (LPN). She approaches massage therapy with an extensive understanding of the human body. She uses her knowledge from nursing school to guide and inform her massage therapy techniques. “Massage is a hands on approach to healing and treatment while nursing can be more about gathering information. I enjoy combining these two approaches especially with my clients who have been injured either on the job or in a motor vehicle accident.”
Massage therapy is increasingly being prescribed as a treatment for all kinds of health conditions and injuries. In general, massage therapy is noted to increase blood circulation, enhance immunity, decrease anxiety and assist quality of sleep while also relieving pain from an injury or accident. Doctors commonly prescribe massage as part of a treatment plan following an automobile accident. Not only can massage alleviate the stress that may accompany the traumatic event like a car accident but it can address many of the strains or injuries that are common to motor vehicle accidents. Typically, the goals of massage therapy in injury recovery are to reduce stress, pain and swelling as well as improving circulation and range of motion.
Kathleen specializes in deep tissue treatment massage treating concerns such as headaches, numbness and tingling, problems with range of motion, and general stiffness and pain. “I enjoy helping people overcome their pain, and work towards their overall goal of improving how they feel, while being able to return to their normal activities that they have been limited in doing. It is so rewarding to see people living more comfortably each day, benefiting from massage treatments.”
Heidi who has been a massage therapist for eight years and holds a degree in Exercise and Sports Science explains, “As a massage therapist, we are always problem solving because each person is different and each treatment is unique to their needs. Nothing is better than having people happy to see you and making them feel better each time.”
The rewards of making people feel better are at the core of the work by these massage therapists. Jessica comments, “When people leave my treatment room they are a completely different person. They might come in grumpy and in pain but they always leave feeling better.”
Massage can be considered pampering, rejuvenating or therapeutic. It might be sought as a luxurious treat, for stress relief or pain management. Regardless of how massage is considered or reasons for going, benefits of massage consistently demonstrate that it is an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain and muscle tension.
“Massage is a fabulous preventive self care tool that is underused. It is amazing how many people still are not using it for their wellness as it is so good for them. Plus now so many insurances cover treatment. I love it when someone comes in for the first time to give massage a try. I have never had someone leave saying they won’t return. They always come back,” shares Amber.
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Tumwater Chiropractic Center
128 D Street SW Suite A
Tumwater, WA 98501
360-570-9580
