Massage therapy is more than just about feeling good. It’s a powerful tool for health maintenance.

In our post-COVID, touch-deprived world, massage therapy is more essential than ever. Therapists are fully licensed and up-to-date with state regulations for safety.

Studies have shown that massage is helpful for:

NeuroKinetic Therapy is a sophisticated form of manual therapy that combines motor control theory and manual muscle testing.  By assessing movement functionality at its root source in the brain, NKT detects and corrects compensation patterns throughout the body.  It is an extraordinarily powerful and comprehensive treatment protocol designed to resolve pain and dysfunction.

NKT detects compensation patterns in the body and discovers which muscle groups are firing properly and which ones are not.

When we have muscle groups or muscle fibers that are not firing properly, other parts of the body grip to compensate. Although this is the body’s response to maintain functionality, it soon leads to tight muscles, joints, fascia, and eventually pain.   NeuroKinetic Therapy assess and treats this.

Ayurveda, the “knowledge of life”, is the preventative medical system originating in India that prescribes a number of body treatments for a host of conditions. Akiko Vissac offers three of these services.

Abhyanga, which involves covering the entire body with warm oils.

Shirodhara, in which warm oil is poured over the third eye

Marma Points, often called vital, hidden, or secret points, are used in Ayurveda for healing the body. Akiko offers Marma Face Massage