It’s true while juggling and negotiating the demands of life, we can sometimes feel lost in the many hats we have to wear. It’s also true that not all secrets that we uncover when we go poking around feel like blessings or treasures; however, inside each story – if we dig in deeply enough – we will reconnect with our earliest moments of curiosity, courage, and creativity; we will rediscover our own memories of resourcefulness and resilience.
Massage therapy makes a great gift. Now if you’ve been following me, you know that I’m not a fan of viewing massage therapy and bodywork as anything less than preventative medicine. I take what I do very seriously because I have witnessed great things when people commit to massage and bodywork as part of their healthy lifestyle. We need to change our perception and encourage our loved ones to take care of themselves.
One way to change people’s perception of what massage therapy is by getting them to receive a custom massage session that is tailored to their needs and wants. This is one experience that will eclipse all conceived notions about what a massage can be.
If you’re looking to purchase a gift certificate for a friend or loved one this holiday season in the Lancaster, PA region, there are two ways to purchase a session at Bright Mountain Bodywork.
These are available for purchase with Christine. Please call 717-201-1678 or email brightmountainbodywork@gmail.com to coordinate payment or pick-up. Or purchase one at your next scheduled appointment.
eGift Certificates are a great alternative to paper gift certificates. These can be purchased on the right-hand side of the screen. Just hit the button “Purchase eGift Card” and follow the prompts for payment. The recipient will then receive the gift card right in their inbox which can be redeemed at the time of their massage appointment.
To clear up any confusion, I’ve recorded this video instruction for Gift certificates.
As a massage therapist, I commonly see people with shoulder pain and shoulder injury. Being one of the most mobile joints in the body it can very easily fall victim to poor posture and mechanics.
Often times, people in the Lancaster Pennsylvania region come to me after seeing many other health practitioners without success. Each person gives them a different reason or diagnosis for their pain be it rotator cuff injury, labral tear, proximal biceps tendonitis, you name it!
This merry-go-round of clinicians usually makes people feel broken which leads them to fear doing the things they love like playing with their children or playing their favorite sport. Leading only to less movement and therefore more pain.
The ribs and shoulders are closely related. Poor breathing mechanics and/or previous injuries in the ribs can cause shoulder pain and injury
One aspect of shoulder pain and dysfunction that is often overlooked by traditional therapies is the role of the rib cage. What I find often with patients in my office is that poor breathing mechanics has changed how the shoulder blade lays on the ribs. This displacement of the shoulder blade can overload certain tissues when we go to do work around the house or play sports or workout in the gym.
Often these other therapies have been unsuccessful or only short-lived because they only addressed the shoulder itself and not what I call the driver or root cause of the pain.
What you will find is that you don’t address the root cause (the rib cage) is that the shoulder pain continues or comes and goes
Call or Text at 717-925-0552
Email: brightmountainbodywork@gmail.com
