What to expect in your first Rolfing session In your first Rolfing session, you can expect the therapist to perform an assessment of your posture, movement patterns, and areas of discomfort or pain. This assessment will help the therapist determine where to focus the Rolfing techniques and how best to help you achieve your goals. […]
How Does Rolfing Work?
We have a lot of interested customers asking us how Rolfing works. So how does Rolfing work? Humans, like all creatures, have a body structure that works most efficiently when properly aligned to its original specifications. However, because of work and life’s routines, we put our bodies through repetitive motions on a daily basis that […]
Sports Massage and what it means to you.
For individuals who work out frequently, train for marathons, or just lead generally active lives, sports massage can be an important part of your wellness routine. Receiving regular sports massage can reduce fatigue, relieve muscle swelling and tension, and help prevent injury due to muscle overextension and overuse. One of the most common complaints experienced […]
Trigger Point Therapy at Balance Orlando
Trigger point therapy uses therapeutic massage techniques to locate and alleviate pain caused by trigger points located throughout the body. What are trigger points? Essentially, they are small, localized muscle cramps, usually confined to only one or two of the small fibers that comprise a muscle. To learn more about Trigger Point Therapy, please contact […]
Try a New Massage Therapist at Balance Orlando
Try a new massage therapist for only $45 at our College Park, FL location, open 7 days a week. Those who are looking to address specific issues, such as pain, flexibility, posture, or low energy, will seek out bodywork. Most therapists will combine both massage and bodywork techniques to address their client’s needs. Once the […]
Flexible Health Spending Accounts (FSA) at Balance Orlando
Flexible Health Spending Accounts (FSA) are great, but they have one big drawback–they expire at the end of the year. Here’s some good advice on how you can make sure you use every last cent of it. Use all this year’s money for your necessary treatments! We suggest you see your primary care physician or […]
What is Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Massage?
Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage (MLD) is a specialized type of massage, and feels completely different from more commonly known massage techniques. It is intended to stimulate the lymphatic system and assisting the natural circulation required for the elimination of metabolic waste, excess fluids, and bacteria from the body, and increasing the activity of the immune […]
Rolfing, Anxiety, and Chronic Pain: Treatments that often carry permanent results
When looking for treatments that offer permanent results for Anxiety and Chronic Pain, it is Rolfing that we see gives our clients relief almost immediately. And when finished with a 10 session Rolfing treatment, a body transformation typically occurs because the body has come into proper alignment, not only lifting the head and shoulders, but […]
Why Try Myofascial Release?
If you haven’t gotten results, or you’ve even gotten worse from deep tissue massage treatments and neuromuscular therapy, try working with myofascial techniques. Balance Orlando therapists on staff are trained working with myofascial techniques, and have studied with Lu (owner) and other experts on mobilization techniques that are more active. For new clients at Balance […]
Evidence Based Approach to Pain Management – Infographic
Pain management can be hard to understand so our concept and belief here at Balance Orlando is to help our clients stay off medication when managing pain. The impact of massage therapy is huge and needs to be expressed more now than ever. We found this infographic on; “Function in Pain Populations: A Systematic Review […]