Stretch Therapy is a holistic wellness practice created to give you relief from muscle tension and other root causes of chronic pain and stiffness. This guide goes into the transformative effects of Stretch Therapy, answering the common questions people have about this effective method.

What is Stretch Therapy?

Stretch Therapy is a targeted approach to increasing your range of motion, addressing body stiffness, and fostering muscle elasticity. It works using the same physiological principles as stretching on your own. All stretching lengthens muscle and connective tissue. This is essential for relieving the tightness that accumulates due to overuse or inactivity.
 
Stretch Therapy adds the benefit of a trained expert helping you through it, so you experience proper form and a perfectly calibrated routine.
 
At times, Stretch Therapy requires the client to be completely relaxed, breathing with the movement to provide total release. And at other times, you’ll be flexing your muscles into or against the stretch. This gives you a wide range of stimuli according to your therapist's knowledge of anatomy.

Benefits of Stretch Therapy at Starling Holistic

• Increased Range of Motion: Right away, you’ll notice a short-term increase in flexibility. This is because stretching relaxes and lengthens your muscles and connective tissue. But as you continue to return to Starling Holistic, you’ll notice that your flexibility becomes increased long-term as your body adapts to the practice.
• Reduce Imbalances: Muscle imbalances happen over time due to repetitive activity. Whether your work is physically demanding or happens mostly at a desk, whether you play sports or not, you almost certainly have muscle imbalances. These increase the risk of injury and can cause pain or discomfort.
• Eliminate Stiffness and Discomfort: Many forms of stiffness and discomfort are caused by a lack of pliancy in your muscle and connective tissue. Stretch Therapy stimulates your body to create that needed flexibility.

What to Expect From a Stretch Therapy Session

Wellness always begins with a conversation. Gathering information on your lived experience and how you are showing up in day-to-day life is essential to crafting a plan that works for you.
 
Once I have the information I need, Stretch Therapy looks a lot like other massage methods. It’s a one-on-one experience, with you lying covered on the massage couch.

I manoeuvre your body into various positions that elongate targeted muscle clusters. To get even more out of the movements, I massage specific muscles, giving you maximum effectiveness. During the session, you’ll be focusing on breathing into the movements. The result will be relaxing — never pushing into pain or strong discomfort.

Integrating Stretch Therapy with Other Wellness Practices

Stretch Therapy is a powerful practice, and when you combine it with other modalities, it can deliver even greater results. I often use it together with Trigger Point Therapy or Deep Tissue Massage to address pain, tension, stress, and stiffness from multiple angles.

Start Your Stretch Therapy Today

Stretch Therapy is an amazing step toward a more flexible, pain-free life. The question is, are you ready to take that step?
 
Schedule your session with me today and begin your path to improved mobility, muscle function, and overall wellness.

Trigger Point Therapy is a wellness modality that targets very specific points in your body. That’s because when we have problems in one area, they often lead to cascading pain responses. Read on to learn more.

What is Trigger Point Therapy? 

Trigger Point Therapy hones in on tight knots found in your muscles — called “trigger points” — and works to release them.
 
How do trigger points form? There are a lot of ways. Whenever a muscle becomes overloaded, fatigued, or has to overcompensate, this creates moments of high tension. In many cases, this creates knots, which can lead to pain, tenderness, and restriction of movement. These knots often end up causing pain in other parts of the body.
 
Trigger Point Therapy uses precise application of pressure to release these knots. It’s one of the best ways to directly affect your flexibility and eliminate points that give rise to chronic pain.

The Benefits of Trigger Point Therapy at Starling Holistic

I offer Trigger Point Therapy at Starling Holistic as one of many tools to make you feel your best. My Trigger Point Therapy sessions are tailored to you, unlocking the full potential of your body’s healing capabilities. The benefits that come out of these sessions include:

• Chronic Pain Relief: Our targeted approach helps alleviate long-standing pain.
• Enhanced Flexibility: Many clients notice an immediate improvement in their range of motion.
• Improved Muscle Function: Your ​muscles can function more loosely, enhancing daily performance and well-being.

How Trigger Point Therapy Works

Trigger Point Therapy is rooted in an intimate understanding of muscle anatomy and how our muscles communicate and interact. That’s why the process always begins with a discussion. This gives me insight into where pain is arising from.

We can manually press into knotted trigger points, which signals the brain to begin relaxing that muscle. As we break the cycle of tension and pain, the specific area eases into more comfort — along with all the areas connected to it.

Is Trigger Point Therapy Comfortable?

Working on trigger points can sometimes bring about fleeting discomfort. This typically happens while tense muscle fibres are being pressed on. That might cause a mild ache or tenderness. Very frequently, releasing a trigger point gives you a surge of relaxation and a diminishing of discomfort.

Combining Therapies for Holistic Healing

While Trigger Point Therapy offers profound benefits on its own, we can increase its effectiveness by combining it with Stretch Therapy and/or Deep Tissue Massage. This synergistic approach ensures a comprehensive healing experience, addressing muscle tension at every level and unlocking a new dimension of well-being.

Discover Trigger Point Therapy for Yourself

Are you ready to experience the transformative benefits of Trigger Point Therapy? Book your appointment with me today and start your path to a life free from pain and full of movement.