Orthopedic massage is a more therapeutic and medical-based modality, which uses specific anatomical manipulation techniques to achieve, expeditious, measurable, safe, and meaningful results. Orthopedic massage may also assist clients in recovering from injuries or mitigating post-surgical trauma. The modality shares similarities with other techniques such as rolfing (a form of intense and aggressive structural rebalancing) as well as physical therapy.

Orthopedic massage practitioners have a deep and unique understanding of the ways soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and fascia) influence the musculoskeletal system. These practitioners understand that pain that manifests in one area of the body can be caused by a misalignment, adhesion, or muscle tension in, what seems like, an unrelated area. Orthopedic Massage practitioners seek to find the causes of pain and misalignment in the physical connections between muscles, soft tissues, tendons, bones, and fascia and to correct them. Orthopedic massage would likely be an excellent complimentary treatment to something such as physical therapy and chiropractic care.

Orthopedic massage can benefit patients with many symptoms and conditions, it has been shown to be particularly effective for certain physical injuries, including but not limited to:

• Back pain and spasms

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Frozen shoulder

• Knee pain

• Plantar fasciitis

• Tendonitis

• Tennis and golfers’ elbows

• Whiplash injuries