1. How do you describe your approach to massage? Customized massage using heated tools, pain management modalities combined with relaxation techniques. I bring pain relief to my clients without creating more pain. 2. What led to you practicing massage? I was a personal trainer and titled bodybuilder. A handful of surgeries and a motorcycle wreck [...]
It is time for another awesome athlete spotlight. This time we are running (skiing/hiking) in to an adventure with Athlete Kathleen Woodhead, and we are pretty stoked about it! Austin Massage Company (AMC): We are coming up on the end of the year. What goals do you have to finish up 2018 and do [...]
1. How do you describe your approach to massage? My approach to massage therapy and goal every session is to help heal the client to the best of my knowledge and ability. To me not all massage therapy treatments are the same. And this is because every person has a particular need: either alleviate pain, [...]
1) We are coming up on the end of the year. What goals do you have to finish up 2018 and do you have any major goals for 2019? By the time this newsletter goes out, I will have run my first 100-mile mountain race at the Bear 100. The race starts in Logan, Utah [...]
1. How do you describe your approach to massage? I would say my approach to massage is an all encompassing Therapeutic approach treating origins of issues as opposed to symptoms. 2. What led to you practicing massage? Honestly, i had plateaued in career fulfillment in my previous line of work and began asking people who [...]
One of AMC’s own has come home after her journeys in Colorado. Sydney Fuller shared with us her experience, training, and growth this week on the blog: In Colorado I took a Neuromuscular course through NMT Center with Judith Delaney where I learned more about trigger-point release and a Low Back Pain protocol. While I [...]
The school year is in full swing, and we’re all crazy busy - which makes healthy eating options all the more difficult to prioritize. So, here are three quick, no mess, no fuss snack recipes: Vegetarian, Gluten free Energy Bites 20-24 servings 1 cup Rolled oats 1/2 cup Almond butter 1/3 cup Honey, [...]
We sat down with Melanie as she closes in on training and prepping for tri nationals. Here is just a little bit about her journey: 1. What has training been like for you leading up to nationals? Training has been very disciplined, hot, and a lot of learning about myself and my abilities. [...]
It is August. Where has the time gone?? Crazy to realize kiddos will be going back to school at the end of the month, and fall sports are soon about to kick off. As a company that focus heavily on health and wellness through massage, we would just like to remind all of our busy [...]
When Michael Phelps showed up with purple marks across his back, and arms, during the Olympic games in Rio in 2016 everybody collectively wondered what in the world had happened to him. Phelps had brought an age old healing technique into the limelight: cupping. One of the services we offer at AMC is cupping, [...]