Massage treatments at Third Root provide stress and pain reduction, muscle tension relief, increased circulation, and health optimization. All treatments are held by licensed massage therapists specializing in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Shiatsu, Tuina, and Prenatal Massage*. You will have time before each session to go over your goals and concerns with your therapist. Your massage therapist is trained to customize a massage treatment with your comfort and preference in mind, while offering techniques to best support your health. Â
*Prenatal massage is offered during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, as there are risks associated with massage during the first trimester.
Uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage. Clients are draped with a sheet and/or towel and oils and creams are used for apply different strokes and techniques. The five basic strokes are effleurage, (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber) and vibration/shaking. Swedish massage at Third Root consists of one-hour sessions personalized by your practitioner to address your health concerns.
Can be more intense and specific to areas of the body, using techniques such as trigger point therapy and myofascial release to address specific health concerns. The treatment for these modalities will overall be more therapeutic and less relaxing, but all treatments combine some element of both.
A technique that uses the Chinese meridian system and Five-Element theory to address full-body imbalances, and along with acupuncture, diet, herbs and exercise, is considered one of the 5 Pillars to Health in Chinese Medicine. Shiatsu is performed on a mat or table, with the client wearing loose fitting clothing. The practitioner will stretch and massage specific areas of your body that are bothering you, as well as treating underlying chronic imbalances and health complaints. Shiatsu massage may also involve moxa and gua-sha, and is like acupuncture without the needles.
A system of massage originating in China mostly performed over clothes, involving the manipulation of Qi along pathways to relieve stagnation, relieve pain, and provide full-body support. Tui Na can be done in conjunction with an acupuncture treatment or on its own. As we are an integrative health center, your practitioner may also recommend herbs, acupuncture, exercise and other modalities for your continued amazing health.
Prenatal massage shares many of the goals of regular massage to relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation and mobility, and just make you feel good. But it’s also tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant people and their changing bodies, and therapists who are trained in prenatal massage adjust their techniques accordingly. You may be treated on a side lying position and bolstered with pillows from proper body alignment and comfort, or prone using special props that allow a pregnant belly to be supported.
Biodynamic craniosacral session work (aka Craniosacral Therapy) is a gentle hands-on practice to balance the inherent health of each person. Without physical manipulation, the practitioner guides the body’s nervous system out of fight-or-flight and into a restorative state, using light touch usually at the feet, spine, and head. This restorative state is essential to healing. Practitioners guide the session to address holistically – injuries, disk herniations, concussions, inflammation, digestion, anxiety, insomnia, depression, trauma, and chronic pain.
Gratuity for treatment is greatly appreciated. Clients are welcome to tip via cash, CashApp, Venmo or PayPal.
New York State Law requires massage that clients be properly draped at all times. Full-body massage consists of undraping one area of the body and leaving all other areas covered with a sheet. Â