About massage-
The two main goals of massage therapy are to relax the nervous system and increase blood flow to muscles. Massage is beneficial to practically everyone who uses their muscles and even to those who don't. From the elite athlete to the back yard gardener, from the infant to the elderly, massage adds movement to life. Life is a celebration.......so celebrate.

About Sports Massage-
A sports massage helps athletes perform better, recover faster, and achieve their goals. Sports massage addresses sport specific injuries and issues. The goal of sports massage is to improve or restore range or motion to joints such as the hip or rotator cuff. A typical sports massage may include working all the muscles of a specific joint, muscle flushing, releasing restricted fascia or muscle adhesions, facilitated stretching and education in self care. Anyone who leads an active lifestyle is an athlete.

About Welcome Touch Massage-
Welcome Touch Massage had it's beginnings in the mind of a fourteen year old babysitter. Over thirty years ago I remember babysitting my cousins, who had a tough mother. As a youngster I thought that the best discipline would be a loving touch and a gentle word. We would often sit on the couch, arm in arm, just my cousins and me, enjoying human touch. It seemed like the right solution to all the world's problems.

As a mother I carried on the tradition of touching and holding as the best medicine for what ails us. With five children, including one set of twins, I had ample opportunity to love and hold. Even today I still believe in the need for comforting safe human touch. The world would heal in so many ways if we would all reach out and touch softly.

When it came time to re-evaluate my career path I decided I was best suited to working with people in a profession that would include touch. As an avid marathoner I kept getting those little nagging aches and pains. Not knowing if they were minor or major issues, I lost a lot of training time, mostly to caution and ignorance. What I needed was more education on how to keep myself well. After receiving my first massage following a mountain climbing trip, I found the answer to both quests. Massage therapy.

Welcome Touch Massage was born in June of 2003. With the perspective that all people are athletes Welcome Touch Massage focuses on sports massage that includes some relaxation therapy. Whether it is that rotator cuff that just keeps aching, or the IT band that just won't give, sports massage is the key to getting back on track with training. Sometimes an intense corrective therapy session may be well followed by relaxation techniques.

Since each person is different each massage session is tailored to the individual needs of the client at that visit. Your massage therapy session is likely to include trigger point therapy, myofacial work, relaxation techniques,
muscle stripping, stretching coaching and sometimes reflexology or other massage modalities. Even pregnant women, the elderly and children can receive massage that is appropriate for the individual.

In the Welcome Touch Massage logo the hand print represents touch. The off center position of the hand represents a wave hello, a greeting. The Golden Spiral represents infinity. Forever welcome human healing touch.

If you haven't had a massage recently or even if you have, come on in to Welcome Touch Massage. The office is centrally located, the setting is serene, and the care is professional. Whether you're tired from a long day in front of the computer or a long run on the trail, professional massage at Welcome Touch Massage will send you on your way, feeling rehabilitated, renewed, and relaxed.

Celebrate movement ...................... get a massage.

Celebrate life ............................. get touched.