Back Pain, Neck Pain, Carpal Tunnel, Whiplash, No More Pain
Category: massage
Save Big on Massage Gift Vouchers!
I’m very grateful to you my wonderful clients for your trust and
business through out the year, and here’s my annual gift voucher sale!
Save 40% off my normal hourly rate!
That’s right, well technically 41%! That’s right, you can buy gift vouchers that’s good for $100 worth of service for only $59!
Use them as holiday gifts for your friends, family, loved ones,
co-workers, and yourself! You can use it for to apply toward any
massage service I offer, including my new Couples Massage Workshop!
There are a couple of conditions:
You can buy one for yourself, and as many as you like as gifts.
You can’t combine them with other discounts or offers.
They must be used within 180 days of their purchase.
A Couples Massage Workshop is a two-hour session of instruction and mutual massage for a couple – you’ll learn several important techniques for giving a safe, effective massage to your spouse or friend or sibling or parent or whomever, including body mechanics for the massaging partner (all important for keeping your hands pain-free), and the various strokes of Swedish Massage. It’s a great way to build non-sexual intimacy with your partner, and take care of each other!
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is one of the most misdiagnosed pain conditions. Why, you ask? Because of three tiny muscles in the neck called the scalenes, or more specifically, the anterior, middle, and posterior scalene muscles. Myofascial Trigger Points (tender spots) in the scalene muscles can mimic several other pain conditions, and yet they are relatively easy to treat and control.
How do the scalenes do it? It’s pretty simple – the nerves that power the arm pass between the scalenes as the nerves pass from the spine, under the collarbone, and out to the arm. Tight or dysfunctional scalene muscles, especially the Anterior and Middle Scalenes, can cause pain, numbness, or weakness. See the red areas of the illustration above? The more red, the greater likeliness of referred pain in that area. It can feel burning, or a constant ache, numbness and tingling, or sometimes stabbing pain.
The scalene muscles aren’t the only culprit in these pain areas, but they are one of the most important to check, especially when dealing with people who spend much of their day sitting at a desk or computer.
Massage therapy is an excellent treatment for scalene trigger points, as they can be difficult to access on one’s own and be able to apply the proper amount of force to make a trigger point deactivate. There are also some good stretches you can do – here’s a video I made back in 2014 that shows exactly how to do them.
Also, if you are in the Sacramento and Northern California area, you can book an appointment with me!
At my doctor’s appointment this morning, the nurse asked me if I wanted to get a flu shot. Since I am a person who touches other people for a living, I agreed heatrily that I should. 15 seconds later, we were all done!
Ive been to alot of massage therapists and Paul is the absolute best its hard to find someone who does this with the same amount of attention and expertise.Whiterose Fortuna
The husband and I took Paul’s couples massage workshop for our date night! It was amazing! It was a completely new experience that was connective, interesting and fun. We learned techniques and got to apply those skillsets that made us realize just how much fun date night can be. Paul has a true passion for massage and appreciated his demonstrated genuine care throughout the session. He was not only excited to share his knowledge with us but incorporated his mastered knowledge of the body to help us understand how to give a professional massage to people we love the most. So glad we got to take this workshop. Enjoyed every moment.Cassandra Harris
Paul is wicked smart and is very knowledgeable about the body. And he totally geeks out over it! This makes his massages very effective! I’ve been getting massage for many years. Some really good. Some meh. I really enjoy deep tissue work. Paul is very effective!Nancy Johnston
Paul is a fantastic and knowledgeable massage therapist! He helped me by working out several areas of tension in my back and hips. I truly felt rejuvenated and considerably less tense after working with him.Caroline Basile
Paul knows how to work muscles I didn't know needed working.Timothy Koch
Thanks Paul very much for your superb service!! It hurt so good lol. I hope that we will get together soon. Great job and many more thanks!!Perry Trowbridge
Exceptionally knowledgeable when it came to addressing my long standing back issues and providing me the tools to help myself feel and stay better, besides being a great massage therapist.Bryan Sperrazza
A consummate professional. He loves and continually educates himself in the study of anatomy and massage therapy, and you'll feel it in all the best ways. Body, mind, and spirit. You won't be disappointed. I highly recommend.Steve Scott
