What is Medical Massage?
It is a one hour massage session that focuses on relieving stress in the body or interference that may be causing pain in the body. The massage may be specialized for specific areas or may be a full body massage if stress relief is the primary need for the session. Gentle electronic acupuncture, essential oils or B.E.S.T. therapy may be used during the session to accomplish the patient's health goal for their medical massage.

(A doctor's prescription is required for any massage if you have been in an auto accident or are recovering from a workman's comp injury.)

What is a Half-Hour Massage?
A fully clothed massage session for stress-relief, area-specific problems, or headaches. Patient will be asked to sit or lie depending on the therapy needed.

What is Electro-Acupuncture?
It is a needle-less, painless, symptom-specific treatment using a "Pointer Plus" electronic device on acupuncture points. Electro-acupuncture is used for 5 to 10 seconds at each point making the treatment take only minutes. The purpose of electro-acupuncture is to use the body's own energy to promote healing.

What are Essential Oils?
Essential oils are oils derived from living plants. They may be used to support healing or aid in pain relief. Patients who have allergies, are toxic, are sensitive to inhalants, or consume the traditional American diet causing a pH blood imbalance may not be able to use essential oils.

What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic Medicine is a practice that supports the body’s ability to establish, maintain, and restore health. Its approach to health issues is to treat the whole person taking into account the physical, mental, emotional, social, genetic, and environmental factors on the body. Life habits determine how well you are, how sick you may become and how quickly you heal. Your naturopathic doctor works as a health coach to assist in the healing process and the maintenance of health.

What are the medical benefits of massage therapy?

• Calms the nervous system
• Relaxes the mind and body
• Relaxes fatigued muscles
• Helps eliminate stress from the body
• Soothes and releases many types of pain
• Stimulates lymphatic system
• Stimulates the immune system
• Assist the body in elimination of toxins
• Lays foundation for wellness with the soft tissues
• Increases flow of body fluids
• Stimulates chemicals in the brain that lifts your mood
• Helps lift the spirit and revive the mind and body

Dr. Danise incorporates B.E.S.T. Stress Relief Therapy in each massage session which helps massage benefits to last longer.

What does wellness and healing requires?

• Proper nutrition with whole food and a diet free of chemical loads
• Removing interference to restore communication to and from the brain
• Proper flow of energy and nutrients throughout the body
• Hydration, pure water
• Removing emotional stress to that may be causing pain or contributing to illness
• Proper breathing
• Regular exercise
• Elimination of toxins from the body
• The ability to relax
• Sound sleep - preferably 7 hours uninterrupted
• A positive attitude
• A purpose for living

Living Well is what you intentionally do every day.
Ignore your health and it will go away!

Are you Eating Away at Your Health?

Consider the diseases common to your family? Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Arthritis, Asthma, Candida, High/Low Blood Pressure, Headaches, Lupus, Digestive Disorders or others.

Answer the following questions.

1. Do I get sick easily, have allergies, feel stiff or sluggish?

2. Do I drink coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks, or other caffeinated beverages, regularly? 

3. Do I microwave my meals or left-over’s?

4. Do I consume products containing: sugar-free sweeteners (aspartame)?

5. Do I eat flavored chips, seasoned fries, hot wings, Chinese food, soups, or TV dinners? (These often contain monosodium-glutamate (MSG), dyes, other harmful additives.

6. Do I eat fast food at least 4 times a week?

7. Do I eat my meals to fast (in 20 minutes or less)?

8. Are the vegetables I eat usually from cans, microwaved, or fried?

9. Do I often eat NO fresh fruits during the day?

10. Do I eat sugary products, breads and pastas, during the week?

11. Do I eat meat, and/or eggs at least 1 or 2 times a day?

12. Do I consume dairy products, milk or cheese, almost daily?

13. Do I drink tap water?

Other damaging considerations:

14. Do I drink out of aluminum cans, use aluminum cook wear, or use an antiperspirant deodorant (many of which contain aluminum)?

15. Do I work or live under florescent lights? 

16. Do I work, live or eat in electro-magnetic field environments daily: (EMF’s are emitted by microwave ovens, Wi-Fi, computers, TVs, blue tooth, cell phones, cordless phones, blackberries, microwave towers, and heating pads)?

17. Do I have mercury fillings in my teeth?