Welcome to Higher Self LMT!
Terry Traub, LMT, NCTMB
Welcome to Terry's massage therapy website! Here you can learn how to
relieve muscular stress and tension through the magic of therapeutic
touch.
Training and Experience
Terry has completed an eighteen month, 900 hour course in muscular therapy at
the Muscular Therapy Institute in
Watertown, Massachusetts (acquired in 2006 by Cortiva and now renamed the
"Cortiva Institute - Muscular Therapy Institute").
The training was based on the Ben Benjamin technique of circulatory massage.
In addition to massage, he was trained in the fundamentals of sports massage,
myofascial release, neuromuscular therapy and trigger point release, injury and
postural assessment, therapeutic relations, and precautionary practices based
on a solid foundation of anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
The Muscular Therapy Institute provides students with one year of practice in
the Student Therapy Center. In addition, students are required to spend over
one hundred hours in outside practice on friends and family. Overall the
training is quite extensive.
Currently, Terry is an osteopathic medical student
at Midwestern University in
Glendale, Arizona, and he does massage therapy part time at a rehab clinic in
Peoria. For inexpensive hour-long massage appointments, contact him at the
email/phone provided below!
Frequently asked questions
Is massage something new? The art of massage originated thousands of
years ago, with separate traditions arising in ancient China, Egypt, and
elsewhere. Down through the centuries, these traditions have become refined
into the modern practice of massage as we know it today.
What is massage good for? Massage therapy activates the flow of blood
and lymph through blocked areas. Your tissue can become blocked by pain, poor
posture, muscular overuse, or tendinitis which causes the body to protect that
spot. Blood and lymph clean out the toxins and debris and bring in nutrients
and oxygen, thus allowing your tissues to heal and grow. Massage therapy is a
proven means of increasing this tendency.
Is it safe? A well trained massage therapist, also known as a
muscular therapist, practices proper hygiene and maintains a sterile practice
table and surrounding environment. Gloves may be used when appropriate. Open
wounds and other skin problems are to be avoided. During a session, only the
specific treatment area is exposed, and your privacy is protected at all
times.
Is it beneficial? Under most circumstances, muscular therapy is
beneficial, even to patients dying of cancer or AIDS. Muscular therapy has
been demonstrated in scientific studies to relieve lower back pain and
accelerate the healing of muscular pain and many other problems. When used in
conjunction with appropriate medical treatment and physical therapy, massage
will help the body to more quickly heal itself!
What about those massage chainstores? You may see them cropping
up here and there, usually in malls, with names like "Envy" and "Elements".
These stores are usually run by business people rather than therapists, they
charge $70 or more for a massage, and they pay their employees $15 of that
(they expect you to tip the employees to make up for the low pay). Many of
their employees are beginners right out of school, typically with less than a
year of experience. Overall, you should consider massage therapists to be like
doctors, lawyers, accountants, carpenters, and any other professional whose
business is based on referrals. You should always choose your therapist based
on trusted recommendations, and you should also scrutinize their credentials
and make sure they are fully licensed and nationally certified in their
profession. This is your money and your health that you are putting in
someone's hands--be sure that you trust them!
Contact
Phone: 602-748-4374
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