Services/Pricing

 

M is for Massage offers:

  • Convenient parking
  • Nearby bus routes
  • Easy, online booking 24/7
  • Client centered massage*
  • Complimentary foot scrubs (optional)
  • Bring your own music (optional)
  • Roy accepts Personal Injury Protection, Labor & Industries, Premera Insurance** and is part of the Uni-Care Network.

M is for Massage will close at the end of October. Roy and Mitchell will still be doing massage elsewhere. Talk to us to schedule after October.

*Our massage may include Swedish, neuromuscular technique, myofascial technique, Lomi Lomi, and/or deep tissue techniques.

**Premera requires the prescription to be submitted prior to the massage. FAX it to Roy at 206-328-5363 or call to make other arrangements. Premera requires that the prescription include the Dr.'s name, diagnosis code number (ICD-9), frequency and duration of massage therapy. Please include your member ID number.

Types of massage we use:

Swedish Massage
Myofascial Technique
Lomi Lomi Massage
Hot Stone Treatment
Neuromuscular Technique
Structural Bodywork

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swedish Massage - Swedish massage is the "classic" massage most people think of. It uses a variety of strokes to bring about relaxation, to ease muscle tension, and for stress relief. It is helpful in reducing pain, joint stiffness and can be helpful to clients with poor circulation.

The five basic massage strokes associated with traditional Swedish massage are:

  • effleurage (gliding strokes)
  • petrissage (kneading and compression strokes)
  • friction (deep circular rubbing)
  • tapotement (percussion tapping, pounding)
  • vibration (very fine, rapid shaking)

Myofascial Technique - These techniques slowly apply pressure to the skin and tissues below working to stretch or release the fascia (membranes that surround muscle fibers, bones and organs) that may be adhered and unable to move freely.

Lomi Lomi Massage - Lomi Lomi is based in the Hawaiian idea of Huna, the fundamental assumption that everything seeks harmony and everything seeks love. It is sometimes called "Loving Hands" massage. It seeks to open up the person to simply be in the present moment, to allow for change, and to allow for energy flow. Lomi Lomi uses the hands, knuckles, forearms and elbows in flowing motions that sweep over the body like waves to work and relax the muscle tissue.

Hot Stone Treatment - Your therapist will use smooth, hot, basalt stones to massage your body. The heat helps relax your muscles, open capillaries for increased circulation and calms the nervous system. Because your muscles relax, tissues may be worked more deeply and thoroughly.

Neuromuscular Technique - this involves several techniques involving pressure and stretching of muscle fibers or may involve the client offering resistance in range of motion movement. It helps work with the nervous system to relax or increase the baseline tension of muscle fibers.

Structural Bodywork - This work focuses on how the body is held and how it can become more balanced, not necessarily on pain relief or relaxation. It often involves the therapist working to stretch certain muscles or tissues and move tissue in a specific direction as the client moves specific parts of their body.