Additional Benefits of Massage Therapy

Massage has many healthful benefits affecting your muscles, joints, connective tissue, immune system, circulation, and nervous system.  It can greatly improve your overall sense of well-being.

Studies have shown that massage therapy:

• provides pain relief
• decreases stiffness & fatigue
• relieves stress, anxiety & depression
• improves sleep quality & duration
• supports the immune system

Visit the following pages for further information specific to:

Treating Pain & Injury: An Overview

            Back Pain

            Jaw Pain and TMJD

            Arthritis

            Fibromyalgia

            Plantar Fasciitis

Emotional Health & Recovery

Stress Management

Health Maintenance

Massage After Surgery

"I injured my neck and shoulder after moving into my new home.  My chiropractor recommended Rachel for clinical therapeutic massage as an option for treatment and she came highly recommended.  I was happy to try and after just a few weekly sessions with Rachel, my neck and shoulder pain disappeared and I had return of full movement of my head and neck.  In addition to the relief of my pain, the sessions have helped relieve work-related tension and stress, headaches, and the various aches and pains of an active lifestyle."  ~ Y.B., Ypsilanti

"I had tried several different therapies with varying success for chronic back pain.  Massage therapy was the most effective at finding the direct source of the pain, working it out, and helping me get on with life, pain free.  Rachel Ouillette truly has "healing hands!"  Thank you!" ~ Maurice Kavanagh, Ann Arbor

"My personal experience receiving massage therapy from Rachel Ouillette has been nothing short of outstanding.  She targets your area of concern and the results speak for themselves:  significant reduction in discomfort and improved function.  I recommend Rachel quite highly for her expertise in musculoskeletal therapy." ~ James J. Jeffries, II, M.D., Ann Arbor

"On my first visit to you as a referral from my chiropractor I was having severe muscle spasms in my lower back as well as my upper back and neck!  I was depressed and thought I would never work again.  The very first visit relieved the tightness in my back, [now] not only my lower back but my entire back & neck are spasm-free.  Now I'm not only back to work I'm also doing the things I enjoy in life." ~ Shelia Widmayer, Ypsilanti

"For more than twenty years, body work has been part of my self-care program.  This is especially critical because my work as a counselor involves the care of others.  When I moved to Ann Arbor, I looked for a massage therapist who had the ability to cue into my unique needs.  I especially hold stress in my back, neck and shoulders.  I wanted a skilled practitioner who could focus in on stress points without causing further pain.  I wanted a massage therapist who skillfully applies the science of massage and intuitively practices its art.  I found such a massage therapist in Rachel Ouillette, CMT." ~ Margaret D., Ann Arbor

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