Stretch Therapy

Everyone needs to stretch, but we never make time for it. For those of you in San Antonio with athletic or sports injuries, we’ve got you covered in this advanced style of massage therapy. Jeni’s combination of Myofascial Ashiatsu Range of Motion and Thai/Shiatsu Bodywork has been beneficial for many chronic conditions such as back pain, arthritis, bursitis, fatigue, stress, depression and more. Why not combine your deep tissue massage with some deep facilitated stretches?

This is a form of advanced ashiatsu barefoot massage combined with a variety of stretch theories, including Contract/Relax, Reciprocal Inhibition, Pin & Stretch, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, and others, with a focus on neutral joint alignment and stretching along fascial lines. Compression of muscle tissue is applied throughout the session, combined with active, resistive and passive movements help to release spasm, muscle contraction and tension, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY all this helps to reprogram your nervous system and break pain cycles.

It’s transformative, it’s profound, it’s yoga that we do to you, and it works like a charm. This style of massage comes from Thailand, and follows the patterns of your breathing as we apply deep compressions to your bones, joints, muscles, tendons and fascial tissue (note that means FASCIA, or connective tissue, not “facial” – we don’t work on your face!) while you are positioned in strategic contortions. Combined with Shiatsu techniques, Jeni’s hands, feet, knees, hips… whatever it takes… will squish and knead your nagging aches out of sight.

How does it work?
In a Range of Motion session, the client relaxes on a comfortable massage table while the therapist stands on the table holding onto overhead bars for balance and support. In a Thai session, you’ll lay on a big, wide paddle floor mat with more room to move around. Either way, Jeni will apply deep stretches which directly address stuck areas within your connective tissue and joints. The advantage of these massages — both for the client and the therapist — is that the massage therapist’s body offers amazing leverage and weight to provide a sustained stretch that you are not likely to reach on your own, and is unmatched by other techniques.

What will my Stretch Therapy session feel like?
Performed without any oils or creams, these services require the client to wear loose flexible clothing, allowing the therapist to stretch the client’s body beyond its holding patterns. The client relaxes either on a floor mat or a massage table, and will feel many gentle compressions along lines of muscle tension. With each long, slow stretch the client will feel the stress, pain and tension melt away. These Stretch Therapy massages revitalizes the body, and breaks chronic pain cycles set in stone within your muscle memory and fascial tissue.

Is Stretch Therapy for you?
Clients of every age and size can benefit from this massage, famous for back and hip pain relief, increased flexibility, deeper range of motion, and deep relaxation. This is an effective bodywork treatment for many types of athletic injuries. Most clients report significant decreases pain and significant increases in range of motion and athletic performance. Clients with sports or repetitive strain injuries receiving this style of work often find they are even more flexible after the sessions than before they were injured!

Pregnant? Yup, this is the massage you’ll want to choose! As long as you are in your 2nd or 3rd trimester, in good health and ready to work with us to help relieve your new aches and pains, we can HEEL you! Please discuss with your massage therapist any potential health concerns before trying any barefoot massage.

Is Stretch Therapy safe?
Jeni is trained, well practiced and officially certified in multiple advanced styles of Traditional Thai massage, shiatsu, Ashi-Thai, Range of Motion and other Stretch Therapy-focused techniques. I blend my knowledge in all these styles, as well as my experience as a yoga instructor and mobility coach to provide the best option for you. The amount of pressure is carefully monitored throughout the session, and easily adjusted for the clients comfort. I do not aim to provide No Pain, No Gain massages — the safety and well-being of the client is my foremost concern.

Try this deep, twisty massage, and let Jeni Spring at Heeling Sole help you become a more bendy, stretchier version of yourself today! Available after you’ve completed a 3 or 12 series of Structual Integration sessions with Jeni.

All Massages given are professional, safe, respectful, and adhere to the Texas Department of State Health Services laws.
Draping is always required.