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Home & Office Therapeutic Massage Serving Gloucester and surrounding
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Relaxation Station MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY Established:
Monday… June 13, 1994 “Supporting the goals
of the client by efficiently and effectively alleviating stress and
pain.”
- Realistic Fees
– - A Full Time Professional
Massage Therapist (since 1993) - - Unrushed, Superior
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A general therapeutic massage session … for the sole purpose of pure
relaxation, and unlike most… we offered this elementary session at a realistic - not ridiculous - cost. . |
Classic Swedish Therapeutic Massage … recognized worldwide! |
The client decides on the therapist’s hand pressure… from light, to moderate to firm /
deep. If the client wishes… joint range
of motion and / or passive stretches may be included. Your therapist will use broad
flowing strokes. |
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Sessions tailored specifically for the Mother to Be & Baby too! |
Compassionate Respect Client/Patient Advocate Continuing Education |
Sessions tailored to the individual living with Cancer & other Life
Altering Illness or Injury, and for those in their later life
stages. |
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Detailed Bodywork Good Hurt – Not Pain Mentor |
Goal Oriented
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Working Smarter, Not
Harder - getting results that
can last. Employing established, repeatable orthopedic
tests, and time tested corrective care
protocols. |
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A highly developed research-based, outcome driven system that addresses muscle, tendon & ligament
conditions… weather from the prospective of focusing on: acute or chronic injuries, post surgical rehabilitation, but most
importantly … injury
prevention. |
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Welcome! |
Helping those who suffer
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If you’re on this website, you’re either
searching for a local professional massage therapist, gleaning information
about therapeutic massage in general, or maybe you’re just having an
exceptionally lucky day! Either way, I
wish you a warm welcome and hope this website provides you and yours with the
information you need. (And yes, I sell gift
certificates!) My name is Dave
Bartholomew, a Nationally & Virginia State Certified Massage
Therapist, and I’ve been providing professional therapeutic massage – full
time - since 1993. I run no other business, nor do I have any
other job / loyalties that would distract me from supporting those that
patronize RSMMT. I
work with all ages… the healthy and those suffering with chronic injuries &
individuals living with many forms of life altering illness. Our patrons come from all walks of life:
domestic, white & blue collar… from the stay at home dad, to the
professional military wife & mother, to CEOs of local, state and federal corporations. Most people find their way to RSMMT via word
of mouth (friends, co-workers & family members) and others by way of a
health care referral (i.e. – the patient’s general physician, surgeon and/or
dentist). I was accepted
as a professional member of the
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) in October 1993. In April of 1994, I earned my national
certification in therapeutic massage & bodywork (NCTMB). And, in 1997, I became the 14th
person to obtain the Virginia Board of Professionals, Virginia Board of
Nursing, “Certified Massage Therapist” designation. I continue my
professional education not because I have to, but because I want to. For the past 16+
years, I have studied and trained directly
under many of the top instructors in the
massage therapy profession today. No,
you will never hear me say that,
“I can cure or heal you” or that “I’m
the best”; however, I will say – with confidence - that I do consider
myself to be an excellent practitioner, with sound
credentials. I’ve earned specialty certifications in
both Prenatal /
Post-partum Massage (2001),
and in Orthopedic Massage
[2005]. And, you can rest
assured, that unlike other continuing education classes available to
massage therapists today, my specialty courses demanded extensive class time,
supervised clinical hands-on
testing, followed by rigorous post-class tests before gaining certification. My approach to
therapeutic massage is orthopedically grounded, researched based and outcome driven…
using a comprehensive system rather than focusing on a single technique or modality. It has been said
and - I do agree - that education, experience & skill can only
take you so far, so when you include professional
commitment, empathy, intuition, aptitude and a pretty good sense of humor (yes, laughter is still
good medicine) … then, you’ll have a pretty good idea of how I work, and how I
support the patrons of RSMMT with 110% unrushed, focused effort. I feel confident that I can develop a
plan of care for most individuals seeking my services; conversely, I’m also
able to acknowledge my own limitations and will refer out if I see that my
work is not in your best interest. It’s a verifiable fact (especially in
the therapeutic massage profession) that paying
more will never be a reliable indicator to anyone receiving better-quality
service(s), or to your attending practitioner’s level of qualification(s) and/or
experience. At RSMMT, my
fees are tiered and based upon: (1) session length, and (2) the required education
/ skills needed to provide each patron with superior service. My fees ARE NOT based on ego, or qualifications
I don’t possess. Another way saying
this is: “My fees are fair and reasonable (to both you, and to me).” Let me end by saying, that when I established
RS-MMT, I hoped to create something that could be held to the highest
standard. I wanted to move massage
therapy far beyond that of the overpriced spa backrub, and prove to anyone
that a properly trained and skilled massage therapist had legitimate worth
when it came to injury prevention, and/or soft tissue (muscle, tendon and ligament)
injury rehabilitation. In Oct. 2009, I started my 16th
year of business as a full time professional massage therapist. In that time, my commit to the profession
and the client has been steadfast. In
return, I have been honored by the support I receive daily from my patrons. It leads make me think I’m on the right
track. It’s my hope that you too will
feel the same when you receive therapeutic services at Relaxation Station –
Massage & Movement Therapy. To find out more about RSMMT (and me),
please browse our web pages. My office
is located within Virginia County Real Estate, Inc., a professional office
complex, centrally
located within Gloucester County, Virginia. - Click here to enter our
website. - Respectfully, |
Stress Neck
Pain… due
to: - Whiplash - Wry Neck / Stiff Neck / Torticollis - Cervical Fusion Thoracic
Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome Cancer Parkinson’s
Disease Common
Injuries …
such as: - Tennis Elbow - Golfer’s Elbow - Subscapular Injuries - Patella Tendon Injuries - Sprained Ankle - Achilles Tendon Injuries - Plantar Fasciitis Stroke Multiple
Sclerosis Muscular
Dystrophy Cerebral
Palsy HIV & AIDS Low
Back Pain… due
to or from: - Spondylolisthesis - Sciatica Post
Surgical Pain… such
as: - Heart
By-Pass - Rotator Cuff - SLAP tear / lesion - Knee Replacement - Arthroscopic Surgery - Mastectomy - Breast Augmentation - Face Lift - Hip Replacement Arthritis Arthritis TMJ/D Osteoporosis Gout Fibromyalgia CRPS (RSD) |
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David
Bartholomew WTCS (SW/DV) U.S. Navy, Retired Nationally
Certified in Therapeutic Massage &
Bodywork (NCTMB) Virginia, Board of Nursing, Certified
Massage Therapist (CMT) Owner Relaxation Station MASSAGE &
MOVEMENT THERAPY Gloucester County
Business License #190
United States of America One Nation… Under GOD Physical Location: Virginia County Real Estate Office Complex 3765 George Washington
Memorial Highway Gloucester, Virginia 23072 GPS
Coordinates: N 37o 18.633 W 076 o 30.745
Need a reference point? A landmark? Well, just look for the Providence Road & Route 17
stoplight~! The Virginia County Real Estate, Inc. complex is located
approx. 300 meters down (south), from the stop light, but on the northbound side of Rt.
17. |
* Compare our prices, experience,
qualifications, skill and service with that of all others who offer massage
services.
You’ll quickly find we offer a
great deal more, for much less.
Call: 804-815-1291 today…
for your next massage appointment!