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804-642-4231 www.thinkmassage.com |
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Home and Office Therapeutic Massage Serving Gloucester and
surrounding communities |
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Relaxation Station MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY Est. 1994
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Supporting each client through
the Art and Science of professional bodywork. 14+ years of full time experience helping sufferers of: |
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Welcome! Welcome to Relaxation Station - MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY (RS-MMT). My name is David Bartholomew, and I have been a full time professional Massage
Therapist since 1993. When I opened RS-MMT in June 1994, my
wife aptly named the business “Relaxation Station”. It fit
because although I left massage school with a smorgasbord of solid theory and
core knowledge (and confidence)… like all new graduates, our actual
hands-on skills were only a few steps above what is required to provide a
really good spa massage. Over the years, I advanced my
professional and personal education (to include my training as an Emergency Medical Technician) by learning directly
from some of the best instructors / leaders in the profession today. And when possible, I’d honed my new skills
by working alongside them… in their clinic(s), and with their patients. I advanced myself / my education because I
wanted to… not because I had to. Unlike 95+% of the massage therapists
providing massage today, I provide massage & bodywork services full time
basis. And, unlike most other
“professional” massage therapists in the field today who are just “weekend
trained”, I hold advanced certifications in Orthopedic Massage [Injury
Rehabilitation] and in Prenatal & Post-partum Massage. My professional work experience includes:
providing basic massage services within a salon/day spa, at a fitness center,
at two (very
different) chiropractic offices and I
have also have the opportunity to provide massage & bodywork services alongside
two outstanding Physical Therapists (at the Ft. Eustis Physical Therapy Clinic), and - of course – at my own private practice. I was Captain/Director of the AMTA
Peninsula Professional Sports Massage Team from 1994 – 1997. In 2003, I felt the need to update the
business name. I wanted to keep it
simple, yet express my professional beliefs and advanced skills. I choose “Relaxation Station – MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY”. The “RS” is still there for two reasons: (1)
respect for the wife, and (2) a relaxing Swedish / spa massage will always be
a great way to ease the body & mind.
I added “MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY” not only for the patient recovering from injury or surgery, but also
for the athlete
(domestic, occupational, or sports) who
cares about injury prevention. My personal and professional experience has proven
to me that when advanced massage techniques are combined with specific
movement (such as
Active Isolated Stretching [AIS])…
well, the benefits to the client and/or patient are far superior than keeping
the modalities separate. In short, I believe in working smarter, not
harder. |
Neck Pain Such as: - Wry Neck /
Stiff Neck / Torticollis Low Back
Pain Such as: -
Spondylolisthesis - Sciatica Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Post Surgical Pain Such as: - Heart By-Pass - Shoulder
Injuries (i.e. - Rotator Cuff & SLAP) - Knee
Replacement - Cervical
Fusion -Mastectomy - Breast
Augmentation - Face Lift - Hip
Replacement Overuse Injuries / Tendonosis Such as: - Tennis
Elbow - Golfer’s
Elbow Parkinson’s Disease Stress Headaches Whiplash Osteoporosis Arthritis TMJ/D Multiple Sclerosis Stroke Plantar Fascitis Cerebral Palsy Gout Fibromyalgia CRPS (RSD) Cancer And more... |
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Sincerely, David
Bartholomew Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (#000427) Virginia, Board of Nursing, Certified Massage Therapist
(#000014) Owner, Relaxation
Station MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY WTCS (SW/DV) U.S. Navy, Retired
One Nation… Under GOD |
