Relaxation Station - MASSAGE & MOVEMENT THERAPY Gloucester Virginia VA Therapist

804-815-1291

www.thinkmassage.com

Home & Office Therapeutic Massage

Serving Gloucester and surrounding communities

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 Service –

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.



Prenatal & Postpartum Massage Sessions tailored specifically for the Mother to Be & Baby too!	Compassionate Respect Client/Patient Advocate Continuing Education	Quality of Life Massage Sessions tailored to the individual living with Cancer & other Life Altering Illness or Injury, and for those in their later life stages.



Detailed Bodywork Good Hurt – Not Pain Mentor	Goal Oriented	Working Smarter, Not Harder - getting results that can last. Employing established, repeatable orthopedic tests, and time tested corrective care protocols.
	Orthopedic Massage 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.

Welcome!	Helping those who suffer with:

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 14^th 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 16^th 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)