RS - Massage & Movement Therapy Gloucester Virginia VA Bartholomew 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 massage session … for the sole purpose of pure relaxation, and unlike most… we offer this elementary session at a reasonable cost. .	Classic Swedish 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 Functional Assessment, Established Orthopedic Testing	Goal Oriented	Good Hurt – Not Pain Working Smarter, Not Harder - getting results that can last.
	Orthopedic Massage A highly developed research-based, outcome driven system that addresses muscle, tendon & ligament conditions… weather from the prospective of addressing acute or chronic injuries, post surgical rehabilitation, or 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 owner of Relaxation Station – Massage & Movement Therapy (RSMMT). 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. At my office, I see the young & young at heart, the healthy & those suffering with chronic injuries, and individuals living with 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 run corporations. Most people find their way to RSMMT via 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 (only after passing both the AMTA massage therapy academic exam and its associated clinical practical… required at that time). 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 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 educational 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 one 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. Lastly, it’s a verifiable fact; paying more will never be a reliable indicator to you receiving better-quality therapeutic massage service(s), or even to the attending therapist’s qualifications and/or experience level. The good news is that, at RSMMT, I don’t base my fee schedule on ego, or the use of a robe & sparkling water, or on qualifications I don’t possess. At RSMMT, my fees are tiered and based upon: (1) session length, and (2) the education & skills needed to provide each patron with superior service. Simply put, my fees are reasonable and fair (to you, and to me). My office is located within Virginia County Real Estate, Inc., within an established professional office complex, centrally located in Gloucester County, Virginia. To find out more about RSMMT, please browse our web pages. *- Click here to enter our website. -* Respectfully,	Stress Neck Pain… such as: - Wry Neck / Stiff Neck / Torticollis Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) Cancer Whiplash Common Injuries … such as: - Tennis Elbow - Golfer’s Elbow - Subscapular Injuries - Patella Tendon Injuries - Sprained Ankle - Achilles Tendon Injuries - Plantar Fasciitis Post Surgical Pain… such as: - Heart By-Pass - Rotator Cuff - SLAP tear / lesion - Knee Replacement - Arthroscopic Surgery - Cervical Fusion - Mastectomy - Breast Augmentation - Face Lift - Hip Replacement Parkinson’s Disease Arthritis Low Back Pain… due to or from: - Spondylolisthesis - Sciatica Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Arthritis TMJ/D Multiple Sclerosis Osteoporosis Stroke Cerebral Palsy Gout Fibromyalgia CRPS (RSD)