Deep Tissue Massage in Highland Park, IL

Deep tissue massage can help to alleviate chronic pain and tension, promote physical healing, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve overall wellness. If you’re looking to achieve better physical and mental health, schedule a deep tissue massage for yourself. Your body will thank you for it.

Benefits of Deep Tissue Massages

Promotes Physical Healing

Deep tissue massage boosts blood flow, delivering oxygen and nutrients that support muscle repair and reduce recovery time. If you’re dealing with inflammation, consult your therapist—targeting inflamed muscles too aggressively can worsen the issue.

Reduces Stress and Anxiety

In addition to its physical benefits, deep tissue massage can also have a positive impact on mental health. By reducing stress and anxiety, deep tissue massage can help to improve overall mood and promote relaxation. This can be especially helpful for individuals who suffer from high levels of stress or anxiety.

Relieves Pain and Tension

Deep tissue massage targets deeper muscle layers to release knots and tension, helping relieve chronic pain in areas like the hips, neck, and back. It’s especially beneficial for conditions like fibromyalgia or sciatica. Contrary to popular belief, intense pressure isn’t always better—gentler techniques often lead to better healing by avoiding muscle guarding and prolonged inflammation.

Enhances Mobility and Posture

Deep tissue massage stretches and releases tight muscles that limit movement and pull the body out of alignment. This not only improves flexibility and range of motion but also supports better posture—especially for those who sit or move repetitively throughout the day.

Circulation & Relaxation

What is Deep Tissue Massage?

Deep tissue massage is a type of massage that targets the deeper layers of muscles and connective tissues. This type of massage therapy is often used to alleviate chronic pain and muscle tension, as well as promote physical healing. Deep tissue massage can also be use to help those suffering with migraines, back and neck pain, and hip and shoulder dysfunction.

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Deep tissue massages are a popular and effective massage technique that focuses on relaxing the muscles and promoting overall relaxation. This type of massage uses long strokes, kneading, and circular movements to improve blood flow and release tension. Unlike the deep tissue massage technique, which targets deeper layers of muscle and fascia, Swedish massage is a gentle to moderate pressure massage with flowing, rhythmic techniques designed for circulation and relaxation. Treatment that provides a soothing and relaxing experience.

Our Team of Licensed Massage Therapists

Sandy

Owner/President, Licensed Massage Therapist
37+ Years

Amy

Licensed Massage Therapist
9+ Years

Joseph

Licensed Massage Therapist
14+ Years

Sandy

Owner/President, Licensed Massage Therapist

Treatment Philosophy – Deep tissue is great when appropriate.  It is up to the intuitiveness of the therapist to determine if what the client is asking for is the right thing for them at that time.  Sandy uses every opportunity to educate the client on what is going on with their body and how to achieve their health goals.  She is their partner in health and believes that it is the clients’ body that does the healing, not her personally – she is just a facilitator.

Specialties & Types of Clients best suited to their style of therapy 

  • Neuromuscular and deep tissue are her favorite techniques to use for clients who are suffering with migraine headaches, back and neck pain, hip and shoulder dysfunction.
  • She loves to be a detective to figure out what the source of the pain is and then treat the whole person, not just the area of pain.
  • She loves to stretch clients out to create length and restore posture.
  • Educating clients on home self-care is a passion and she will refer to many sources in order that clients get the care they need.

Preferred Styles of massage therapy used in treatments 

  • Deep tissue, combined with Neuromuscular, Orthopedic and broad Swedish strokes make for a deeply relaxing and therapeutic experience.
  • Works on restoring the muscles back to their original state with stretching and maybe a little Craniosacral work to ensure that the changes will take hold making clients feel new again.
  • Pressure scale 5-10.

Education Licenses & Certifications

  • Chicago School of Massage Therapy 1988
  • Licensed Massage Therapist
  • Chiropractic Assistant – Palmer Chiropractic College
  • AA Business Administration – Scott Community College
  • Pre- & Peri-Natal Massage Certification
  • Upledger Craniosacral Therapy I & II
  • Paul St. John’s Neuromuscular Therapy
  • Orthopedic Massage
  • MLD 2016, Certified Lymphatic Therapist 2019
  • Cupping 2017
  • Rock Tape 2018

 

Bobbe

Education & Training Director, Licensed Massage Therapist

Treatment Philosophy: The opportunity to serve and help guide the massage therapy profession to become what it can be is extraordinary. Bobbe’s focus has been and continues to be helping solidify massage therapy standards of excellence and competency through development/revision of curriculum, training, orientation, observation, and performance evaluation of staff to ensure consistency. Her dedication, passion, and enthusiasm for massage therapy emanates from wanting to impart interest and reverence for the body whether she is in the role of therapist or educator. She believes the ideas of listening with heart and hands, being patient and slowing down, waiting for the process of unwinding to facilitate the body’s inherent wisdom is transformative in the therapeutic relationship.

Specialties & Types of Clients best suited to their style of massage therapy:

  • To help people understand their body so that they can realize their potential for growth and healing.
  • To collaborate with clients who are looking for stress relief, relaxation as well as alleviating pain.

Preferred styles of massage therapy used in treatments:

  • I use an eclectic approach to performing massage treatments based on the goals of the session. I always try to release soft tissues with techniques that are easiest to receive on the body first.
  • Anatomically focused work whether the treatment is for relaxation or a specific clinical approach.
  • Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy, movement/mobilization, stretch and lengthen, and techniques that promote circulation.
  • Pressure scale 4-8.

Education Licenses & Certifications:

  • Chicago School of Massage Therapy 1986
  • Licensed Massage Therapist
  • University of Illinois B.S. Physical Education 1970
  • Cortiva Education Director 2008-2013
  • Massage Therapy Technique and Musculoskeletal Anatomy Instructor 1987-Present
  • Dance/Exercise Instructor 1970-1985
  • Neuromuscular Massage Therapy Certification 1988
  • Kinesiotape
  • Sports Massage
  • MLD Certification 2016
  • Cupping 2017
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