Steve Wood
Certified Massage Therapist*
Steve graduated from AKS Massage School in Herndon, VA in 2005 where his training included 650 hours in multiple massage modalities. His experience includes Swedish, Deep Tissue, Bowen Therapy, and Myofascial Release. He incorporates theory from Trigger Point Therapy and Neurosoma Release into sessions.
Dorys Rogers
Dorys Rogers pulls from her knowledge and experience of 11 years of massage therapy. She specializes in pain relief, reflexology, trigger point therapy, deep tissue, thai yoga and massage. Depending on the wants and needs of the client, her objective is to promote pain relief, relaxation and healing through the application of therapeutic massage. She graduated from The Advanced Fuller School of Massage Therapy and has over 1000 continuing education hours in the field. She is an AMTA member..
Massage Therapy Schedule
Leesburg Chiropractic & Massage, P.L.L.C. is proud to offer massage therapy Monday through Saturday. Evening hours are available. Massages are by appointment only. Please call us at 703-777-4840 to schedule your massage today!
Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Massage dilates the blood vessels, improving the circulation and relieving congestion throughout the body.
- Massage increases the number of the red blood cells, especially in the case of anemia.
- Massage acts as a mechanical cleanser, stimulating lymph circulation and hastening the elimination of the wastes and toxic debris.
- Massage relaxes muscle spasms and relieves tension.
- Massage increases blood supply and nutrition to muscles without adding to their load of toxic lactic acid, produced through voluntary muscle contraction. Massage thus helps prevent buildup of harmful fatigue products resulting from strenuous exercises or injury.
- Massage improves muscle tone and helps prevent or delay muscular atrophy resulting from forced inactivity.
- Massage may have a sedative, stimulating, or even exhausting effect on the nervous system depending on the type and length of massage treatment given.
- Massage, by improving general circulation, increases nutrition of the tissues. It is accompanied or followed by an increased interchange of substances between the blood and tissue cells heightening tissue metabolism.
- Massage increases the excretion (via the kidneys) of fluids and waste products of protein metabolism, inorganic phosphorous, and salts in normal individuals.
- Massage stretches connective tissue, improves its circulation and nutrition and so breaks down or prevents the formation of adhesions and reduces the danger of fibrosis.
- Massage helps reduce edema (or swelling) of the extremities.
- Massage disperses the edema (swelling) following injury to ligaments, and tendons, lessens pain and facilitates movement.
But the best benefit of all is that massage makes you feel so good!
*There is no descriptive difference between certified and licensed therapists. The description is dependent on the state of school residence.
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