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Recent news coverage in the Plant City Observer highlighted the efforts of one local couple.
From the newspaper…
Bill and Silvia Dodson’s contributions to the Plant City Family YMCA are not going unrecognized.
The Plant City Y announced Thursday, April 20, that the Dodsons will receive its annual Strong Leader Award for 2017. The award is given out annually for those who demonstrate commitment to helping the Plant City Y and the community at large.
News like this makes us happy and happy to be a part of the PC community.
About Us
Leah Clark LMT is based right here in Plant City and can be available by appointment to meet your busy schedule. To find a time that works best for you, please call today at 813-230-9982.
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Dealing with Back Pain?
Outside of just getting a relaxing massage, the main reason why our clients come to see us is because they’re dealing with some sort of back pain and are looking for relief.
They may have visited their general doctor. They may have visited their chiropractor (or are still going to see them and it’s been suggested they seek massage therapy too).
But a massage can help with back pain in different ways. A doctor will likely prescribe drugs, stretching and rest. A chiropractor will work to alleviate pressure on your nervous system by making adjustments to the alignment of your neck and back.
As a massage therapist, we work on targeting deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to improve blood flow which promotes healing in the muscles.
Stronger, healthier back muscles can help to “hold” the alignment from your chiropractor. This can be especially helpful if you’re seeing a chiropractor for chronic back pain issues.
Deep-tissue massage for example is commonly used when injuries have caused muscle damage or weakness. Our trained therapist focuses on areas of tension and muscle stress in your body in order to help you relax and heal.
And of course, a massage can just feel good too while also having health benefits!
How Can We Help?
Leah Clark LMT is based right here in Plant City and can be available by appointment to meet your busy schedule. To find a time that works best for you, please call today at 813-230-9982.
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Massage for Muscle Pain?
Absolutely!
When your muscles spasm, they hurt. When they’re sore or tender, they hurt too.
This type of pain — from spasms or overworked muscles — is usually caused when your muscles don’t have proper blood flow.
And that can set up a painful combined effect — the lack of blood flow means your muscles aren’t receiving enough oxygen. And lack of oxygen causes muscles to produce lactic acid. unfortunately, the lactic acid causes your muscles to feel sore after physical activity.
If you haven’t been to the gym in a while and started working out again, this can happen. Trying to mulch your Plant City church’s garden as part of a community project but have spent the entire Saturday doing so — that’ll do it. Even playing to hard with children or grandkids — and using muscles you’re not accustomed to using — that will do it.
The Solution can be Massage Therapy
Many of our clients report that when their muscles are relaxed through massage therapy, they feel better…in fact, much better!
That’s because lactic acid is released and muscle tissue receives enough blood and oxygen again which promotes the restoration of that muscle tissue.
Alleviating muscle soreness after physical activity is super important. Stretching helps. Massage helps.
How can we help?
Leah Clark LMT is based right here in Plant City and can be available by appointment to meet your busy schedule. To find a time that works best for you, please call today at 813-230-9982.
]]>When my clients visit my massage therapy location in Plant City, for the most part, they already know why they’re coming.
To relax perhaps. To relieve stress. To ‘get away from it all’ for an hour or so. But there are other benefits to getting a massage as well.
Here are a few to consider
- Lower feelings of stress
- Lower blood pressure
- Improve quality of sleep or sleep related disorders
- Provide comfort for those who are anxious or depressed
- Encourage weight gain for prematurely born infants
- Reduce the discomforts of pregnancy/post-partum period
- Provide relief from a number of aches and pains from acute and chronic injuries
- Multiple benefits for cardiac health
- Treatment for headaches and migraines
Are you ready for a massage today? We welcome you to our massage studio right on James L. Redman Pkwy — on your left if you’re heading toward downtown Plant City or on your right if you’re leaving downtown (about 1 mile South).
Call today for an appointment. Call 813-230-9982.
]]>Emotional Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Provides caring nurturing needs of touch
- Fosters a feeling of well-being
- Help reduces anxiety and stress of the body
- Increases awareness of mind-body connection
- Help to center the body and mind
- Reduces depression and anxiety
Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Helps to foster a peace of mind
- Promotes a relaxed state of body/mind
- Helps to relieve mental stress and anxiety
- Enhances the capability for calm and creativity thinking
- Improves concentration/Mental clarity
Physical Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Improves range of motion
- Increases endorphins that work as the body’s natural pain killer
- Increases immune system
- Promotes better sleep
- Improve skin tone, moisture, lymph flow, immunity
- Increase muscle flexibility, endurance, power
- Calms nervous systems
- Reduce/eliminate headaches/migraines
- Reduces heart rate/Lowers blood pressure/increase blood circulation
- Reduces physical stress, muscle tension
- Reduces fatigue/increase energy
- Reduces swelling, spasms and cramping
- Alleviate back pain/body aches and pains