Hay River Therapeutic Massage

04/05/2026

Massage openings with Alicia Monday 4/6:
8:45am
10am (filled)
11:15am (filled)
1pm (filled)
Any takers? Text to claim 715-455-1166 pr comment below.

04/03/2026

Massage opening with Alicia today Friday 4/3 11am 60 min any takers?

04/03/2026

Massage openings with Alicia Friday 4/3:
8am, 9:15am, 10:30am, 11:45am, 12:15pm, 1:30pm (all filled)
60min, can possibly do 90 min. Must fill morning appointments first. Any takers?

03/27/2026

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If almost everyone over 40 has a shoulder “abnormality,” maybe the image isn’t the diagnosis.

Shoulder MRIs love to look important.

The problem? They often show “abnormalities” that have very little to do with why the person actually hurts.

A large population-based study found that 99% of adults aged 41–76 had at least one rotator cuff abnormality on MRI. Not a typo. Ninety-nine percent. And most of those findings were in people with no shoulder pain at all.

So when an MRI report comes back loaded with tendinopathy, partial tears, fraying, degeneration, or a full-thickness tear, we need to slow down before acting like we just found the smoking gun.

Because we probably didn’t.

In this study(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.7903), tendinopathy and partial-thickness tears were just as common in painful shoulders as pain-free shoulders. Even full-thickness tears were not clearly tied to symptoms once other clinical factors were considered.

That means a positive MRI does not automatically answer the question -
Why does this shoulder hurt?

A better question is…
Does this imaging finding actually fit the clinical picture?

It may matter more when it lines up with things like a clear traumatic event, sudden strength loss, or a meaningful ongoing functional deficit.

Otherwise, we run the risk of anchoring on the scan, scaring the patient, and chasing an incidental finding like it is the whole story.

And honestly, language matters here too. Calling every age-related change a “tear” can make patients feel broken when what they may be seeing is simply a very common structural change that comes with age.

The point is not to ignore imaging.
The point is to stop worshipping it.

Use the scan as one piece of the puzzle.
Trust the history.
Trust the exam.
Trust your reasoning.

Treat the person, not the picture.

03/27/2026

3:45pm 60 minute massage opening with Claire today, any takers? Comment below, or text Claire to claim 715-205-3603

03/24/2026

Openings with Alicia:
8am Tuesday 3/24
60 min, any takers?

03/23/2026

Openings with Alicia:
9:45am Monday 3/23 (filled)
8am and 11am Tuesday 3/24
All 60 min, any takers?

03/19/2026

11am 3/20 Friday massage opening with Alicia, 60 minutes, any takers?

03/17/2026

Massage Opening with Claire today 3/17 3:45pm, 90min (AVAILABLE)
Any takers? Comment below or text 715-205-3603

03/14/2026

Massage openings with Alicia:
Wednesday 3/18 1:30pm 60 or 90 min (filled)
Thursday 3/19 8am 60 min (filled), 10:30am 60 min(filled) , 11:45 60 min (filled), 1pm 60 or 90 min (filled)
Any takers?

03/12/2026

I recently had 2 clients who are hair stylists by trade, they both had left shoulder irritation stating they also felt weakness. One of the continuing education courses I have taken and will continue to repeat because of the effectiveness and how I learn something new each time, is RAPID, which is more geared toward pain relief than relaxation. This little diagram illustrates what I try to verbalize as we're going through the session and then sending them out the door feeling much better.

03/10/2026

Massage Openings This Week w/ Claire:
TUESDAY 3/10 2:30pm and 3:45pm
Any takers? Comment below or text Claire at 715-205-3603