Advanced Therapeutic Massage by James Frank

08/23/2025

Get a free 30-Minute Therapeutic Massage Consultation – Not sure if therapeutic massage is right for you? Come in for a complimentary 30-minute consultation where we’ll review your health history, assess your posture and movement, and discuss your pain or mobility concerns. You’ll learn how therapeutic massage can target the root cause of your discomfort, support your recovery, and improve your quality of life. This no-obligation session gives you a personalized plan so you know exactly how we can help you feel better, move better, and live pain-free.

07/15/2025

🧠 How Medical Massage Helps with Neuropathies
1. Improves Circulation:
Neuropathies often reduce blood flow to affected nerves and tissues. Massage increases local circulation, which supports nerve repair, reduces inflammation, and brings oxygen and nutrients to damaged areas.
2. Reduces Pain and Tingling:
Targeted techniques like myofascial release and trigger point therapy can reduce nerve compression, helping to relieve symptoms like burning, tingling, or numbness—especially in cases like sciatic neuropathy, carpal tunnel, or diabetic neuropathy.
3. Releases Muscular Tension:
Tight muscles can press on nerves, exacerbating pain or altering nerve signals. By softening those tissues, massage reduces mechanical nerve irritation and restores comfort.
4. Enhances Lymphatic Drainage:
Neuropathy can be worsened by swelling or inflammation. Techniques such as manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) help reduce fluid buildup and detoxify the tissue.
5. Promotes Nerve Reeducation and Relaxation:
Soothing, slow strokes calm the nervous system and can retrain the body to interpret sensory signals more normally. This is helpful in cases of hypersensitivity or central sensitization that often accompany chronic neuropathies.
Common Conditions That Benefit:
Peripheral Neuropathy (diabetes-related)
Sciatic Nerve Compression
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Post-Surgical Nerve Irritation
Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy
Note:
Medical massage does not cure neuropathy but plays a powerful role in symptom relief, functional improvement, and overall comfort—especially when coordinated with your healthcare provider.

07/03/2025

Symptoms of the psoas muscle.

When the psoas muscle is tight, overactive, or imbalanced, it can lead to a wide range of symptoms that are often misunderstood or misdiagnosed. Common signs of psoas dysfunction include chronic lower back pain, hip tightness or instability, pelvic tilt, and difficulty standing fully upright. Many people also experience groin pain, digestive discomfort, or a sensation of tightness deep in the abdomen. Because the psoas is closely tied to the diaphragm and nervous system, tightness in this muscle may also contribute to shallow breathing, fatigue, and heightened anxiety. Addressing psoas-related issues through targeted therapy is essential for restoring alignment, mobility, and emotional balance.
Medical Massage for the Psoas
Medical massage targeting the psoas muscle focuses on releasing deep-seated tension in the core and lower back. As the psoas plays a crucial role in posture, movement, and spinal stability, dysfunction can contribute to lower back pain, hip discomfort, and restricted mobility. Through gentle, strategic pressure and precise body positioning, massage techniques help lengthen and release the psoas, improve pelvic alignment, and restore core balance—offering relief from chronic tightness and pain.

06/25/2025

The Hidden Danger of Stress
Stress isn’t just a feeling—it’s a silent disruptor of your body’s health. While occasional stress is normal, chronic stress can quietly wear down your body and mind, often without obvious warning signs.
Here’s what makes it dangerous:
⚠️ It Triggers Inflammation
Constant stress keeps your body in “fight-or-flight” mode, flooding it with hormones like cortisol. Over time, this leads to systemic inflammation, which is linked to heart disease, digestive issues, and autoimmune conditions.
🧠 It Affects Your Brain
Stress can shrink the hippocampus (your memory center) and increase anxiety and depression risk. You might feel foggy, forgetful, or emotionally overwhelmed without knowing why.
🩺 It Masks Itself as Other Illnesses
Chronic stress can show up as headaches, high blood pressure, insomnia, weight gain, or fatigue—making it hard to trace back to stress as the root cause.
💔 It Can Break Down Your Immune System
Long-term stress weakens your defenses, making you more vulnerable to colds, infections, and slower healing.
Massage therapy, deep breathing, rest, movement, and mindfulness are proven ways to reduce stress and protect your long-term health. Don’t ignore the signs—your body is speaking.
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11/07/2024

01/31/2024

Ok, it's been a while since I posted anything. I'm not really a big social media fan, I prefer Face to Face over Facebook. Most of what I said in the last post is still true except now it's winter and the office is warm. I'm also offering a more potent CBD oil option than what I started using when I opened the office. Getting a lot of really good feedback on that. (And a lot of really relaxed clients too).
I'm also getting busier, so now is a good time to schedule an appointment and get on my client list before I get too busy to take on new clients.
Stay loose, Stay flexible, and Stay healthy.
Because "You can't take care of others if you don't take care of yourself."
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01/25/2023

Looking for something to do that will actually make you feel GOOD?

12/10/2022

If you sleep anything like this, you might need a massage. in fact, you should try a 90 minute massage because the only thing that goes faster than Warp Speed is Massage Time.😉

12/10/2022

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12/10/2022

It is tough out there.

~Josie

🎨 chronicverse

12/10/2022

Hi and HO HO HO. James here. I'm not really a social media kind of person, more of a face to face kinda guy. I grew up in a world where social media meant you tell your friends, then they tell their friends, and then everybody knows. (weather you want them to or not) Any way, I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Solstice Day, or whatever holiday you celebrate. Try to remember that just because someone doesn't believe the same things that you believe, that doesn't mean that they are your enemy. Be well, be happy, be tolerant and kind. That will go a long way towards having a Happy New Year.