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Neck Pain- What Can You Do About It?

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  Are you having neck pain? Neck tension is one of the top reasons we treat clients at Blue Water Bodywork. The term we like to use around the studio is “Tech Neck”. Most of us are sitting at a desk all day with our heads down and shoulders slumped forward staring at a monitor or a phone or some type of wireless device. This constant tilting forward of the head is called a chronic holding pattern. This particular holding pattern creates two problems. First, It causes the neck muscles in the anterior or front portion of the neck to become locked short. It’s kind of like the muscles are stuck in a shortened or contracted state. Next, the tight or short muscles in the front create elongated or overstretched muscles in the posterior or back of the neck. When ever a muscle or set up muscles in a contracted or shortened state, the antagonist or opposite muscle or set of muscles has no choice but to do the opposite. These overstretched muscles become rigid and weak and create tension on t...

Deep Tissue Massage | Blue Water Bodywork

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DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE Have you been experiencing chronic soreness from a stiff neck or shoulders? What about acute pain from a sprain or other recent injury? If so, your pain is likely due to misalignment of the layers of muscles or other tissues in the area, and can be treated with deep tissue massage therapy. Luckily for you, deep tissue massage is one of our specialties here at Blue Water Bodywork. Unlike many other massage therapy businesses in Salt Lake City, we focus on finding the root cause of your pain or discomfort in order to prevent it from happening again. While typical Swedish massage is relaxing and beneficial in many ways, we have found in most cases that it is merely a temporary solution — like taking a pain reliever. But why take a temporary pain reliever when you have the option of eliminating the cause of your pain altogether? With deep tissue massage, we can make that happen. Who can benefit from deep tissue massage? As mentioned above, those with chronic or acute pa...

Medical Massage | Blue Water Bodywork

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MEDICAL Medical massage is outcome-based massage, primarily the application of a specific treatment targeted to the specific problem the patient presents with a diagnosis and are administered after a thorough assessment/evaluation by the medical massage therapist with specific outcomes being the basis for treatment. This session could last anywhere from 45 to 60 minutes and depending on the area may include kinesiology taping. APPOINTMENT Looking for same day appointment? We can get you in as soon as 2 hours from when you book, depending on availability. Please click the button below to schedule an appointment. Contact Us Blue Water Bodywork (801) 903-2867 Email:- info@bluewaterbodywork.com 2178 South 900 East Suite #1 Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA Resource URLs:- https://bluewaterbodywork.com/services/massage-therapy/medical/ 2020 © Blue Water Bodywork. All Rights Reserved.