Massage Therapy Services Insurance coverage may be available through your health plan and is available as part of your Personal Injury (motor vehicle accident) or Worker's Compensation Insurance. Coverage is generally by referral. I also provide a discount for payment made at the time of service. Please call 503.294.0162 or email me for an appointment. Massage Therapy Massage is a successful tool for healing and has been practiced throughout the world for thousands of years. In adults as in babies, massage has many benefits from a preventive health perspective as well as stimulating the body's own natural healing mechanisms to aide in the recovery from trauma or other physical or emotional stresses. My massage work is Swedish based deep tissue, best appreciated by the experienced massage recipient, though I am adaptable and have a variety of techniques which are tolerated well by even the most sensitive. In the case of acute injury I recommend acupuncture to reduce any pain and inflamation prior to massage. Benefits of massage Benefits of massage include, but are not limited to: Reduced levels of stress and of the hormones associated with stress Increased blood supply to muscles to improve their functioning Improved efficiency of the functioning of the immune system Improved circulation The Touch Research Institute supports the benefits of massage for: Arthritis Attention Deficit Disorder Asthma Anxiety Depression Fibromyalgia Headaches Insomnia Multiple Sclerosis HOME | PETER MARTIN | ACUPUNCTURE | MASSAGE THERAPY | RESOURCES | DIRECTIONS Images and content copyright © 2003-2008 Peter Martin. All Rights Reserved Site design by Style Can Studio