Massage Therapy
The Healing Power of Therapeutic Touch
At Balanced Rock Chiropractic, we believe massage therapy perfectly complements chiropractic care to enhance your overall wellness. Our skilled therapist, Olga King, brings nearly three decades of health experience to her practice, combining her background as an MD from Moscow with extensive hands-on training, yoga instruction, and personal training. This unique blend of medical knowledge and skilled experience allows her to provide truly therapeutic sessions tailored to your specific needs.
How Our Care Enhances Your Wellness
While chiropractic focuses on joint alignment and nervous system function, Olga addresses the surrounding soft tissues—muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia—that support your skeletal structure. Research shows a significant reduction in inflammation by decreasing cytokines, improving immune function, and alleviating the mental stress that often accompanies physical discomfort.
Combined with regular adjustments, these methods help your body maintain proper alignment longer by keeping muscles relaxed and balanced.
Personalized Techniques for Your Needs
We offer several targeted approaches based on your unique goals:
- Swedish uses long, gliding strokes to promote general relaxation, decrease muscle tension, and improve circulation; perfect for stress relief and overall wellness.
- Deep Tissue targets deeper muscle layers and connective tissues, using more intense pressure to release chronic tension and break down adhesions; ideal for addressing specific problem areas.
- Sports is specifically designed for athletes and uses various techniques to address muscle tension from physical activity. Pre-event sessions prepare muscles for performance, while post-event care accelerates recovery by increasing blood flow and reducing inflammation.
- Trigger Point Therapy focuses on releasing those painful “knots” that form in muscles, restoring proper blood flow, and relieving discomfort through targeted pressure.
Offering Benefits for Active Lifestyles
Regular sessions provide numerous benefits for active individuals and athletes. Massage relieves muscle tightness and improves flexibility, enhancing your range of motion and potentially reducing injury risk. It also helps break down scar tissue, promote proper healing of muscle fibers, and improve blood flow to fatigued areas to speed recovery. For runners and endurance athletes, research shows that massage significantly reduces Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), helping you maintain your training schedule.
Integrating Care: Better Together
Many patients ask which should come first, massage or chiropractic adjustment. The answer depends on your specific needs. If tight muscles restrict joint movement, massage before your adjustment helps make chiropractic care more effective. Conversely, receiving treatment after an adjustment helps maintain proper alignment by preventing muscle tension from pulling joints out of place. Dr. Lynn and Olga work together to determine the optimal sequence for your particular situation.
Schedule Your First Session Today
Experience this powerful combination for yourself. Contact our Northeast Colorado Springs office today to schedule your session with Olga and discover how our integrative approach could enhance your healing and overall wellness.