Ken Elwood RN CMT

The Therapeutic Touch offers a clean, safe and comfortable environment with many modalities to choose from. Our massage is tailored to your specific goals. People visit us for a wide range of needs: for stress, relaxation, chronic pain, sports-related strain, headaches, stiff necks and lumbar strain, just to name a few. Ken is a Registered Nurse licensed in Michigan (attended Saginaw Valley State University). He is also a Certified Massage Therapist (attended The Flint School of Therapeutic Massage) and a Professional member of The American Massage Therapy Association. With his medical training it gives him an unique understanding of the muscular system. With massage therapy we will be able to manage and diminish your pain dramatically. We work with scar tissue from injuries or surgeries. Mastectomies leave a large and complicated area of scar tissue which decrease range of motion and cause pain. Massage therapy will reduce scar tissue, pain and increase range of motion.

Let us give you perhaps the best massage you’ve ever received. We are proficient at the art of massage and our many modalities include: Swedish, Sports, Deep Tissue, Acupressure, Hot Stone Therapy, Chair Massage and many more. We are very proud of the of people we’ve helped through the years. We would like to thank you for your support of The Therapeutic Touch, to continue to help you and others by bringing awareness to how important touch is in life. Fox 2 News did a health report on Massage therapy visit the link for more important information.

Benefits of Massage Therapy:

• Improves circulation and lowers blood pressure
• Enhances sleep and digestion
• Calms the nervous system
• Maintains flexibility and range of motion in joints
• Relaxes muscle spasms to relieve tension and soreness
• Boosts the immune system
• Aids your recovery from pulled muscles or sprained ligaments
• Relieves certain repetitive motion injuries and can prevent injury
• Brings awareness to your sense of well-being
• Detoxifies your body and hydrates your skin
• One hour of massage is equivalent to twenty minutes of exercise

During the massage, your tight muscles tend to relax and the pain associated with chronic tension is relieved. Increased circulation will supply more oxygen and nutrients to your muscles and help rid them of metabolic waste. Blocked, deadened areas are thus able to respond to sensory input again. Massage also stimulates release of the body's own natural pain killers—the endorphins.

A program of regular massage will put you in touch with your body, teaching you to monitor its signals and needs so you'll know when you should take time out from the things that worry you. In this way you can avoid the damaging effects of chronic stress and gain some control over your sense of well-being.