Assisted stretching for active people in SE Calgary.
Fascia Stretch Therapy (FST) is assisted stretching done on a treatment table. I move you through slow, comfortable stretches that follow whole lines of tissue, with gentle traction at the joint first and movement paced to your breathing. FST is part of an assessment-led session. It is not a medical treatment, and I don't diagnose conditions.
Who it's for
Active people who feel tight or stiff, people who sit at a desk all day and have lost range, and golfers who want to turn more freely. If you have a health concern, tell me before your first visit.
Sessions and rates
- 30 minutes: $70
- 60 minutes: $130
- 90 minutes: $180
FST is priced the same as massage: just ask for it in any 30-, 60- or 90-minute session. Rates are in Canadian dollars, and direct billing is available. New to Movement Matters? Your first visit is ideally the Initial Treatment, which includes a movement assessment. You can also start with any 30-, 60- or 90-minute session. See services and rates.
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Want the details first? Read the full FST guide: what fascia is, how FST differs from stretching on your own, what to wear and what a session involves.
It starts with movement. Because, Movement Matters.
On the road to recovery and greatness, the first thing we have to do and never to lose is movement. Have you heard the phrase, "Use it or lose it"? People living sedentary lives lose touch with the use of specific muscles limiting their ability to move. The muscles' main actions are to move the skeletal system at a joint, so I use the motto, Move It or Lose It. When you've lost the ability to move healthily, a domino effect occurs because your body might have lost the mind-muscle connection to certain areas to create a specific movement, but the mind has not. In turn, compensations within the body take place to perform that movement resulting in stiff movement and possible aches and pains, worst-case scenario, an injury. When that happens, when you try to move that way again, your brain (through the nervous system) senses it as dangerous and limits your movement even more. This is why I believe that any work being done to the client where all they do is just lay there and let you do all the work will only provide temporary relief to the client. You might have released tight areas, but if the nervous system still feels that movement is a threat, your body will tighten back up.
