Bodywork

MASSAGE

(Myofascial, Swedish, Deep Tissue, Prenatal, Targeted Therapeutic)
Applepuncture's Licensed Massage Therapist will customize and modify your massage to your specific needs and desires.

Massage benefits include:
-Stress reduction.
-Eases muscle pain and tension.
-Boosts immune system.
-Improves mental clarity and alertness.
-Stimulates movement of lymphatic fluid.
-Enhances circulation.
-Improves quality of sleep.
-Improves joint mobility.
-Speeds healing of soft tissue injuries.

INFANT MASSAGE

Performed by Applepuncture Owner Kristin Apple, who specializes in pediatrics. Parents learn how to perform infant massage at home.

All babies can benefit from infant massage. However, we especially recommend it for babies with torticollis, digestive discomfort, and stress conditions. Studies show that infant massage has a profoundly positive effect on your baby's physical health by helping them:
-Ease into healthy, restful sleep.
-Feel calmer with lower levels of stress hormones.
-Relax their muscles, encouraging flexibility in their arms and legs.
-Breathe healthfully and gain good body awareness.
-Digest food better and experience less constipation.
-Benefit from healthier circulation and stronger immunity to disease.
-Reach a higher stimulation threshold with less skin sensitivity.
-Suffer fewer symptoms of colic, such as irritability and sleeplessness.

MERIDIAN SCALP TREATMENT

Applepuncture's scalp treatment addresses seven major meridians, including the Governing Vessel, the Conception Vessel, the Bladder, the Gallbladder, the Small Intestine, the Stomach, and the Triple Warmer (or San Jiao). We promote flow, stabilize, and nurture the Upper Dantian energy center and the Crown Chakra. There are numerous acupuncture points on the head, and we use specific acupressure points to:
-Relieve tension.
-Soothe stress and anxiety.
-Reduce headaches.
-Move stagnation and a feeling of depression.
-Promote scalp health.

MERIDIAN FOOT TREATMENT

Applepuncture's foot treatment addresses six major meridians that run through the feet, including the Spleen, the Kidney, the Liver, the Bladder, the Gallbladder, and, the Stomach. There are numerous acupuncture points on the feet, and we use specific acupressure points to:
-Relieve tension.
-Soothe stress and anxiety.
-Reduce headaches.
-Move stagnation and a feeling of depression.
-Promote sleep.
-Promote a feeling of grounding and safety in the body.
-Address pain.

MERIDIAN HAND TREATMENT

Applepuncture's hand treatment addresses six major meridians that pass through the hand, including the Heart, the Pericardium, the Lung, the Large Intestine, the Small Intestine, and the Triple Warmer (or San Jiao). There are numerous acupuncture points on the hands, and we use specific acupressure points to:
-Relieve tension.
-Soothe stress and anxiety.
-Reduce headaches.
-Move stagnation and a feeling of depression.
-Promote sleep.
-Promote a feeling of grounding and safety in the body.
-Address pain.

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