A Hands on Approach

Come let me support you or your child through a gentle hands on approach!

Each person with Cerebral Palsy is an individual and as such has differing needs.

I will work with you and/or your child to provide a hands on intervention aimed at decreasing muscle hypertonicity and contracture; encouraging tissue health and motor function.  I will also work towards addressing any secondary complaints such as constipation and postural changes.   

Research Shows:

Massage Therapy Can Increase: 

• Fine and Gross Motor Function
• Tissue Health

​Massage Therapy Decrease:​

• Hypertonicity in Upper Limbs and Trunk
• Constipation
• Muscle Contractures
• Swelling in Limbs
• Sympathetic Nervous System Firing (i.e. Stress)
• Postural Changes and Muscle Imbalances

Click Here for Further Reading on Massage Therapy for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy  

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For Scholarly Articles Check out the Reference Section Below

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Hernandez‐Reif, M., Field, T., Largie, S., Diego, M., Manigat, N., Seoanes, J., & Bornstein, J. (2005). Cerebral palsy symptoms in children decreased following massage therapy. Early Child Development and Care, 175(5), 445-456. doi:10.1080/0300443042000230546

• To read this article CLICK HERE

Rattray, F. S., Ludwig, L., & Beglin, G. (2000). Clinical massage therapy: Understanding, assessing and treating over 70 conditions. Toronto: Talus.

Shi, W., Yang, H., Shi, B., Liao, Y., Zhu, M., Chen, D., & Haung H. (2007). Effects of motor-development massage therapy on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy. Chinese Journal of Evidence Based Paediatrics, 5.

Tarsuslu, T., Bol, H., Şimşek, I. E., Toylan, I. E., & Çam, S. (2009). The Effects of Osteopathic Treatment on Constipation in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 32(8), 648-653. doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.08.016