Therapeutic Massage for Hino Patients (Copy)

Updated June 2019

Therapeutic massage supports Hino Medical Center HMC therapies by decreasing pain, increasing circulation, and improving sleep. We approach the body through the perspective of the nervous system, as alternative health care with a view of biopsychosocial model of wellness. While Hino treats the biological, we work with the social and psychological elements of wellness.

Dr. Hino and staff have worked with us and referred patients since 2015 when our office was next door on Obregon.  We are now just 2 blocks away.  We are now just 2 blocks away.

We are highly trained to safely adapt massage techniques to various medical conditions including sciatica, lymes, oncology, arthritis, IBD. Jesse is a cancer survivor with compassion for patients in medical conditions including the physical, financial, and medical stress.

We are 2 blocks for HMC, offer online booking, trained and registered therapists, deep tissue work, mobile massage and credit card payments.  Call me to discuss special medical situations and how we can help. There is no charge for initial consult.

Jesse Atkinson, MA

+16085544567 jesse@ensenada-massage.com

Trip Advisor #1 Spa in Ensenada (Copy)

Just a quick thanks to our many happy clients for the reviews earning us Best Massage Spa in Ensenada!

Every year since #2016! Our team has evolved and grown, with the same outstanding service and professionalism.

#2020 team of Andrea, Mara, Claudia, Annie, Mariela in our Mobile Team

#2019 team of Vanessa, Claudia, Cynthia, Mahala, Annie

I really listened to our clients to craft couples packages, flexible scheduling, online booking, and multiple forms of payment to keep the service great while making the massage and facials better and better.

Thanks from Jesse, Vanessa, Viviana, Claudia, Flor, and Sandra.

#Always looking for a reason to be grateful!

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Testimonial for Massage Therapist in Ensenada (Copy)

I am a massage therapist in Ensenada,

so one of my clients talks about my service, professionalism, value, hot rocks, and ease of appointments. She is an bi weekly client, using massage to support her emotional and physical wellness.

My Deep Tissue Technique (Copy)

Hi Friends, 

New clients ask what technique I use to resolve pain and deep muscle knots, so I want to explain deep tissue massage as I practice it.   

For most pain problems, I use a form a deep tissue. (If you are more interested in relaxation, see this blog:  http://bit.ly/relax_style ) In a future note I will describe orthopedic massage training with Whitney Lowe, which guides my entire massage thinking.

Deep tissue is a technique designed to reach tissues that are deeper in the skin, so it is better suited for muscle knots and deeper fascia.  With deeper pressure, the nervous system receives different information compared to a lighter, relaxation only massage.  This information helps the body release the  tension, and can bring some new circulation to the area.

I recommend this for clients with chronic stress that is not easily relieved, and for clients with high levels of anxiety.  

Compared to other techniques that target only the surface skin, deep tissue is a slower massage stroke.  It includes many of swedish movements, but with greater pressure and different 'tools' or parts of my body. Deep tissue is particularly great for pain coming from a trigger point or muscle knot and sports soreness.

Technique # 1: The most common is simply using greater pressure on an broad area at a slower speed.  This is useful for broad areas like the shoulders that carry stress.  

Technique # 2: A deeper form is to use elbows and knuckles directly on the tight muscles or knots.  This deep pressure resolves many knots and gives the nervous system a diferent sensory input, allowing the body freedom to change routine use of that muscle.  

Technique #3: The deepest form is to use a tool such as the one in the picture which I use.  This form allows very deep and precise pressure. I use this tool very carefully because it is sooo intense.  I also use it to lighten the pressure on my thumbs and body. 

Of course, I only use these techniques after a full discussion of your body and its needs. And, I don't believe pain is healing, just momentary discomfort. Many clients tell me other massage therapists have hurt them, so I am very careful always.

Come in to see us soon! 

Be Well Friends, 

Appointments Tues to Sat 8 to 7. 646 128 5160

What I learned at San Diego Pain Science Summit (Copy)

Pain sucks, and it drives many of clients to me for relief.  

In February, I took a break to advance my understanding of new pain research and how to apply it in my massage studio. 

The purpose of the San Diego Pain Science Summit is to bring new pain science into practical, clinical application for manual therapists (massage, chiropractors, physical therapists).  Here are my main take aways I am now using in my massage studio: 

1) The nervous system makes the body like a cloud, not an engine.  Clouds are unpredictable, engines follow clear rules.  Despite our attempts to understand biomechanical causes of pain and aches, many times our ideas based on anatomy and physiology are the starting point, not the solution.  Often the ache or pain comes from a cause that is too complex to give a clear diagnosis, and the nervous system should be our focus.

The nervous system, not the tissue is the target for healing and change.  However, the nervous  system is more like a cloud than a car engine.  It is soo complex we don't always know how working on one part will affect the whole.  Hence, I focus much of my massage on the nervous system.  Many say that massage provides the relaxation 'space' to make changes and pain reduction to heal more comfortably.  

2) Muscles and tissue act like an engine that can be assessed and treated.  Although the nervous system has new importance in pain science, anatomy and physiology are still important.  Great anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology are an important part of my work.  The current model for understanding and resolving pain now emphaisizes pyschological, social, and nervous system.  The physical perspective is still essential for assessing the cause of pain and using terapy that help.  This is great since I continue to invest time learning anatomy with my mentor Whitney Lowe and his well recognized Orthopedic Massage Program.  When clients come with pain, I assess the client history and physical body to determine a likely tissue cause of the pain, and then select massage techniques that will help that specific tissue.

Ask me about an assessment for your pain complaint.   

3) Science over marketing.  Ongoing neuroscience and pain research is creating new findings and demonstrating the lack of evidence for old ideas.  This community of massage therapists, physical therapists, and chiropractors is really working to use clinical techniques informed by science.  Additionally, we keep our marketing in line with research to stop perpetuating ideas that science does not support.  

This is why my marketing is a bit sparse on making promises compared to other therapists.  I don't like to regurgetate massage marketing messages and promises that are not supported by science.  Of course, my clients are convinced by my work, not marketing. 

Most importantly, I met a new circle of colleagues and joined an international community who will raise my awareness of science and clinical application, as well as my overall level of knowledge.  These are really sharp people always debating new ideas and keeping me on my toes to become a better therapist.  

Be well, Jesse