Welcome!
My name is Craig Autry. My philosophies in regards to massage and bodywork tend to be pretty simple. While I do separate deep tissue and chair massage in my rates and services, most of my work can be broken down into three categories, relaxation and therapeutic.
Relaxation Massage is perfect for the person coming in that just wants an hour or longer to themselves to decompress and de-stress from a long day. This massage is a general full-body Swedish massage while sometimes incorporating some light stretching, diaphragmatic breathing and other techniques to help you feel relaxed and recovered. The setting for the relaxation massage is in a dark room with soothing music in the background to take your troubles away.
Therapeutic Massage, on the other hand, is more specific and at times more intensive. This type of work tends to focus on a certain area of the body to aid in increasing range of motion and breaking down adhesions and scar tissues that develop overtime from over or underused muscles. Often times in this treatment, I'll perform techniques such as trigger point, myofascial release, and/or a variety of other methods. The setting is more well-lit to aid in better communication between myself and the client.
Sports Massage, is also a more specific type of massage. What separates it from a therapeutic massage is that rather than the goal being to alleviate pain and/or symptoms, our goal is to increase performance, prevent injury, and speed recovery. This type of massage session is designed specifically for the individual and the sport or physical hobby they participate in. In this type of session I will sometimes employ the same techniques listed above as well as more vigorous stretching, hot/cold therapies, or just general body mechanic type movement practice.
If you would like to contact me for questions, details, or to schedule a session you can either book here in the hours and scheduling page, message me through my site, call the office at 706-952-2600, or call my mobile at 423-902-7303.