
She made the switch to study massage therapy after moving to Calgary, graduating from the MRU Massage Therapy Diploma program and finally heeding her mum’s lifelong suggestion that she would make a great massage therapist. Lauren is an active individual who hails from Vancouver and has worked as a program’s coordinator and in customer service she loves people and planning. Emphasizes the importance of exercise rehab.Understanding how the game is played while really enjoying the sport, Zack feels is prepared for all the soccer athletes out there. Soccer Athletes: As a long time soccer player and coach, Zack has the ability to relate to soccer injuries in the lower body. Utilizing his strength, Zack takes a deeper approach to soft tissue work. Whether that be on the table in treatment or afterwards regarding proper, yet simple home-care exercises. Understanding the correlation between the pelvis/hip region along with other parts of the body.Īctive/Movement Based and Deep Tissue Massage: Zack stresses the importance of either keeping or getting the body moving. Zack believes that in order for the body to move efficiently, the hub of all bodily movements must be addressed. Pelvis/Hip Dysfunctions: Our bodies weight and all of our movements run through the pelvis/hip area. Zack will aim to address any misalignment in regards to posture to ensure the body can move functionally. Postural dysfunctions are apart of everyone’s daily lives. In a treatment with Zack, there will be a direct focus on targeting the correct muscles, followed by strengthening exercises to support it.Įrgonomics/Postural Dysfunction: Utilizing his background as a Kinesiologist Zack likes to ensure the body is capable of moving properly and efficiently. Using his elaborate education in human anatomy, Zack looks at the body as a whole in order to understand the correct cause behind every presented symptom. Zack emphasizes the importance of specific strengthening exercises during the rehabilitation process and understands functional bodily movements. Hailing all the way from Newfoundland, while most recently living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Zack brings a fresh sense of education along with him, graduating from a massage therapy diploma program at the Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy. Zack is a recreational athlete in a variety of sports, with a previous background as a Kinesiologist. If this is for you, be sure to let your massage therapist know so they can adjust their techniques appropriately.Īfter a succinct history and assessment, your Massage Therapist may work directly on the area of trouble, or on the area that is driving the primary complaint our goal is to address the problem itself for long-term solutions, and not just provide a quick and temporary relief.

Therapeutic massages are our focus at MYo Lab, but this doesn’t mean we ignore relaxation techniques vital for those who need to de-stress, slow down and take some time to unwind. Within our team, our RMTs will be taking care of your muscular and connective tissue restrictions to move you further on the road to your goals.

This allows massage to be used for recovery, injury prevention and mobility restoration. Our Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) place an emphasis on therapeutic massages, meaning deeper techniques are utilized to correct your body and movement. While most patients view massage as synonymous with on-the-surface relaxation, at MYo Lab we have a different approach. If a problem found you, it can come back…but not at MYo Lab. What Makes Our Massage Therapists Different?
