TREATING PAIN AND INJURY NATURALLY
Massage therapy is the manipulation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints. Massage therapy is a clinically-oriented healthcare option that helps alleviate the discomfort associated with everyday occupational stresses, muscular over use and many chronic pain conditions. Massage therapy can be used as a treatment for both acute and chronic conditions. RMTs work with a wide variety of patients in the treatment of illness, injury rehabilitation and disability.
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Whether you need to have a moment of relaxation, reduce muscle tension or attain relief from chronic pain, massage therapy can enhance your overall well-being. Massage therapy can help alleviate musculoskeletal disorders associated with everyday stress, muscular overuse, physical manifestation of mental distress and many persistent pain syndromes. Massage therapy can treat both acute and chronic conditions. RMTs work with a wide variety of patients in the treatment of illness, injury, rehabilitation and disability.
Monica Guo
REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST
REGISTERED ACUPUNCTURIST
Monica is an empathetic and skilled Registered Massage Therapist, a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, as well as a Registered Acupuncturist .
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She is focused on therapeutic massage to aid in pain management and approaches every patient with a tailored treatment plan to resolve their unique journeys with pain and discomfort. Her skills coupled with her own stories of chronic pain motivate her to help others achieve optimal results at any stage.
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Monica has worked in the medical field for over 20 years. She began her career as a Medical Laboratory Technologist and then pursued a career change after suffering from chronic fatigue, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, myocardial pain syndrome, cancer, car accidents, and surgery.
After a workplace injury, she received the diagnosis that her hands were functioning at 2% of the standard and lost a job that she loved.
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For over 10 years her condition was difficult to treat, with focus and determination, she went back to school and became a Registered Massage Therapist & a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner.
She fully empathizes with the feelings of pain, and wants to help others experience pain free living. Her hands are referred to as ‘Golden Magic’.
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Monica is skilled at Therapeutic Massage, Swedish Massage, Pre/Post-natal Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Trigger Point Massage, and Myofascial Release. She has experience using acupuncture to treat soft tissue pain syndromes, infertility, induction, lactation, insomnia, dizziness and many other issues.
SPECIALITIES
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TCM/Acupuncture
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Trigger Point Therapy
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Deep Tissue Massage
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Decreased Pain
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Joint Mobilization/ Myofascial release
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Infertility
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Infant Massage
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Increase in Range of Motion
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Reduce Nerve pain