Massage Therapy

Prior to your first visit please fill out the Massage Therapy Health History form and the Massage Consent form (see Pre-Visit Forms to the left) and bring them to your first visit.

Your first visit with your Massage Therapist at Acacia will be approximately one hour in duration.  During this time your concerns will be identified, a physical assessment will be made, and you will receive a treatment (massage).

A note to 'mother's to be', please let us know when booking your appointment that you are pregnant as we have a specialty pillow that will allow you to lay face down for your treatment without putting any pressure on the baby.

Initially, your practitioner will take a health history from you, focusing on any area you feel needs the most attention.  Your RMT will then leave the treatment room while you undress - always to your comfort level - and position yourself on the massage table, usually face down and with the blankets up to your shoulders.  Your therapist will then re-enter the room and start the massage.  After your treatment, your Massage Therapist will provide after-care instructions (such as ice packs or Epsom salt baths), and stretching recommendations if needed.

During your massage you will have relaxing music playing, you have the option of having heat applied to a specific area of your body during your treatment and a fan to keep the room cool if you so choose.

Follow-up visits after the first visit can be anywhere from 30 to 120 minutes in length.  The standard follow-up visit is booked for one hour.  Frequency of visits are determined by you and your Massage Therapist to fit your therapeutic goals.