Coosa Valley Technical College’s Neuromuscular Therapy Student Clinic Open
The Neuromuscular Therapy program’s student clinic has opened on the Floyd County Campus of Coosa Valley Technical College. The clinic will be open from January through March and focuses on chronic pain and rehab.
Faculty, staff, and the public may make appointments to receive a 30 or 60 minute massage by a student, using either a massage table or a massage chair.
Clinic days are Monday and Friday from 8-5 pm. Call 706-295-6891, Monday or Friday and talk to a student to make your appointment. You will be given a call back reminder before your appointment.
Fees are:
Public – 30 minutes $15, or 60 minutes $30
Faculty and Staff – 30 minutes $10 or 60 minutes $20
Did you know that massage can benefit people with the following conditions?
Illness - very general techniques can be used to support the bodies healing processes, a reflexive, stress reducing methodology termed general constitutional application.
Injury - Massage can incorporate general constitutional massage, as well as promote lymph drainage to control edema at the injury site.
Inflammation - Massage can activate the release of the bodies own anti-inflammatory agents, promote healing by stimulating therapeutic inflammation, and the removal of toxins by stimulating lymph flow.
Tissue Repair - Massage can slow the formation of scar tissue and keep pliable that which does form.
Pain Management - Massage can reduce the need for pain medication by providing relief from stress induced pain, support the healing process for acute pain, and manage chronic pain with a possible progression into therapeutic change.
Impingement Syndrome - Massage can soften and stretch connective tissues and normalize muscle tension patterns, freeing up the impinged nerve.
Psychological Dysfunction - Massage provides the comfort of compassionate touch, provides pain management for chronic pain which can produce anxiety and depression, and can have a positive effect on the autonomic nervous system, producing a calming effect.
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