At Hill Park Medical Center, massage is an integral part of the healing program. Medical massage is focused on helping people heal from injuries or painful conditions. It emphasizes healing and restoring function while spa massage focuses on relaxation and temporary pain relief. The Hill Park massage therapists keep progress reports and coordinate your care with your other health care practitioners. We select our therapists for their professional training, education and experience. In our medical massage program our therapists work with people who have:

• Injuries
• Sports injuries
• Auto accidents
• On the job injuries
• Pain
• Soft tissue, muscle and joint pain
• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Stress and tension
• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Other conditions
• Pre and post surgery
• Elderly people with a variety of medical problems
• TMJ
• Pregnancy

• Helps regulate blood pressure and pulse
• Relaxes and releases muscles to aid pain releif and recovery
• Decreases the stress response allowing less anxiety, better digestion, better sleep and less pain
• Improves joint function
• Improves breathing
• Promotes detoxification
• Relieves constipation and helps with other digestive disorders
• Promotes the release of endorphins
• Increases energy levels