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At Pump Fitness, massage therapy is not just about relaxation. It’s an integrated part of a workout approach. We treat it as a form of results-oriented therapy that addresses specific muscles and aims to get each of them functioning properly and working as part of a coordinated muscle group. Active release massage helps realign muscle fibers and break up problematic tissue connections that form through inactivity or bad habits such as poor posture. Massage also helps to decrease the recovery time after exercise, allowing you to accelerate your workout schedule and reach your goals sooner and more efficiently. At Pump Fitness, you could say that we beat you up with a vigorous workout, then we put you back together on the massage table.
Niki Spohn is trained, licensed and experienced in several types of therapeutic massage, and integrates massage with exercise in fitness training, rehabilitation and professional sports training.
Niki Spohn is trained in deep tissue massage including active release therapy, which is the process of working through a muscle from its contracted through to its stretched state. If you engage in heavy physical activity, experience persistent pain, or have been injured, deep tissue massage can help to get your muscle fibers properly aligned and moving freely and more effectively.
The fascia is a network of connective tissue between the muscles and the bones, organs and skin. The fascia can be constricted by injuries, stress, or even poor posture. Tightness of the fascia can restrict movement. In myofascial release, skin is separated from the fascia around muscle tissue, allowing connective tissue fibers to reorganize themselves in more flexible and functional ways. This in turn can alleviate pain, and help to balance the body and improve range of motion. Niki Spohn has extensive experience in myofascial release, and frequently builds the technique into her clients’ training routines.
Niki Spohn is trained in trigger point therapy to help address local and referred pain. In this therapy, small contraction knots in muscle fiber are compressed and manipulated in order to help relieve tension and break the cycle of pain—even pain that may be experienced at a separate but related part of the body.
