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Hello!
I'm Marylyn, and I am the owner of MD's Medical Massage. I am also an alumni of National Holistic Institute A College of Massage Therapy (NHI). I graduated from NHI's (900 hours) core program in Petaluma and completed the advanced program (an additional 450 hours) in NHI's Sacramento campus. Then I went on to take and pass the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx). On August 14th, 2017, I had become a Certified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist in the state of California.
I became a massage therapist (MT) because I genuinely want to help make people feel better. I have been massaging people since I was an adolescent, with no prior knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, pathology, or physiology. People would report to me their problem areas and I would use my intuition and hands to scope out the tense muscles. More often than not, I was able to pin point the group of muscles that were causing these people grief and massage it for them. Afterwards, they would praise me for my quality of touch being firm, confident, and intuitive.
Fast forward several years, later, I decided to attend massage school. NHI is where I refined my palpation skills and acquired the knowledge to make my massages more effective. Now, with a deeper understanding of anatomy and how the body works, I try to help my clients by not only working on them, but by also sharing some of the knowledge I have retained from my education. My goal is to work with my clients so they can make corrective actions to their body mechanics which is often times the root cause for perpetuating their muscle tensions. I want to teach my clients self-care techniques so they can prevent themselves from future injuries and muscle tensions.
How serious are you about living a life with little to no pain? In the wise words of Jerry Maguire, "Help me, help you." Invest in the longevity of your body by coming to visit me. While massage therapy may not be the be-all and end-all to living a healthy lifestyle, it is certainly a stepping stone towards living a better, healthier life.
