Welcome! I’m Nina, a licensed massage therapist since 2005 and certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist in Westborough, MA. I have additional training in oncology massage, post elective surgical care and craniosacralfascia therapy.
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45 Lyman St Suite 22 The Healing & Wellness Center @ Chauncy Place Westborough, MA 01581
508.241.2110
Touch is one of our earliest forms of healing. It is a basic life necessity – a basic knead, so to speak. Touch is the first sense to develop in humans and usually the last to fade – an indicator of how important touch is to sustaining life. Our skin is sensory mapped to our brains to deliver healing hormones+ upon receiving directed, healing touch.
I source organic oils and lotions and salves infused with healing essential oils and herbals. Also, low level light therapy (red and yellow infrared spectrums) to encourage deeper healing. I use negative pressure therapy on scar tissue with suction cups.
Nina is conveniently located in Westborough in the Chauncy Place Healing and Wellness Center. If you are seeking more specialized therapies from a licensed & certified massage therapist, I am pleased to see you:
- manual lymphatic drainage therapy
- care for radiation induced lymphedema
- post mastectomy care (cording, scar tissue mobilization)
- post elective cosmetic surgery care (liposuction, BBL, abdominoplasty etc.)
Also, managing the effects of:
- chemotherapy
- peripheral neuropathy
- nerve entrapment
- muscle/tendon/ligament recovery
- scar tissue mobilization post c-section (overall pre and perinatal care)
- overall general wellness.
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Healing touch therapies can increase feelings of well-being and reduce pain, lift depression, bolster immune function, reduce stress and dramatically (33% source Touch Institute) lower cortisol. We instinctively touch those in need of care. A player puts their arm around their teammate after a goal or a parent instinctively holds, blows on or kisses their child’s injured knee.
Massage and Lymphatic drainage studies suggest that therapeutic touch can do a lot:
- re-establish nerve communication in damaged, fatigued or injured areas
- return muscle fibers to their normal resting length for optimal recovery
- eliminate adhesions from surgery or injury
- reduce scar tissue fibrosis
- improve range of motionn and joint function
- promote deeper breathing
- encourage digestion
- decrease edema from sports injury or lymphedema
- decrease anxiety
- decrease insomnia
- decrease migraine frequency & duration
- decrease fibromyalgia pain
- decrease arthritis pain
Our life and our bodies don’t fit neatly into clinical studies…they can, however, fit neatly into the hands of an informed, educated and skilled therapist with a deeply healing intent.