REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPY

Registered Massage Therapist, Cheryl Mazak has spent years developing very specific, targeted soft tissue techniques to assist with improving the functionality of speech, swallowing and TMJ Dysfunction related to muscular imbalances.

While there are many health professionals who are treating the internal structures of the larynx, (inside the "voice" box) Mazak compliments those therapies by treating the muscles outside the "voice" box with specialized precise, efficient and effective massage therapy techniques.

Massage treatments

Anterior Neck Treatments

Mazak's Massage Therapy treatments are specifically designed to target (and improve through lengthening) the muscles of speech, swallowing, respiration and TMJ function.

Almost everything we do in a day requires the head to be in a forward position. Our heads flex further and further forward as the days, months and years go by, causing the muscles in the front of our necks to become so tight and shortened that they start to bulge. They can even increase the appearance of a double chin. Our heads become positioned so forward that the back of our neck has to wrestle against gravity, force as well as shortened muscles. These factors are some of the contributors to pain in the back of the neck. When the muscles in the front of the neck are stretched and lengthened, the back of the neck will not have to fight so hard against several forms of resistance.

Patients have experienced:

Increased vocal range

Increased vocal projection

More ease with swallowing

Improved neck posture

Decreased pain

Decreased tension

TMJ alignment

Increased range of motion

Ability to breathe more deeply with less effort