Born and raised right here in Tucson, Niki has been a local massage therapist since 2007. Her continued studies include Biomechanics, healthy movement, and nerve compression syndromes.
Her most recent studies are aimed at pain science, going deeper into understanding the nervous system and techniques for addressing disrupted nerves, including Dermoneuromodulation.
Her treatments are aimed at being corrective, restorative, and collaborative. When the client knows they’re in charge of the pressure, depth of stretch, and other applicable measures, they can fully relax into the treatment, which helps to release tension in specific areas and also to calm the nervous system.
Her belief is that massage isn’t just about working a muscle and getting it to relax; it’s about getting the nervous system to calm down, both locally and systemically.
She combines various massage techniques, gentle movements, and stretches along with continuous communication during the session to provide effective individualized care.
Niki loves treating issues of the hip and pelvis, relieving headaches by working the scalp, neck and shoulders.
Niki (and our other LMT’s) have experience treating a variety of conditions including: overuse or cumulative trauma injuries, headache, migraine, tinnitus, vertigo, low back and hip pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), thoracic outlet syndrome, sciatica, piriformis syndrome, scoliosis, neuropathy, nerve pain/tingling/numbness, tennis and golfer’s elbow, foot pain/plantar fasciitis, jaw/face pain, whiplash, concussions, PTSD, anxiety, seatbelt injuries, contusions, broken/fractured ribs, soft-tissue tears, head injuries, and more.
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When Niki’s not treating patients she enjoys hanging out with her family, reading about various manual therapies, digging in the garden and playing Dungeons and Dragons.
