Hands on Therapeutic Massage

(252) 342-9981

Discover the Benefits of Massage

About Us

Welcome to the website of  Massage Therapist Sherry Wilkinson, LMBT #6655 and Hands On Therapeutic Massage - a professional Morehead City massage therapy office.

I provide professional, relaxing therapeutic massage services in order to provide my clients with a variety of benefits. Some of the more common benefits my clients experience are:

  • reduced pain
  • reduced stiffness and motion limitations
  • reduced muscular and emotional stress
  • increased flexibility
  • increased blood flow
  • enhanced soft tissue healing

    I invite you to contact my office today and experience for yourself the benefits of natural, therapeutic massage therapy.

In health and relaxation,

Sherry Wilkinson LMBT #6655

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Why Us?

16 Years Experience

Relaxing
Atmosphere

Convenient
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No Wait Policy

Services

Types of Massage

There are a variety of different styles, types and techniques of massage utilized by massage therapists. I've provided a description of some of the more popular and well known types of massage being used today.

  • Deep Tissue Massage
  • Myofascial Release
  • Cupping
  • Hot Stone Massage
  • Swedish Massage
  • Trigger Point Therapy
Deep Tissue Massage

Deep Tissue massage is designed to relieve severe tension in the muscle and the connective tissue or fascia. This type of massage focuses on the muscles located below the surface of the top muscles. Deep tissue massage is often recommended for individuals who experience consistent pain, are involved in heavy physical activity, such as athletes, and patients who have sustained physical injury. It is also not uncommon for receivers of Deep Tissue Massage to have their pain replaced with a new muscle ache for a day or two. Deep tissue work varies greatly. What one calls deep tissue another will call light. When receiving deep tissue work it is important to communicate what you are feeling.

Myofascial Release

Myofascial release is a form of soft tissue therapy used to treat somatic dysfunction and accompanying pain and restriction of motion. This is accomplished by relaxing contracted muscles, increasing circulation, increasing venous and lymphatic drainage, and stimulating the stretch reflex of muscles and overlying fascia.

Cupping

Cupping is a simple method of pulling stuck stagnant, and congealed blood and fluids out of the injured area. Plastic or glass cups are placed on the skin and then applied using suction. Cups are kept on for three to fifteen minutes, according to the judjment of the therapist. Cupping releases tight, painfull muscels and increase blood circulation.

Hot Stone Massage

A stone massage uses cold or water-heated stones to apply pressure and heat to the body. Stones coated in oil can also be used by the therapist delivering various massaging strokes. The hot stones used are commonly river stones which over time, have become extremely polished and smooth. As the stones are placed along the recipient's back, they help to retain heat which then deeply penetrates into the muscles, releasing tension.

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Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger points or trigger sites are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers. Trigger point practitioners believe that palpable nodules are small contraction knots[ambiguous] and a common cause of pain. Compression of a trigger point may elicit local tenderness, referred pain, or local twitch response. The local twitch response is not the same as a muscle spasm. This is because a muscle spasm refers to the entire muscle entirely contracting whereas the local twitch response also refers to the entire muscle but only involves a small twitch, no contraction. The trigger point model states that unexplained pain frequently radiates from these points of local tenderness to broader areas, sometimes distant from the trigger point itself. Practitioners claim to have identified reliable referred pain patterns, allowing practitioners to associate pain in one location with trigger points elsewhere.

 
Swedish Massage

Swedish massage uses five styles of long, flowing strokes to massage. The five basic strokes are effleurage (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber) and vibration/shaking. Swedish massage has shown to be helpful in reducing pain, joint stiffness, and improving function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee over a period of eight weeks. It has also been shown to be helpful in individuals with poor circulation. The development of Swedish massage is credited to Per Henrik Ling, though the Dutch practitioner Johan Georg Mezger adopted the French names to denote the basic strokes. The term "Swedish" massage is not really known in the country of Sweden, where it is called "classic massage".

Meet The Team

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 The Massage Therapist

Sherrry Wilkinson, LMBT #6655
Licensed Massage & Bodywork Therapist

Hands on Therapeutic Massage encompass a professional, yet relaxing atmosphere for your alternative to traditional health care. Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Sherry Wilkinson, specializes in making people feel better. With a focus on Deep Tissue Massage, Swedish Massage, Myofascial Massage, Hot Stones,Cupping, Reflexology and Trigger Point Massage, Sherry works to alleviate pain, relieve stress and muscle tension, enhance circulation, and improve overall health and well-being.
Sherry is a North Carolina Licensed Massage Therapist of 16 years. Whether you need help with migraines and back pain or post-injury and surgical rehab, Hands on Therapeutic Massage has the means and ability to help you on your way to healing.

What Our Clients Say

"Incredible massage, I won't go anywhere else."

J. Smith

Morehead City, NC

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