With George Glass · Durango, Colorado
Advanced Orthopedic Massage
Clinical, hands-on soft-tissue care that targets the source of your pain, restores range of motion, and helps injured muscles, tendons, and fascia recover.
Clinical Bodywork
What Is Orthopedic Massage?
Orthopedic massage focuses on the tissues and muscles surrounding the joints of the body. While it aims to alleviate the source of bodily pain and tension, orthopedic massage also works to restore balance to these physical structures.
Soft-tissue pain and injury is what first brings most clients in — post-surgical pain, an acute injury, or overuse strain from a repetitive motion like cycling, skiing, or hiking. Whatever the cause of the muscle damage, the intent of orthopedic massage is to lengthen and soften the muscles, tendons, and fascia, permitting better range of motion of the affected joints.
Advanced Orthopedic Massage
The Techniques George Integrates
George tailors each session to your body and your stage of activity — never a one-size-fits-all protocol.
Injury Assessment
A thorough health history is taken. Then passive, active, and active-resistive techniques are used to pinpoint injured soft-tissue structures. Range of motion (ROM) and flexibility are evaluated, and palpation of the soft tissue assesses its quality as well as any sensitive points or areas.
Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT)
A neuromuscular therapist is skilled in muscle anatomy, connective-tissue work, trigger-point therapy, and manual therapy. The goal of neuromuscular therapy is to reduce pain, discomfort, and stress in the body using precise manual techniques that keep the muscles relaxed and lengthened.
Myofascial Release (MFR)
Myofascial Release is a safe and effective hands-on technique that applies gentle, sustained pressure into myofascial connective-tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion.
Lymphatic Drainage Therapy (LDT)
Lymphatic drainage massage, also known as manual lymphatic drainage, relieves swelling that happens when illness or medical treatment blocks your lymphatic system. It gently manipulates specific areas of the body to help lymph move toward an area with working lymph vessels.
Sports Massage
In George's experience, Sports Massage is not a technique unto itself — it's the proper integration of a variety of soft-tissue techniques geared to the stage of activity you're in: pre-event, inter-event, post-event, maintenance, or injury recovery, whether during competition, in training, at an event, or in the office.
Therapeutic Stretching
Using the stretching techniques most beneficial to the condition being addressed — Active Isolated (AI) Stretching, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching, or static stretching — applied when and where necessary.
Therapeutic Exercise
Exercises to support and enhance the healing process following a manual-therapy session.
Your Therapist
George Glass
Advanced Orthopedic Massage Therapist · 30 Years' Experience
George Glass brings 30 years of experience to every session as a licensed and board-certified massage therapist — a multiple award winner at the state, regional, and national level, and an instructor for massage-therapy courses.
His practice centers on Advanced Orthopedic Massage: a clinical, hands-on approach that targets the tissues and muscles surrounding the joints to relieve pain and restore balance and range of motion. George integrates the right techniques for your body, your injury, and your stage of activity — never a one-size-fits-all protocol.
Ready to Get Out of Pain and Moving Again?
Request a session with George, or give us a call. We'll reach out within one business day — no obligation.