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Do you have a wellness plan for the New Year? So many of us make New Year’s resolutions that we don’t stick to. I refuse to call them resolutions…I just want to have a plan. Massage is a part of my wellness plan. If I didn’t get it, I’d be taking some kind of drugs, [...]

We have talented, educated staff members here at THERA-SSAGE who perform a variety of complementary health care services–complementary being the key word. Nothing that we do here should be construed as a replacement for medical care. Our massage therapists are not here to take the place of your doctor. We don’t diagnose, and we don’t [...]

Do you actually read the literature that comes with the prescription drugs you are taking? Many people don’t. It was announced on the news last night that Rutherford County, NC has twice the national average of deaths from prescription drugs. Each and every drug has side effects, adverse effects, and interactions when taken with other [...]

Headaches, pain in the jaw, difficulty chewing, clicking, grinding teeth…just some of the symptoms of TMJ Dysfunction. The treatment of TMJD through massage is one of the things we’re best at here at THERA-SSAGE! We receive many referrals from area dentists for our TMJD massage. During a session for TMJD, the therapist will perform deep [...]

Nothing makes the day go better than a massage. Even a few minutes of chair massage can make the world seem like a brighter place! Our staff members are available to come to your workplace to do chair massage. The rate for this service is $60 an hour per therapist within a 10-mile radius, with [...]

THERA-SSAGE is pleased to have Dr. Ezra Edgerton on our staff. We think he’s one of a dying breed–a chiropractor who actually takes his time to listen to you and who isn’t hustling to get to the next patient. Your first appointment with Dr. Edgerton is a full hour. Subsequent appointments are scheduled for a [...]

THERA-SSAGE would like to offer any veteran of the US military returning from a war zone a free massage as our way of saying “Thank you” for your service. All you have to do is call us for an appointment. This is available on an appointment basis only; we regret that we usually cannot accommodate [...]

Are you aware that more than 1000 research studies have been published pertaining to massage therapy? It’s true! One of the more exciting recent studies appeared recently in the July issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. A Comparison of the Effects of 2 Types of Massage and Usual Care on Chronic Low Back Pain: [...]