Joshua Oliphant Therapeutic Massage

Specialties

Like all massage therapists, my goal is to help all my clients feel better. But what does this mean exactly? This can mean help recovering from a recent injury, old aches and pains, maintaining athletic performance. Perhaps you have chronic headaches, and you would really like to not have them anymore. And don’t forget how important it is to deal with your stress, which contributes to so many issues that crop up in the body.

I also believe that it is important to educate my clients. I would like them to leave with a greater understanding of how their body works, and how to better take care of themselves when they are not in my office.

People are often surprised to discover the different issues that massage therapy can help to address. If you are unsure, don’t hesitate to ask.

History

Established in 2010.

I have been a massage practitioner since the beginning of 2008, I started my private practice on Capitol Hill in the summer of 2010 and have been enjoying it very much since.

Meet the Business Owner

Joshua O.

Business Owner

This is an excerpt from a post I wrote on my website recently about my massage philosophy:

It has been 6 years since I became a massage therapist, and my massage philosophy has grown quite a lot. I prefer a massage to focus on deeper physical issues, but my favorite aspects of receiving massage are still the most relaxing and nurturing: feet, hands, neck, and scalp massage. The massages I give are typically deep tissue and targeted towards injury recovery and pain relief, but I believe incorporating nurturing and relaxing modalities is important, too. Now, I believe that Swedish massage is great for preparing tense tissues and your mind for deeper work. It’s painful and even counter-​productive to simply «dive into cold tissue» without preparing the muscles to relax. I like to take the time to ease in to my client’s muscles, and I am rewarded with more effective treatments and my clients feel better, long lasting results.