Massage Therapy, Downtown Seattle

Next Couples Massage Class is Sunday, Sept. 14, 2:00-5:00 pm.

Therapeutic licensed massage in downtown Seattle, WA, offering many of the benefits of massage:

pain management
injury treatment
wellness and health maintenance
stress management
relaxation
body awareness

Wellness Massage

In my wellness massage practice, I help clients relax, manage stress, maintain their health, and improve their body awareness using a variety of therapeutic massage techniques, including:

Swedish massage
deep tissue massage
sports massage
craniosacral
hydrotherapy

"Larry has a great awareness of the body and really understands how to promote healing within it. Great massage therapist who I refer my training clients to regularly."
Eric W.
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Medical Massage

In my medical massage practice, I help patients in their recovery from injuries sustained in auto accidents, on the job or playing sports. I also do other medically prescribed massage, using a variety of clinical and orthopedic massage techniques, including:

orthopedic massage
Swedish massage
deep tissue massage
myofascial release and other myofascial treatments
neuromuscular ("trigger point") technique (NMT)
muscle energy technique (MET) and similar methods
myoskeletal alignment technique (MAT)
hydrotherapy

"Larry did an amazing job at making me feel comfortable and relaxed at each session. He helped me get back to a normal routine after my accident."
Kellie B.
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I am well-versed in the administrative side of medical massage, including insurance billing and dealing with the legal and other aspects of personal injury (PIP) cases.

Insurance Billing

I bill most insurance companies, and I am a preferred provider for the following managed care organizations and health plans:

Aetna
Alternare
American Whole Health
Cigna
CorVel
First Choice Health Network (1st Choice)
Great-West Healthcare (as of 4/1/08)
Lifewise
Premera Blue Cross
Premera Dimensions
Premera FEP
Premera Health Plus
Premera MSC
Uniform Medical Plan
Washington State Labor & Industries (L&I)

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Couples Massage

The next couples massage class will be offered September 14. For more info, or to register for the next class, please e-mail me or call 206-624-6255.

Qualifications

My professional qualifications ensure that you get outstanding massage care.

ten years of professional massage experience
national certification (NCBTMB)
certification in orthopedic massage (Jame's Waslaski's Center for Pain Management)
active membership and participation in several professional organizations
more than 1,900 hours of massage education and training and a strong commitment to lifelong learning
a professional and personable demeanor
strong, soft, warm hands

I am a graduate of the Brian Utting School of Massage (a rigorous 1,000-hour+ (1,000 instructional hours plus 300 audited outside practice hours) professional licensing program), a professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), and nationally certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). Over the past ten years, I have completed over 600 hours of continuing education, and I study bodywork and anatomy and physiology on my own every day. I am currently focusing on further developing my orthopedic massage skills. I also publish Bodywork U, a directory of massage continuing education classes and massage school programs.

For more on my massage background, please see my resume.

Other Interests

There are several pages on this site about African drum and dance and other personal interests, as well as info about my long-standing professional networking group for independent professionals, The Fremont Noodle House Group. I have done a lot of web development and dot-com management, so you'll also find some internet stuff here.