45 Newbury Street
Suite # 208
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 735-5583
Beacon Massage
How may we help you?
Your Initial Assessment
Your therapist will discuss with you their findings of the initial assessmet, evaluation. & treatment. Massage Therapists are soft tissue experts and will use the first few minutes of the session introducing their touch to your body. They will keenly assess and evaluate your body structure for distortions and dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system, such as tension and injuries. Once they’ve finished the evaluation, they will proceed to the treatment part of your session with the purpose of short term (the first treatment) and long term (successive treatments) goals correct and satisfy.
What To Expect On Your First Visit
To some, massage is a new and unknown treatment, without the slightest understanding of what to expect. To others, massage carries the old, negative connotation of sexual services. And to those that have had and are receiving proper treatment, know exactly what to expect. In fact, the more familiar you become to massage, the level of expectation climbs.
Beacon Massage adheres to and maintains high standards of service and professionalism. Our highly qualified license massage therapists provide a neat, safe and tranquil treatment environment with the upmost respect to privacy and personal space.
We share the suite with the highly regarded ELEMENT Acupuncture & Wellness. If you have never been to Beacon Massage, it is recommended that you arrive ten to fifteen minutes early for your session, as you will be required to fill out a health history form and discuss briefly what ailments you may have and what you hope to get out of your session. By arriving early, you can maximize the time on the massage table in lieu of cutting into your massage time by completing the health history form and intake interview.
After the completion of the health history form and intake interview, the therapist will lead you to the treatment room that is enhanced for your comfort. The therapist will then leave the room to allow the privacy for you to disrobe, settle onto the treatment table under the drapes.
While most disrobe completely for treatment, the level of your comfort ultimately determines what is disrobed and what is kept on. Undergarments such as underwear or bras are often left on, however, therapeutic work on the region of the back will be limited if a bra or upper-support garment is left on. Additionally, massage on muscles in and around the hips including the glutes will be limited as well. Remember, at all times the client will be draped, except for the contained section being worked on.
Maintaining appropriate boundaries between the client and therapist is the responsibility of the therapist and will always be adhered to. Actions such as massaging under the draping, touching areas of sensitivity such as the groin and breast tissue is absolutely forbidden. At anytime you feel uncomfortable or something is not proper, alert the therapist immediately. Part of our job is to make you feel comfortable, safe and will use all of our resources at our disposal to do so. Additionally for your enjoyment, soothing music will be provided. When the session ends, the therapist will leave the room, allow you to dress and consult with you on several topics. First of which will be the therapists initial assessment and review of the first treatment.
Subsequent Visits
After your first session, the therapist treating you will create an Individual Treatment Plan (ITP):
An ITP is a strategic outline designed to track therapeutic activity with the purpose of obtaining measurable progress in order to maximize the benefits of massage. It will detail what corrective actions we can do as therapists to treat and maintain your wellness, whether it’s treating an injury, aid in training for an event, reducing pain caused by headaches, or other maladies, reducing tension caused by your body’s reaction to stress or a variety of ailments particular to your needs.
After a series of sessions, determined by your therapist, based on the nature and severity of the condition being treated, the therapist will then be able to use an ITP to provide data that shows measured progress.
Measurable progress is equitable proof of the value of services rendered!
Self Care Assignments
Lastly, as part of your ITP, the therapist will give you self care assignments to aid in the rehabilitation and continued betterment of your health between sessions. Some examples of self care assignments include self massage, stretching techniques, using hydrotherapy (warm, cool devices) & activity suggestions, such as increasing water intake and participating in activities that may enhance your treatment.
Sunday: 12PM-5PM
Mon - Fri: 11AM-9PM
Saturday: 11AM-8PM
