The Science of Massage

Manual therapies benefit health and wellness through a known scientific and medicinal process called mechanotransduction, which simply means that a physical stimulus triggers a regulatory biochemical change that may improve wellness, and often dramatically so. Pressure, stretch, shear, and micro-vibrations are all examples of physical stimuli that, in the correct nuanced manner and range, generate positive and health-promoting changes within. Scientific knowledge about how these changes improve the lives of individuals is growing, but is still in the infancy stages as regards to clinical practice and the mainstream. Yet, science is quickly catching up and maturing regarding the wonderful and safer benefits of manual therapies. And, the new focus of manual therapies is not muscles, but fascia aka connective tissue!

Remarkable Fascia!

Fall In Love with Fascia!

As outlandish as it sounds, when we feel hurt, frustrated, or traumatized - or even fall in love - the fasciae are affected!
​The nerves that come from the stress part of the nervous system in our brain end in the fascia.
When emotional stress or trauma is chronic, it directly impacts the nerve endings in the fascia.
When other factors exist, like muscle tension, dehydration, and inflammation,
those same fascial nerves report back to the brain causing chronic pain syndromes.
This is why mindfulness techniques combined with bodywork therapies work so well: They calm our stressed out nervous system from both ends - while improving the health of the fasciae. This is also why we feel so physically wonderful when we fall in love! Good, old-fashioned love changes biochemistry to promote relaxation and self-healing.
​As fascia clinicians know, and neuroscience, fascia research, and other medical and science disciplines are learning, when we love and respect our fasciae and each other, we reduce stress and pain, and improve health for ourselves and others.

Setting The Record Straight

Muscles took the stage, credit, and blame for too long. It is time to set the record straight: Fascia-focused bodywork combined with nerve-soothing vibrational therapy is the best method for facilitating a healthier you. This is what Paula's Body Shop focuses on, and this is why her clients get the fastest, longest-lasting, and often permanent results.​

Cannot Be Explained - Only Experienced

Whatever the issues in your tissues
Find and fix them up at the root
​As quickly as possible
For the longest relief possible
​At Paula's Body Shop