At Strive Holistic, we put the patient care first and in this blog, we’ll explain why boundaries are important for your patient care, and our safety to continue running our massage therapy clinic effectively.

Many of us unknowingly store energy and pain within our bodies, often due to repeated patterns of inducing long-term stress. This stored energy can have profoundly damaging effects from chronic insomnia and anxiety to depression and even damage to our organs, slowing the body's natural healing processes. Read this blog for 7 tips on how to move energy through your body to allow for self healing and homeostasis.

Should you try a new massage therapist, or stick with the one you’ve been seeing? Both options come with their benefits, and finding the right flow to help you reach your body’s potential is essential in maximizing the advantages of your therapeutic self care practice. Read our blog to find out the benefits of sticking the same RMT or trying someone new.

Advantages of massage therapy for pre and post natal care.

At Strive Holistic, we’re passionate about what we do and all the ways we can help patients live pain free and optimal lives full of potential. Learn more to see what common massage myths need to be debunked.

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Read our blog to discover The Therapeutic Benefits of Pregnancy Massage for Emotional Health & Physical Wellness, delivered by registered massage therapists (who are also certified in pregnancy massage.)

The Many Surprising Benefits Of Abdominal Massage: A Collaborative Blog By A Registered Massage Therapist & Registered Dietitian

Pre-event massage — an underestimated but incredible preparatory and preventative treatment - because after all, a tight muscle is a weak muscle. Read for more.

Percussive therapy is a game-changer with many benefits. This technique is versatile, making it an invaluable and easy-to-use tool for both athletes and everyday folks.

At our local Edmonton massage clinic, we are located inside the Evolve Strength Gym in downtown Edmonton on the 124th street district, where we have access to many amazing amenities - including the showers and steam room. We hope you regularly access this incredible benefit at no additional cost to you pre or post massage. Consider the pre and post sauna benefits in this blog post for maximizing the benefits of your massage.

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 (MET) is a form of manual therapy that has been around since the 1940’s. It uses short, medium effort contractions of a muscle/muscle group, followed by a brief period of relaxation and a subsequent 30-second lengthening phase. In this post, we discuss the benefits of MET techniques used in a massage treatment.

Building a solid rapport of trust with massage therapy clients is essential. In this blog, we feature one of our massage therapists, Tris, who describes the 5 benefits of, and reasons for, building good rapport with massage therapy clients.

For athletes who are partaking in high interval training; we discuss in this blog why massage treatments can help reduce delayed onset muscle soreness and act as a preventative tool for potential injuries & syndromes.

Miranda (the owner)’s personal opinions on 5 characteristics that can make or break a massage therapy treatment.

This blog contains the direct physical benefits with clarity, as well as one surprising indirect and less thought of, but equally powerful benefit to sustained trigger point release with a therapeutic massage ball.

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