Community Recommendations

Community Recommendations

There are times when massage is the right place to start. There are also times when the best care comes from a small team of practitioners, each bringing a different skill to the same person’s healing.

After 22 years of practice in NW Portland, I have come to value trusted referral relationships. The practitioners listed here are people I feel comfortable recommending when a client may benefit from care beyond massage, or when another perspective would support the work we are doing together.

This list is not meant to be overwhelming. It is simply a place to begin.

Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care can be a helpful complement to therapeutic massage, especially when joint restriction, spinal alignment, or movement patterns are contributing to pain.

Massage and chiropractic care often support each other well. Massage addresses the muscle, fascia, and nervous system patterns around an area. Chiropractic care may help with joint mobility and alignment. For some clients, using both approaches creates more lasting relief than either one alone.

Recommended practitioner:
Sol Chiropractic - Where soul meets body
https://www.solchiropracticpdx.com/

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy may be especially useful when pain is connected to weakness, instability, injury recovery, surgery recovery, or a movement pattern that needs specific retraining.

Massage can help reduce guarding and improve comfort. Physical therapy can help rebuild strength, function, and confidence in movement. When the two work together, clients often have more support both on and off the table.

Recommended practitioner:
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Acupuncture

Acupuncture can be a meaningful addition for clients dealing with pain, stress, sleep difficulty, headaches, hormonal transitions, or nervous system patterns that need a different kind of support.

Some clients find that acupuncture and massage together help their body settle more completely. The approaches are different, but they can meet the same person from complementary directions.

Recommended practitioner:
[Partner Name]
[Clinic Name]
[Brief description]
[Website or booking link]

Mental Health and Somatic Support

The body often carries stress, grief, trauma, and long-term nervous system activation. Massage can support the body directly, but it is not a substitute for mental health care.

For clients whose pain or tension is connected with anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, or life transitions, working with a therapist or somatic practitioner may be an important part of care.

Recommended practitioner:
[Partner Name]
[Practice Name]
[Brief description]
[Website or booking link]

Pregnancy and Postpartum Support

Pregnancy and postpartum recovery can ask a lot of the body. Prenatal massage can help with muscular tension, low back discomfort, hip pain, and the physical strain of pregnancy, but there are times when a client may also benefit from additional support.

This may include pelvic floor physical therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, lactation support, birth support, or mental health care.

Recommended practitioner:
[Partner Name]
[Clinic or Practice Name]
[Brief description]
[Website or booking link]

Auto Accident and Injury Recovery Support

Motor vehicle accident recovery often involves more than one layer. Massage can help with soft tissue injury, whiplash patterns, muscle guarding, fascial restriction, and the nervous system activation that can follow a collision.

Some clients also need chiropractic care, physical therapy, medical evaluation, imaging, legal support, or help navigating an insurance claim. When that is the case, I am glad to point clients toward trusted local resources.

Recommended practitioner or resource:
[Partner Name]
[Clinic, Practice, or Firm Name]
[Brief description]
[Website or booking link]

A Note About Referrals

These recommendations are offered as a starting point, not a guarantee that any one practitioner will be the right fit for every person.

I encourage clients to ask questions, listen to their own comfort level, and choose the care that feels appropriate for their body, situation, and goals.

If you are an existing client and are not sure what kind of support makes sense, we can discuss it before or after your session. Sometimes the next right step is more massage. Sometimes it is another kind of care. Often, the most useful answer is the honest one.