Embrace wellness - one session at a time
Hi, my name is Maria Luisa Cox. I am a Licensed Message Therapist (License No. 5462) and have been practicing since 2002. I am also a Peak Pilates® Comprehensive Certified Instructor and have taught Pilates since 2012. This Pilates certification requires over 500 hours of training and includes Mat, Reformer, as well as Chair and Barrel.
I use a wide variety of massage therapy techniques including AIS (Active Isolated Stretching), Myofascial Release, Deep Tissue, MET (Muscle Energy Technique), and others that allow me to customize each session to meet each individual's needs.
If you have a sports injury or a repetitive injury, massage can be a beneficial addition to your rehabilitation program. Are you suffering from pain or having a hard time will stress or tension? The massage therapy services that I offer could be the solution you're looking for.
My goal is to help you decrease your pain, recover faster from an injury, improve your performance, and help you to feel your best by providing an effective treatment.
About Massage
Massage is an important tool in improving mental and physical health and is generally considered part of integrative medicine. It is most most frequently a tool for pain relieve and stress reduction.
Massage involves your nervous system, can be used to provide relief from symptoms, helps with pain relief, eases muscle tension, supports wellness and more. Massage therapists use a combination of techniques to help with a wide range of medical conditions.
Massage therapy manipulates the soft tissues of the body, which include muscle, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and skin. It may range from light stroking to deep pressure. The massage therapist varies the amount of pressure and movement.
Some people think that massage must hurt to help, but massage doesn't have to be painful to be effective. A skilled therapist has a vast of toolbox of techniques that can be incorporated based on your needs and these techniques will be modified based on the client's feedback.
About Pilates
Pilates is a method of exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen and balance the body. What distinguishes Pilates from other exercises format with a similar description (like yoga), are the key principles that guide the Pilates exercises.
The key principles are :
⟡ Concentration
⟡ Centering
⟡ Control
⟡ Breathing
⟡ Precision in movement
⟡ Flow of movement
With these principle in mind, specific exercises are constructed to move the spine in all directions to achieve a myriad of Benefits.
MASSAGE
Therapeutic Massage
The session will start with an assessment of the client's current condition. Therapeutic Massage targets the underlying structures of the body that may cause pain and restrictions.
It will help decrease and manage pain, alleviates tension, and increase mobility and function . During the session, a variety of manual therapy modalities will be used such as Muscle Energy Technique, Myofascial Release, positional release, PNF Stretching, Trigger point Therapy, Deep Tissue. These techniques are used to prevent, and reduce injuries throughout the body as well as faster recovery in the event of an injury.
Therapeutic massage helps with headaches, frozen shoulder, TMJ, back pain, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, sport injuries, etc.
$85 / session
PILATES
Private Sessions
Private sessions (one client with one Pilates Instructor) offer an individually tailored workout utilizing the full system of Pilates equipment, including the Reformer, Chair, Cadillac, Mat, Barrels. This variety of Pilates equipment will help strength your body, build up your core, improve flexibility and you are going to have fun doing it!
With Private Sessions you'll have personalized attention, and are tailored to support all of your fitness goals.
$70 / session
Sports Massage
Semi-Private Sessions
It focuses on techniques designed to enhance athletic performance. Post event massage is designed to speed recovery following competition. Helps prevent delayed onset muscle soreness, helps shorten recovery time following exercise.
Pre event massage is administered as part of a regular warm-up routine prior to competition. The massage consists of moderate pressure strokes designed to warm and stretch the tissues.
It incorporates stretching and ROM for recovery for pre or post activity.
$85 / session
Semi-Private sessions (two clients with one Pilates Instructor) offer an individually tailored workout utilizing the full system of Pilates equipment, including the Reformer, Chair, Cadillac, Mat, Barrels. This variety of Pilates equipment will help strength your body, build up your core, improve flexibility and you are going to have fun doing it!
$40 / person
Maintenance Massage
Is the massage protocol to be used on a regular basis to help maintain the health and function of muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Maintenance massage, administered regularly, enables an athlete to train more effectively by preventing potentially serious overuse problems and by maximizing recovery on rest days. Because the athlete recovers more fully, she/can train more consistently and at a higher level, resulting in enhanced performance.
$85 / session
Group Classes
Pilates Mat Classes - A great total body workout! The Pilates Mat is the foundation of the Pilates Method. The Pilates Mat work will improve core strength, trunk stability, flexibility, control, coordination, balance, posture. The classes include balls & props.
Schedule
University Fitness Center
Tuesday 11:30 am
Swedish Massage
Relaxing strokes, given with light to firm pressure. A combination of techniques are used such as effleurage, petrissage, vibration, friction. These techniques are smooth in application, increasing circulation, and lymphatic processes in the tissue.
$85 / session
Deep Tissue Massage
This type of massage uses slow, deep pressure and strokes to target the deeper layers of muscles and connective tissues.
$85 / session
Benefits of Massage
⟡ Lessens pain and muscle tension like back pain, neck pain, headaches and knee pain
⟡ Improves immune function by increasing your body's level of white blood cells
⟡ Can help to relieve constipation
⟡ Decreases joint inflammation
⟡ Reduces stress and anxiety
⟡ Improves sleep
⟡ Improved circulation
⟡ Quicker recovery between workouts
⟡ Massage can also help with scar tissue, nerve pain, postoperative care, fibromyalgia
Assistant in training
Benefits of Pilates
⟡ Developing strength and flexibility
⟡ Improving focus and coordination
⟡ Improving posture and balance
⟡ Increasing lung capacity and circulation
⟡ Improvement in bone density and joint health
⟡ At the end of each Pilates class one should feel invigorated, not exhausted!
⟡ Improvement in bone density and joint health
"Change happens through movement, and movement heals."
~ Joseph Pilates
B. Bishop
“Maria is a fantastic massage therapist. She goes above and beyond for her patients. I usually will co-treat some of my patients with her, if they need more massage technique attention and get great results."
Joyce B.
"Maria helps me achieve my goals and is able to work on particular areas to provide the best solution. I strongly recommend her therapeutic massages. I don't think that you'll be disappointed."
Testimonials
GET IN TOUCH
Tel: (256) 425 - 5023
Email: marialuisacox@yahoo.com
