--"I believe that health is defined as a balance of mind, body and spirit. When one aspect is out of balance, the others are affected. My approach to NON-emergency healthcare is also simple, start with the least invasive therapies and work up. Massage and its related therapies are often enough to treat and prevent non-life threatening conditions in the first place, and restore us to balance when the pendulum swings too far, resulting in stress, illness and pain."
  -John Porter; Milwaukee Journal  Nov. 2009

--My methods vary based upon my client’s conditions, and even those may change for the same client on a visit-by-visit basis. One session may focus on relieving stress, and another time, we may need to prepare that same person for an upcoming event or recover from a recent injury. Even pressure may vary based on the client and their needs at the time, ranging from a very subtle touch (as in Cranio-Sacral or Japanese Acupressure) to Deep-tissue manipulation to correct fascial restrictions such as thickening, shortening, scar tissue, etc.

--Decades of experience in the industry have also given me the opportunity to incorporate other modalities into treatment if needed. In addition, I pride myself with keeping up with current medical trends and patterns in both Western and Eastern medicine.