Why Ashiatsu Massage is the best massage in Portland!

Deep Tissue Without Discomfort

Gravity enables Ashiatsu therapists to deliver up to 3x deeper pressure than with traditional hands-on treatments.  Utilizing bodyweight and the foot as a massage tool provides broad, consistent pressure that creates structural changes throughout the body.   As a result, the client will have the same extra range of motion and decrease in chronic tension relief without having to endure painful strokes.

Elongates Muscle and Detoxifies

Many Ashiatsu strokes help to elongate the spine.  These movements dramatically stretch shortened muscles, which help in relieving pain and discomfort.  These long fluid strokes also help flush the body’s lymphatic system, which releases metabolic waste at a very high rate.  We recommend drinking plenty of water before and after a treatment to help with the detoxification process.

Frees Up Bundled Nerves

Movements along the para spinals and the lumbar region can relieve muscle spasms and open the intervertebral foramen (where the spinal nerves pass through).  It will give the nerves more space as well as increase circulation by bringing more freshly oxygenated blood to the area being treated.

Improves Posture and Decreases Pain

After only a few treatments, Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage has been known to improve posture and range of motion.  It will significantly reduce or eliminate chronic muscle pain, and improve bodily functions, which will create a higher sense of balance and wellbeing within the body.  Typically, one treatment a week for upwards to six weeks will produce these kinds of results.