LooyenWork
Deep Tissue Massage without the Pain

LooyenWork, also called Looyen Work is a gentle form of deep tissue massage that combines aspects of Rolfing, postural intergration and Aston Patterning. This therapy can be used on its own or combined with other forms of deep tissue therapy.

This type of massage was created by Ted Looyen in the 1980s. After suffering from an injury, Looyen recieved physical therapy to treat the injury, but didn't like that fact that the deep tissue massage he was given during therapy hurt. He became determined to invent a type of body work that could treat deep underlying layers of muscle tissue without pain. One of Looyen's core beliefs is "Pain does not heal pain."

As he developed the therapy, he found that people could benefit emotionally from it also. He started weaving psychotherapy in with the massage to help his clients get both physical and emotional relief from pain.

This therapy can be used to treat physcial problems like back pain and neck pain and emotional difficulties like anxiety, depression, and even drug addiction.

It's important to find a therapist that you feel comfortable working with. Some therapists will use only Looyen massage when working with you and others will combine it with other therapies. You will get the best result from working with a therapist you feel absolutely comfortable with. You may need to visit a few different therapists to find the right one.