I don't know why it has taken me so long to put up a review about Moderne, I love this place!!! I see the massage therapist Deanne, they all call her Dee, and I cannot say enough nice things about her!! I recommend her massage to everyone I know. The whole experience at Moderne is always wonderful. When I call they always find a way to make me a convenient appointment for me, once when I was having a really rough and busy week they stayed open a little late just so I could have my hour massage. When I walk in, im greeted like an old friend by every staff member there. They take my coat, offer me tea or coffee, and sometimes they have yummy snacks put out for everyone. I always feel welcomed and appreciated there. Deanne is just phenominal, I originally saw her for a full body swedish massage. She brought me into the room and talked about my medical history with me. She explained that swedish massage would be excellent for my high stress levels and blood pressure, but that because of my previous injuries, all the areas id circled on the diagram showing where my pain and tension was, and how it was affecting my posture she thought a different massage would be better for me. She told me she would use light-medium pressure swedish massage on my limbs to encourage better circulation and give me the full body massage experience, but that she would spend most of the hour on my neck shoulders back and lower back using deeper strokes from integrated deep tissue massage. She always tells me that if I need more or less pressure just to tell her and when I very rarely do have to ask for a change she always does. She also asks me every visit if anything has changed, and where id like her to spend the most time. Even if I dont tell her though she always finds where the problems are. The room is always warm, and the table is heated. She has also turned the heat in the room way up for me, and explains that massage lowers blood pressure and thats why I can still feel cold in a heated room on a heated table with two thick blankets on me. She always makes me feel very calm and comfortable with her. After my first massage she gave me a copy of my treatment plan that said what I had complained of on my paperwork, where she found knots and what she did to them, what I should do at home after a massage, and how often I should see her to meet our goals. She said that if money was an issue for how often I needed massage (once every two weeks for 8 weeks to start, then we'd reevaluate) they could offer me a massage package for the four 60 min treatments at a discounted rate because the important thing was for me to feel better. She encouraged me to share the treatment plan with my dr and chiropractor to see if they had any input. No massage therapist has done all this for me before. So I researched it and found that the benefits of getting a massage twice a month were exactly what she said so I purchased the package and I'm soo glad I did!!! I now repurchase the package every time I run out, even though she told me after the 8 weeks that it seemed like once a month would still be beneficial now. I'm hooked now though, I look forward to seeing her too much to wait a whole month. My posture has definitely improved, I am way less stressed, my constant tension and pain faded away, and I'm just a happier person now. Shes also talked to me about meditation and recommended some excellent self help books during the massages where I felt talkative. She always plays really relaxing music, and has told me I can bring in my own appropriate Cd if I want to. I havent tried the custom aromatherapy massage yet, but just the regular oil always smells amazing. Go see her, you will never regret it!! I also saw a sign the last time that said new clients in each department get 50% off their first service this month, so I m excited to try other services too! Their clients always look beautiful and are always grinning!! I hope everyone finds this helpful! read more
