Restore Function & Support Wellness
Providing massage in Ellsworth, ME for active people looking to keep moving with less pain through their busy days and through the aging process. Supporting people before and after surgery, including joint repair or replacement, using Advanced Scar Release Therapy®. Also offering Manual Lymphatic Drainage to support immune health, easier body movement, and support for those with lymphedema.
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If you...
- Want to optimize your preparation for and recovery from joint surgery or repair
- Have lymphedema after cancer treatment
- Have stubborn pain patterns you can’t relieve
- Seek bodywork that integrates lymph, nerve, and soft tissue approaches
- Want to improve sports performance using movement
- Have old or new scars that you suspect are impacting you
...then keep reading.
Services & Pricing
Appointments can be booked by calling: 207-460-4147
All pricing is based on time, regardless of what the treatment includes; sessions by appointment only.
Price increase effective Feb 1, 2025.
30 minutes ~ $45
60 minutes ~ $90
90 minutes ~ $135
My apologies but the inflationary squeeze has made itself known.
Please provide 24 hours notice of cancellation or half session fee may be charged. Therefore, I’ll send courtesy reminder 2 days in advance.
No shows on day of service may be charged full amount of session.
As always, never a charge for medical, weather or road conditions cancellations, no matter how late notice.
For health, for performance, for supporting your best self. A blend of bodywork styles to meet the needs of your body each session, typically including:
Massage
What everyone thinks about: soft tissue manipulation using hands or cups with active gliding to improve blood flow, decrease inflammation, and bring attention of the nervous system to an area differently. Mostly moderate pressure with occasional “deep tissue” pressure to address areas remaining after other techniques used.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage
The Vodder technique of Manual Lymphatic Drainage facilitates lymph movement to support the immune system, reduce pain and limited movement, treat lymphedema, and improve recovery from injury and surgery. A relaxing hour of this is great for wellness or deep therapy.
Neural Reset Therapy®
Game Changer! Using single or multiple-muscle movements on your part with resistance or tapping on my part, we change the way your muscles feel and move by changing your nerve patterns. We can impact deep musculature without deep pressure, quickly, without pain. We can impact your sports performance (think squat, golf swing, pitching). We can also impact an injured area by working on its twin on the other side (think cast, sprain, bruise, frozen shoulder, tendonitis). Like I said: Game Changer! Currently only LMT in Maine certified in Neural Reset Therapy®.
Advanced Scar Release Therapy®
Game Changer! Dolphin Microcurrent Point System (MPS) delivers small pulses of DC current (what’s already in our bodies) to promote healing at the cellular level. Scar cells don’t communicate well with other cells, don’t metabolize optimally, and send out a constant low level of “static” to the nervous system. This causes STRESS, contributing to disease, more stress, and slowing down healing. Scars can also torque fascia, causing pain far away from the original scar site. Not your typical TENS unit. First LMT to bring this incredible healing treatment to Maine.
Far Infrared Sauna
Heat and infrared wavelengths penetrate skin, soft tissue, and to the bones to support healing, wellness, and relaxation. Includes Acoustic Resonance Therapy® which is specially choreographed music changed to healing soundwaves to enhance the sauna experience. Promotes faster recovery for athletes, healing from Lyme, detoxification, metabolism boost, and more. Shower available after sauna for massage clients.
I’ve been blown away at the impact of Dolphin MPS treatment of scars. Old scars may look “healed” but they remain altered at a cellular level (for Ph, polarity, and metabolism). This causes stress to the nervous system, tilting it towards the “fight or flight” response, slowing down healing, digestion, and rest. The scar tissue can also mechanically torque fascia, restricting movement and/or causing pain far away from the scar (s). Connecting scar treatment to specific points for lymph, pain, fascial lines, and emotions, can painlessly make significant changes to your body and spirit.
In our bodies, specialized nerve bundles called mechanoreceptors respond to pressure, velocity, vibration, stretch, etc. When receptors detect a change, a signal is sent to the spinal cord and then to the brain.
With Neural Reset Therapy®, I briefly stimulate the receptors in the selected muscle(s) by asking you to hold a position or move softly in certain directions. Or I tap on the muscle(s) to cause receptors to send a special message to the spinal cord. That new message resets the nervous system so the muscle is optimized neurologically. Muscular pain, tightness, or weakness change within seconds.
Manual Lymphatic Drainage uses light pressure to help move lymph around blocks and towards lymph node clusters. Follows a specific sequence to target our natural lymphatic drainage patterns. I’ve been amazed at how helpful this is for so much beyond cancer care support.
Just say yes to heat, music, and wavelengths to support your healing and wellness. You can feel the heat, and maybe the music as it’s changed to soundwaves that pass up through the bench into your body, but that’s only part of the experience. We don’t feel the infrared wavelengths impacting our skin, soft tissue, and even to the bone level, but they are the primary benefit to your sauna time. Due to the wavelengths as primary healer and dry heat, temps from 105-135 are the MOST EFFECTIVE for supporting healing. Dry heat makes it easier for breathing (compared to a steam sauna) for most people. Great to relax tension before a massage so the soft tissue work can be more effective, or as a stand alone treatment for wellness, athletic performance, or Fibromyalgia, arthritis, or Tick-Borne Diseases.
"Wendy did a series of scar release treatments on some major abdominal scars that I have had for at least 20 years. It seems that these scars and adhesions are impacting other areas of my body, specifically my shoulders. I have been using topical pain relieving ointments multiple times daily and taking Tylenol around the clock. Shortly after my third session, I realized I was no longer applying these ointments, taking Tylenol (at all), my range of motion has increased drastically, and the pain I was experiencing during sleep is no longer happening. It is truly a life changing experience. Not only does Wendy offer amazing results, but she also provides a space that is safe and inviting from the moment you arrive. She took the time to check in before every appointment to see how and what changes I noticed/felt in my body, did research before my appointments, and truly shows she cares about her clients. Loving these results!"
"Amazing results even on 15 year old scar tissue. No negative side effects. Does not hurt! Wendy is very professional and caring. I would highly recommend to anyone having trouble to try this out. You won’t be disappointed!"
"I love working with Wendy. She takes great care to tailor the sessions to my individual needs and goals. She listens carefully to my changing physical and mental wellness week to week, then incorporates various techniques and healing modalities in each session. She also introduced me to Essentrics which has been amazing for my joint mobility and strength as I work to get back to long distance running and triathlon. Since I’ve been seeing Wendy regularly, my various aches and pains have improved, and I’ve also learned different ways to take better care of myself at home."
"I had an ugly surgery scar on my ankle that made me very self-conscious. The surrounding area was dark and blotchy looking. After only 1 treatment with Dolphin MPS I was truly amazed at the significant difference it made. It lightened up the area and made the scar less noticeable."
"The use of Scar Release Therapy (SRT) utilizing the Dolphin Units significantly reduces not only the appearance of scars, but the effects scar tissue can have on the rest of the body. Patients can feel the positive results right away with a reduction in pain and over the next week or two, a significant improvement in the scar’s appearance from raised and red to flattened and much less noticeable. Scar tissue is often complex and difficult to treat as it attaches to many of the surrounding tissues and bones and can become worse over time. This technique works well on both old and new scars and addresses the problem in a limited number of sessions. I highly recommend this treatment for anyone that is dealing with the ill effects of scar tissue as it is highly effective with very little discomfort."
"Oh my goodness Wendy, you worked a not so minor miracle. When I left your office last week, I had some immediate relief getting in my car. My left knee was slightly less painful with the twist to get in the vehicle. 24 hrs later I had more significant improvement and as the days went on I have had more and more improvement!!! Yeah!!!!"
"I continue to be truly totally amazed by the changes triggered by your scar treatment. I am realizing I wasn't fully aware of how much pain and discomfort my knee issue was causing. It was just a background sensation I pushed away but I always took ibuprofen before a walk and would still be stiff and sore later. I went through a bottle of arnica every month. My knee was always puffy and warm. It has been almost a month and I haven't used any pain meds since the scar therapy treatment, my knee is no longer swollen, and I think I am continuing to make small improvements in range of motion. I suspect the continued changes in range of motion are due to the fact that I can move more freely and pain free which allows me to push that range with daily activity. Thank you! I forgot what it felt to walk normally! ♥️♥️♥️"
"A month and a half after surgery I was still having trouble with my scar feeling tight and limiting my range of motion. Following my first Dolphin treatment it seemed noticeably more pliable. The second treatment helped to further smooth the scar and I no longer have any issues with movement."
"I wanted to share with you my progress since my session with you. I had PT on Monday, met with you Tuesday, then PT today... she measured both days. I gained a little more than 10 degrees in my range of motion. Thank you, thank you! 💙 J."
"Really impressed with the subtle but significant changes (to 1 session of Dolphin MPS). I'm feeling wider & more open across my chest, more room in my shoulder socket. Vertebrae in neck no longer feel like it will skip back out. Balance continues to be more stable."
"I have been reveling all day in the increased range of motion in my neck. Especially when a) driving and 2) kayaking. THANK YOU!!"
"So this morning I woke up, I can put my arms up over my head, my elbow out to the side raising was still a little touchy, but I would dare say 50% better than yesterday. I worked on my garage project for about 5 hours today and still doing good. Thank you very much."
"I struggled with pain in my left lower back and glute for over a year and a half. Despite trying chiropractic care, yoga, and daily stretching, I only found minimal and temporary relief.... Wendy took the time to listen to my concerns and thoroughly assess my issues. Her extensive knowledge and various techniques made a significant difference.... The combination of Wendy's therapeutic massage skills and the Dolphin MPS treatment has greatly improved my condition."