MASSAGE

for

SENIORS

Massage ($65/hr.)

Avenues for Health provides therapeutic massage and nurturing touch for seniors and persons with special needs including:

Post-Polio Syndrome Stroke

Muscular Dystrophy ALS

Multiple Sclerosis Cerebral Palsy

Head Trauma Cancer, etc.

Vickie has worked with seniors and persons with special needs for over 7 years
(she was also a nurses' aid at a senior care home in Minnesota, and was a certified medication manager for 3 years at a group home in Ames.)

Vickie has given a wellness presentation to the Heartland Senior Services staff and has also been at their annual Health/Fitness Day for Seniors for two years giving free therapeutic massages to attendees and visitors.

We can help you with:

Arthritis pain

Neuropathy

Joint pain

Restless Leg Syndrome

Muscle tightness and pain

Vickie provides a very nurturing and compassionate touch. She can even come to your house! She is 53 years old and has experienced back and neck trauma herself and has close relatives with diabetes, arthritis, heart problems, and Alzheimer's. Click below for more information:

www.ncbtmb.com/press_releases/benefits_seniors.html

www.massagetherapy101.com/massage-techniques/massage-therapy-for-seniors.aspx

Nurturing Touch is a special therapy for those with chronic illness, extreme pain, and terminal conditions. When someone is dealing with severe health issues, fear and anxiety can be detrimental to the well-being of the individual and their state of mind. High stress and depression can be eased by nurturing touch. With this therapy, the client is fully clothed--either sitting or laying down.

We can even work on someone in a wheel chair. Nurturing touch can be done at our relaxing office or in the comfort of your home. The goal of this therapy is to provide physical and mental relaxation through calming of the central nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves throughout the body.

Vickie also spends many hours in central Iowa volunteering her time, expertise, and gift certificates for seniors and adults with special needs including fundraising activities such as:

Relay for Life (past 3 years) www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=128837

Bickford Cottage Health Fair (past 2 years) www.bickfordcottage.com

Heartland Senior Services Health/Fitness Day (past 2 years) heartlandseniorservices.com

Here are some resources you may be interested in reviewing:

(just click on resource name to be taken directly to the website)

National Council on Aging www.ncoa.org

The Disability Resources www.disabilityresource.com

AARP (American Association for Retired Persons) www.aarp.org

Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org

Medical Alarms www.americanmedicalalarms

Scooters www.hoveround.com

Access America for Seniors www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml