Wellness solutions for everybody returning from injury

We are excited to provide a unique program with wellness solutions for every person imaginable. Whether you just like massage, you want a spa-like experience, you need great bodywork or you just need somewhere private to rejuvenate and escape from life, we have it all. In a covid-safe envionment, you can book 60 minute Hands-free Recovery sessions or a 2.5 hour treatment with us. The particular treatments we have created are updated for 2020 and come from years of work in another heat therapy spa setting, where clients see amazing results from the entire massage treatment.

Our wellness solutions for you may incorporate the following technologies and components.

HigherDOSE Infrared Sauna

HigherDOSE Infrared Sauna to help increase flush the lymphatic, cardiovascular and respiratory system, heat therapy that is a “weighted blanket sleeping bag that warms up – like you’re a burrito” said one client, Anselmo G., who enjoys the Sauna SportStretch Sauna massage treatment the most. The body benefits from the additional time in the Infrared Sauna, especially when each time comes with aromatherapy and a little scalp massage.

VBX Wellness machine

Dr. Dave’s office offers this great amenity for creating vibration and movement for the lower limbs. With connection from heel to hip, you can control how, where and how much this machine can circulate blood from your legs back to your heart.

NormaTec Compression Leg Sleeves

These leg sleeves may be worn on the table, SportStretch mat or in a comfy chair. If you are a student-athlete competing in high school or collegiate sports, these NormaTec compression leg sleeves will help alleviate many aches and pains in your feet, calves, knees, quads and hamstrings. You’ll want to buy yourself a pair, and you can. But, since you can’t get bodywork like this anywhere else, call ahead and schedule a treatment that includes the leg sleeves, booking at least 48 hours ahead, please.

SportStretch

SportStretch is a total package of benefits, combination of sports and thai-massage, PNF stretching, range of motion and momentum, stretch and massage unlike the others. This type of session is clothed in athletic attire. Combinations with 60 or 90 minute SportStretch sessions include Infrared Sauna and/or NormaTec Compression Leg Sleeves.

Neuro-muscular and myofascial structural massage alleviating tension throughout the body

Massage is a general term for someone to get a relaxing hands-on treatment. While we can perform that type of session, if the client desires, we also perform neuro-muscular and myofascial structural bodywork, aligning the muscles along the spinal column and alleviating any tensions that might be connected, literally from head to toe.

Cranial-sacral sessions

A fully clothed session, this is a non-invasive type of hands-on treatment where the client rests on the table and the therapist works along the structures of the cranium and sacrum, hips and incorporates aromatherapy and introducing breathing techniques for deep relaxation. This type of session is great for seniors who might be recovering or suffering through low back, hip or neck pains.

Hi friends,

I have a client who has been coming to me since August 2020 or so, when I started working at Shapiro Family Chiropractic office, 2121 S. Oneida St., suite #420, Denver, CO 80224. Since I have thought a lot about how I wanted to work in my own space, it is awesome to have this type of relationship with a client in such a short time of working within Dr. David Shapiro office. I feel we are very much inline with our work and I can not thank him enough for the opportunity of workspace for SMART Bodywork.

I asked this client for a review and she wrote this for me. While she chooses to be an anonymous author, my client should know I greatly appreciate her words and sentiment for my work.

Review for Brian Keene, LMT, of SMART Bodywork® Massage Services in Denver, CO CO #0021273 FL #MA94771

“I came to know Brian through Dr. David Shaprio’s chiropractic office. Brian has always provided an outstanding client service experience. From booking, to payment, to adhering to a high standard of safety protocols, Brian has helped me tremendously. He has helped me address many areas including releasing chronic tension, increasing body awareness, and gaining flexibility and mobility. Brian’s approach to massage therapy is nuanced, dynamic, and highly individualized. He uses many different techniques and styles to provide an extraordinary experience. He incorporates mindfulness techniques like aromatherapy along with sports medicine techniques like infrared saunas to provide a therapeutic massage beyond comparison. He is a gold star professional and someone I deeply admire and respect. My body, mind, and spirit all benefit from our sessions together.”

– Anonymous, Author Not Brian 01/05/2021

I must preface with this client testimonial is from Dr. David Shapiro, chiropractor from where my office is located. That said, this testimony is not fabricated or exaggerated by any means. This review came after not training for a while and after his “virtual” Denver Turkey Trot 2020 around Wash Park.

Infrared Sauna and SportStretch Client Testimonial

“My son and I were about to run a 4 mile turkey trot run. I hadn’t been running so didn’t feel very confident. I saw Brian the day before for a Athletic stretching session and infra red sauna. I ended up running 5 miles, I was able to keep up with my son and felt surprisingly good afterwards. Whether it’s to manage the stress of repetitive motion or to improve athletic performance, Brian does great work.” – Dr. David Shapiro

3 Tips To Achieving Massage Jello Sensation For Your Clients

The first thing is a relaxing environment. If you work in a spa environment, you share the team created environment. Keep the peace so you can have the best possible camaraderie among your fellow staffers. After all, they are some of your best referral sources!

For the 1,000s of massage solo-artists, focus on creating the function of your independent space as you see fit for your massage therapy skills and then the relaxing aspects will become settled. Once you have the environment you need to move forward in business, do it! Curate a few simple marketing materials and don’t look back.

The 2nd thing is breathing guidance with the client following along. Breathing is a tool best utilized in conjunction with aromatherapy. Guide the client in taking a deep breath in, focus on a full inhale through your nose, try to feel your breath go all the way to your feet and then make a very slow exhale back through your mouth. Utilizing some aromatherapy during the breathing guidance at the beginning of the session definitely go a long way to enhance the muscular release and overall stress relief at the end of the session.

The 3rd thing is pressure + movement. Massage therapists are able to tork, fulcrum and ax at a human body in order to help it alleviate muscular ailments.

One of the greatest things about SMART Bodywork® is that’s exactly what we do. With a combination of these tools, our pressure and movement combinations are highly specific to the area of body we are working on. This helps the client tension ease away with increased mobility and sometimes even makes them feel like Massage Jello feeling.

by Brian Keene LMT

If you’re an independent mobile massage therapist, make sure to implement these 3 simple covid safety tips for your clients’ safety.

Communicate With Your Clients

Make sure you speak or text with your client the day prior to the session. Should any sickness or uneasiness about the clients’ safety come up, do not hesitate to allow the client to cancel. You might miss the income now but better to not risk your future for small cash gains. Communicate to ensure your clients comfortable with the appointment time and session length and make sure they know your price (and whether it includes or doesn’t include tips).

Perfect Your Scheduling Tool Settings

Have your calendar with you at the end of each session and mark your scheduling calendars with time off for self-care – don’t let that stuff add up on you. When you’re busy with life resposibility, those need to be prioritized.

How do you respond when a client books when you’re not available? What happens if you get double booked?

Try to perfect the settings in your scheduling tool so you can project growth even during a pandemic. This will create more demand and we all know getting clients to book in advance can be a challenge sometimes. This will make it much easier for you and them.

Focus On Your Nutrition, Vitamins, Exercise & Self-Care…

Right now, while times are a little tough, let’s all work together on these things.

Seek out an expert in nutrition and vitamin deficiencies. Find out where you can improve your wellness through nutritional habits. Find an accountability partner to work out with on Zoom or Google Duo if a class isn’t something you do. Create a regimen of nutrition with massage therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and exercise as additional inputs for boosting your immune system and fully engaging your respiratory and cardiovascular systems to help you on your path to feeling like your best self again.