Hycroft’s newest (RMT) Registered Massage Therapist is Demis Cabrele, a graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy 3000-hour RMT program.   Demis believes that massage therapy facilitates the body’s natural healing process. Incorporating modalities such as myofascial release, trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage and stretching, Demis is able to create a treatment pl ...

Stretch of the Day: The Cat-Stretch Stretch! Cats & Dogs do this stretch all the time. They must know something. This stretch has two components. 1) kneel on all 4’s with your hands shoulder width apart and close to your knees. Now tilt your pelvis to your belly by contracting your abdominal muscles and lower spine reaching for the sky. Hold for 15-seconds. 2) still in the kneeling posit ...

Pinched Nerve - describes a type of  injury to a nerve or set of nerves. The injury may result from compression, constriction, or stretching. Symptoms include numbness, "pins and needles" or burning sensations, and pain radiating outward from the injured area. One of the most common examples of a single compressed nerve is the feeling of having a foot or hand "fall asleep." Otherwise, pain ...

Swedish Massage is a relaxing and flowing massage that focuses on the superficial muscles, helping to increase the flow of oxygen in the blood and release toxins from the muscles. The five basic strokes of a Swedish massage are effleurage (sliding or gliding), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (rhythmic tapping), friction (cross fiber) and vibration/shaking. All strokes must travel towards ...

Registered Massage Therapy Services in Vancouver Deep Tissue Massage RMT Massage Therapists at Hycroft Chiropractic & Massage offer a variety of styles of massage techniques including "Deep Tissue Massage". Deep Tissue massage is designed to relieve severe tension in the muscle and the connective tissue or fascia. This type of massage focuses on the muscles located below the surface of the ...

If you've been in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and are filing an icbc claim in British Columbia you are entitled to the best healthcare available to treat the aches & pains you are experiencing. This holds true even months & sometimes years after the motor vehicle accident. Whiplash, Neck Pain, Headaches, Back Pain, Shoulder, Rib, Arm & Leg Pain, General Aches, Chronic Recurrent Pain & Dis ...

Welcome to The Stretch of the Day Series, brought to you by Hycroft Chiropractic & Massage in Vancouver & Dr. Michael Horowitz. Each session is intended to provide you a Stretch of the Day, one of Dr. Michael’s favourite stretches, helping you release stress & tension from the most commonly stored spots in the body. Stretching is an important component of Spinal Hygiene.  Along with regula ...

Welcome to the concept of Spinal Hygiene brought to you by Hycroft Chiropractic & Massage in Vancouver. Spinal hygiene is similiar to the familiar dental hygiene concept that our society puts so much emphasis on but relates to how we take care of our spine throughout our lifestime.Spinal Hygiene is made up of 3 components: Regular Physical Exercise is like brushing Requent Stretching is l ...

A variety of elbow pain type symptoms present to our office  here in Vancouver each week. Chiropractors are often known as spine focused practitioners however soft tissue injuries of various extremety joints such as the elbow are within the domain of our treatment ability. Elbow Pain often result from faulty  joint mechanics due to the accumulation of stress & tension around th ...

A variety of wrist & hand pain type symptoms present to our office here in Vancouver. Chiropractors are often known as spine focused practitioners however soft tissue injuries of various extremety joints such as the wrist and hand are within the domain of our treatment ability.Wrist & Hand Pain often result from faulty  joint mechanics due to the accumulation of stress & tension. Th ...