Each muscle has an optimal alignment. Muscles are similar to guy wires on a suspension bridge. If one of the guy wires (or muscles) is pushed or pulled in the wrong direction this will lead to tension and/or weakness on the structure, resulting in compensation. This concept is not new to structural engineers but it is new to rehabilitative therapy.

Muscle mal-alignment is commonly caused by an accident or injury, daily tasks that are done on a repetitive basis or through poor posturing habits.

Symptoms of muscle mal-alignment such as pain, achiness, limited range of motion, and numbness, may range from mild to severe.

STAMINA® has identified stabilizing load management muscles™ in 14 regions in the body. When these muscles are optimally aligned it eliminates compensation problems and painful symptoms.

Your STAMINA® Certified Registered Massage Therapist is professionally trained to treat muscular dysfunctions using innovative STAMINA® muscle alignment techniques. This occurs in a continuous massage flow which is therapeutic while at the same time relaxing.

Each session is customized to suit the particular condition or needs of the patient.

STAMINA® first evolved into a full body rehabilitative system, STAMINA® Rehabilitation Therapy that treats muscular and skeletal dysfunction. STAMINA® is a measurable system that uses gold standard muscle testing methods to rate muscle strength and stability. The results are recorded on a performance scale chart from a score of 0-100.

The STAMINA® Rehabilitation therapists noticed a repeated pattern of weakened muscle scores after a patient had been for conventional massage therapy. Through further research it was determined that the direction that tissues were moved had a direct effect on muscle strength and stability.

Due to this discovery, STAMINA® Therapeutic Massage Courses have been developed as post graduate training for registered massage therapists.

Charting Your Progress

STAMINA® has a unique charting system that records the results of muscle performance, strength and stability. This provides not only valuable information for assessment and treatment but becomes a record to verify the effectiveness of treatment.

A STAMINA® Therapeutic Massage session can include up to 36 muscle isolation tests (dependant on the length of the massage and your condition) that are integrated throughout the continuous massage flow.

The muscle testing allows your brain to recognize that a muscle is restored to optimal alignment and once again available. On the post testing compensation patterns and pain signals are reduced or eliminated immediately.

This results in longer lasting and cumulative benefits with STAMINA® Therapeutic Massage.

It has been long thought that we need to “work something out” to get relief from muscle and fascial tension during massage.

This “no pain no gain” approach releases endorphins which can mask a relief, but it is often temporary. Deep tissue work can also cause bruising of the soft tissues.

Any conventional massage (whether deep or light pressure) performed with incorrect direction of the tissues can result in mal-alignment or weakening of the muscles.

To schedule your first appointment please phone our receptionist 403-320-2177 at STAMINA ^® Clinic. She will be pleased to set up your initial appointments.

Once you are registered on our computer system you have the option to schedule with our “user friendly” Online Booking Calendar through our website to make updates to any future appointments. If you are not online or prefer to call in then we’ll set up the appointments or make changes for you.