About Pain Away Massage
Welcome
Svetlana Douvidzon, is a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT), and is in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. Svetlana believes that massage therapy can help patients minimize pain, increase mobility and help clients achieve better health.
Located in Vaughan, Ontario, pursuing her passion to help people, Svetlana graduated from the Royal Canadian College of massage therapy.
Svetlana has extensive experience in massage therapy and has treated a range of ailments from, anxiety/depression, sports-related injuries to postural imbalances and chronic conditions as well as specific injuries including sprains, strains, tendonitis, headaches, low back or neck spasms. Svetlana’s massage treatments use a combination of myofascial release, deep tissue, trigger point release, neuromuscular techniques, sports techniques and traditional Swedish massage. She has completed continuing education courses in deep tissue massage, face along with cellulite (fat) reduction massage. Svetlana can speak English in addition to Russian and Hebrew.
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Question
Massage therapy is a well-established practice in which parts of the body that are under constant pressure such as joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons and connective tissue are manipulated. Massage therapy helps soothe, help and even improve the soft-tissue aches and pains related to every day and employment stresses, the overuse of muscles in addition to chronic pain conditions. After accidents involving injury and trauma, the early use of massage therapy can help alleviate and significantly diminish the development of agonizing discomfort which may affect you later in life. Massage therapy is a crucial step in healing after injuries and traumas as it helps the person in the future to avoid pain in the area which was damaged as well helps reduce the pain quickly right after the injury was sustained. That being said, you do not need to be injured to experience the wonders of massage therapy. If you are stressed, anxious or perhaps even sore, massage therapy can and will relieve any uncomfortable symptoms you may be experiencing, allowing you to experience life to the fullest without the annoyance of any pain.
Massage therapy is lucrative and rewarding to anyone who wishes to get rid of painful physical symptoms related to various issues from injury, trauma, and even anxiety/depression. You will find that the incredible benefits of massage therapy will help you no matter what age or condition you are in. Massage therapy is used to help achieve relief from debilitating problems such as headaches and migraines, back pain, repetitive strain injury, respiratory and circulatory problems, pregnancy and labour pains, inflammatory conditions including arthritis as well as tendonitis, stress, post-surgery and post-injury discomfort, spasms, strains, sprains and much more.
Massage therapy is an extremely serious practice and is heavily regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) making massage therapy a Regulated Health Profession. Only those who have successfully achieved and finished the requisite training and have fulfilled the rigorous competency requirements of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) can begin working as a classified and registered massage therapist. When you are searching for massage therapy, make sure to seek an individual who uses the titles of “Massage Therapist” or “Registered Massage Therapist” as well as inquire to see their registration with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) make sure you are getting the best possible service available.
Kindly arrive for your treatment no sooner than 15 minutes.
Upon your first visit to Pain Away Massage, you will complete a confidential and private health history as part of your necessary assessment for your treatment to come. Your health history is vital as Svetlana needs to know if you have any existing medical conditions and if you are currently taking any medications. After the completion of your health history, Svetlana will ask you about your concerns and what has been troubling you and further assess your individual needs as well as other miscellaneous factors that may be a factor in the issues you are facing such as your lifestyle, nutritional status and more. All of this extensive information is required to guarantee that you are receiving the most fitting and favourable treatment to help you alleviate your concerns whether it be a painful injury or stress which prevents you from enjoying your normal activities in your life.
Absolutely not. The comfort level of any client is detrimental to registered massage therapists everywhere around the world. At Pain Away Massage, treatment will be provided to you no matter what you decide to wear. Massage therapists are extensively trained in acceptable and proper draping procedures to guarantee that your privacy and comfort-level is never breached throughout your treatment. For the utmost effective treatment, the client must be comfortable as well as be able to relax and that begins with what you are wearing. Your consent will be asked before the beginning of the treatment. If you are in any way feeling embarrassed, awkward or even uncomfortable concerning the treatment itself, draping or the pain you are experiencing, please let Svetlana know immediately and she will gladly assist you in ways that make you feel comfortable instead.
No, at Pain Away Massage, the treatment of our clients are completed on an individual basis. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
Our clients at Pain Away Massage book their appointments based on the time in which they are available and on which treatment they wish to get. As the time of our clients is greatly valued, if you fail to provide us with at least a 24 hours notice of rescheduling or cancellation, then we omit the opportunity to reach to other clients who are interested in setting an appointment at Pain Away Massage. At Pain Away Massage we require 24 hours notice of cancellation or rescheduling or you will be charged the full treatment price.
Massage therapy is not covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) even if the treatment has been sought out by a physician. Most of the extended health insurance plans cover massage therapy treatments if provided by a registered massage therapist, which Svetlana is! Please do in advance consult your extended health benefits plan to find out more if your insurance plan covers massage therapy.