Thai Yoga Massage & Active Isolated Stretching

The Total Body Stretch is dedicated to helping you make the most of your body for the rest of your life by helping you achieve and maintain the highest levels of flexibility, health and well being.  

Our methods are based on a series of stretches and gentle exercises designed to restore full, natural function to muscles and joints and are of the highest quality. All our treatments are results driven, effective, mindful and tailored to meet your specific needs.

Why The Total Body Stretch

The approach at Total Body Stretch is designed to work on the cause of pain and pain is always a sign of physical dysfunction. Some of the components of  our therapeutic treatments include:

1. Postural assessment - you'll know how you stand literally
2. Specific orthopedic testing to determine the cause of pain, not a temporary fix of your symptoms
3. Reviewed each appointment and modified if needed

Ask yourself, "How does pain and stress limit my life?"

I invite you to notice these facts and research...

• According to the Harvard Business review, an estimated 75-90% of all visits to primary care physicians are the result of illnesses due to stress.
• Continuous muscle contraction without being in proper alignment and balance can complicate matters.
• 95% of all back or neck pain cannot be traced to a diagnosable, medical cause, since muscle spasm and imbalance cannot be seen with x-rays. 
• The body is 70% muscle mass. Therefore, even a muscle spasm can create structural imbalance and impede the smooth functioning of nerves and circulation 
• The more mechanically distorted a person is, the less energy available for healing.
• The body twists and pulls (specifically the quadratus lumborum, QL) one hip higher than the other causing the spine to become misaligned and the leg shortens.
• A half inch hip imbalance can create up to 9 spinal stress areas which pinch off vital nerve passages.
• The quadratus lumborum muscle is one of the most commonly overlooked musclular sources of low back pain.

Highly skilled with 14 years of professional bodywork experience, David O'Connell became a certified Thai Yoga therapist in 2003. He learned his craft from internationally renowned Kam Thye Chow, student of Thai Master Asokonanda, who helped introduce Thai Massage to the western world. Holding a National Certification in therapeutic massage and bodywork as well as a certified yoga teacher and an approved massage therapy instructor in MA. David studied exercise physiology at Northeastern University and has worked in hospital rehabilitation where he was responsible for assisting in the mind body program. He has provided group and private instruction in yoga, tai chi, qigong and stretching and develops personalized programs for integrating alternative and complementary practices into individual exercise and fitness programs.

Here is your risk free invitation, just 1 hour out of 168 in the week to discover what I consider the easiest, most miraculous way to true health, healing and happiness.

Contact us at david@totalbodystretch.org or call   617-777-2098 and schedule your appointment.

Let's talk! If you have any questions, inquiries or want to make an appointment right now with me...David O'Connell

National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork #328399-00