The practice has been used for thousands of years in various parts of Asia and India, where clients lay on the floor and therapists apply pressure with their feet, using ropes or ribbons attached to the wall to help them balance. “Ashiatsu” is a combination of the Japanese words “ashi” for foot, and “atsu” for pressure. ![]() “It’s a nice fluid massage it doesn’t feel like I am stepping on you.” “I like to explain it like this: if I have you on the table and I didn’t tell you I was using my feet – not that I would do that to someone – you wouldn’t know the difference,” says Michelle Capierseo, a licensed massage therapist and owner of Theratopia Spa. That may sound intimidating many people picture the massage therapist standing on them, but that is not actually the case (unless the client desires ultra-firm pressure during the massage). ![]() One type of deep tissue massage, ashiatsu, is performed by the feet – not the hands – of the massage therapist. The spa offers deep tissue massage, which works to allow better fluid exchange between the joints and the discs of the spine, and to realign tissue fibers that were misaligned from repetitive movement and collapsed posture. At Theratopia Spa in Fairport, clients have access to a multitude of services that leave them feeling rejuvenated and healthy. ![]() People schedule massages for relaxation as well as for pain relief. The ultimate deep tissue massage is performed with the feet by Gabrielle L.
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