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Allow your child to enjoy the gift of touch by booking sessions with us here at Pediatric Massage of the Upstate.

We are trained health care professionals in the practice of providing pediatric massage SC so we know how to provide our young clients with developmentally appropriate touch therapy. We can help children in a hospital setting, thanks to our experience in doing so. We recognize that children have different emotional, physical, and developmental needs than adults and we can provide the right massage therapy to provide for these needs.

Here at Pediatric Massage of the Upstate, you can trust our pediatric massage therapist Clemson SC to offer you the comfort that your kids need. We know the importance of trust and safety in delivering pediatric massage too, so we can assure you that our therapists factor in these elements during every session.

What is a Certified Pediatric Massage Therapist?

A certified Pediatric massage therapist is a massage therapist, who has received specific advanced training to enhance their skills in providing pediatric massage therapy. Through their advanced training, a CPMT has learned about providing massage therapy for children with special healthcare needs, children who are hospitalized, or have been diagnosed with a terminal illness in hospice care.

A CPMT has knowledge of various massage techniques for working with children with varied physical, developmental, emotional and mental challenges and has practiced these skills during hands-on in class sessions.

Benefits of pediatric massage:

Touch is vital part of a child’s healthy growth and development. Massage promotes physiological, neurological, and psychological development function.

Can decrease:

Physical and emotional stress
Anxiety and depression
Pain
Headaches
Soft tissue strains or injuries
Growing pain symptoms

Improved:

Sleep patterns
Focus and attention span
Healing and immune function
Gastrointestinal functioning/ relief of gas
Relief from chronic conditions such as asthma, nausea, and muscle aches
Muscle tone
Joint mobility

Can benefit children with:

Headaches – alleviates and/or eliminates headaches
ADD/ADHD- grounds and centers the mind
Academic stress- calms the nervous system and improves academic performance
Social stress
Anxiety – soothes and calms the nervous system
Autism- promotes healthy physical connection/interaction
Cerebral palsy- relief to muscular and nervous system
Cystic Fibrosis
TMJ- reduction of tension in the masticatory muscles

Asthma
Down Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Leukemia
Athletes- prevents injuries and maximizes performance
Bedwetting- emotional release of fear and/or anger, promotes self esteem
PTSD
Cancer
and more…