Kimberley Vanderwolf
- Addresses pain preventing daily activities.
- Manages overuse injuries and discomfort.
- Supports continued engagement in favorite activities.
- Aids in alleviating shoulder pain.
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Tranquil Therapies
68 Naples Way, St Albert, AB, T8N7G1
Kimberley is a graduate of Grant MacEwan university’s 2200 hour massage therapy diploma program and has been a registered massage therapist since 2011. Her mother took a massage therapy course while pregnant and then continued to teach infant massage with Kim as a demo baby. The passion for massage then transferred to Kim, who got massage treatments herself as a teenager to treat shoulder pain from playing the french horn for 6 hours per day. Kimberley’s main goal with massage therapy is to help clients continue to do their favorite daily activities even when pain and overuse injuries prevent them from doing so. She is a self-described old soul who enjoys listening to classical music and ballroom dancing in her spare time.
A type of massage using long, slow strokes to flush blood towards the heart which gives a feeling of relaxation. Swedish massage strokes are used such as effleurage ( broad lighter strokes to move oil/ lotion ), petrissage (kneading and wringing strokes) and tapotement (shaking and tapping motions to loosed tangled muscle fibres). Clients with heart conditions should not book this type of massage. 60 minutes is a standard time allotment for massages. The therapist can incorporate the entire body in this massage or focus on specific areas of muscle tension.