Massage Therapy in Des Moines, IA
If you’re in Des Moines looking for massage therapy — whether for chronic tension, sports recovery, or as part of a broader treatment plan — we offer several specific approaches, coordinated with the rest of your care rather than delivered in isolation. We’re a short drive from most of Des Moines, just off the metro’s west side.
Types of Massage We Offer
- Deep tissue massage — targets chronic tension and deeper muscle layers, useful for longstanding tightness that hasn’t responded to lighter approaches.
- Sports massage — supports training recovery, addresses overuse patterns, and complements the rest of an athlete’s care plan.
- Lymphatic drainage massage — a gentler, specific technique supporting circulation and fluid movement, often used post-surgically or for specific swelling-related concerns.
- Prenatal massage — from Shannon Barnes, LMT, who specializes in prenatal care.
- TMJ and deep tissue work — from Naomi Hooper, LMT, who holds specific TMJ manual therapy certification.
Why Massage Alongside Your Other Care
Massage therapy isn’t just relaxation — it has real, evidence-backed value for recovery and pain management. A systematic review and meta-analysis (Guo et al., Frontiers in Physiology, 504 participants) found massage significantly reduced muscle soreness after intense exercise while also improving strength recovery. We frequently combine massage with chiropractic care or physical therapy, since addressing muscle tension alongside joint mechanics tends to produce better, longer-lasting results than either alone.
Getting Here From Des Moines
We’re located at 5504 Ashworth Rd, just off the metro’s west side.
Services
What We Actually Treat
Regardless of which community you’re coming from, our approach doesn’t change: chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, and massage therapy, coordinated together rather than delivered in isolation. We treat the full range of conditions covered on our Injuries & Treatment page — from back and neck pain to sports injuries to pelvic floor health — no matter where in the metro you’re driving in from.
Coordinated Care, Under One Roof
Chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, shockwave therapy, and functional medicine are coordinated under one roof, so a patient who needs more than one discipline is not left to manage care between separate offices. Each provider works from the same diagnosis, in the right sequence, toward the same goal: getting you better.