Specializing in stress management and soft tissue pain relief, Riverbend Therapeutic Massage is "Mother Nature's" prescription for reducing stress and illness in our lives. Established in 1990, Riverbend quickly came to be known as "the peaceful place beside the river" while in Manchester. Now located in South Windsor and still only 5 minutes from the Buckland Hills Mall, Riverbend makes a great "mini-vacation" destination for hundreds of Connecticut families.People of all ages (8 to 100+) and from all walks of life have come to regard Riverbend as their "home away from home."
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Established in 1990, Riverbend Therapeutic Massage, LLC is the result of Barbara Higbie Nelms' commitment to improving the health and lives of thousands of people via therapeutic massage and other forms of alternative healthcare. Because of her own positive experience as a receiver of massage and other forms of body work, Barbara eventually chose to give up a lucrative career in the insurance and banking industries in the late '80's to become a solo entrepreneur in a business that promised to clearly and directly make the world a better place.
Like most people, Barbara enjoys variety in life. For her benefit and yours she enthusiastically pursues her Continuing Education year after year, thereby deepening and broadening her skill base. Swedish is the best-known style of massage in the United States. Performed directly on the skin using a hypoallergenic oil or lotion, Swedish is an excellent choice for "first-timers".
The benefits of therapeutic massage are varied and many. They have been appreciated by people in just about every culture on earth since the dawn of time. Today, people who suffer from the following conditions, as well as many others, are taking a proactive approach to protecting and enhancing their health by receiving therapeutic massage on some regular basis.
Long term chronic pain relief. We've been receiving massage at Riverbend for 18 years. The therapists are always caring and very professional. Our needs are different from each other and they've been very good about tailoring our sessions so as to relieve chronic pain. In good hands at Riverbend. I must have been one of Barbara's first chair massage clients at CIGNA Corporation back in the early 1990's. In more recent years I've come to appreciate the benefits of 1 hour long Swedish massages as well as Energy Balancing.
Reviews (1)
L. L. Y.
Dec 10, 2018
This is such a relaxing place to have a massage! If your significant other doesn't like the spa atmosphere then I highly recommend coming here. You will have a full hour massage and you get to tip as you see best. The owner is friendly and downtown earth. It offers chair massage as well, there is plenty of parking and the owner is on schedule with appointments. I like that it's close to evergreen walk, so afterwards you can enjoy a relaxing dinner or visit the shops.
