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About Us
Muscles in Motion (MIM) has been in business since 1998 featuring
therapeutic clinical massage by Jim Teolis. We provide massage services
at our home office in Stickney as well as on-site services at your
home or office. Jim travels with either a table or a massage chair
to provide personalized massage services based on you preferences
and space requirements. Jim's approach to massage is to provide
each client with a massage tailored to their needs. This may include
a fully body relaxation treatment, work on a specific problem, or
an entire treatment on the neck! The decision is yours...
Jim is a State of IL Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and is a
graduate of the Chicago School of Massage Therapy (CSMT). CSMT is
- Accredited by the ACCSCT
- Approved by the Illinois State Board of Education as a Vocational
School
- Has programs Accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy
Accreditation (COMTA). COMTA has been recognized by the U.S. Department
of Education as a specialized accrediting agency for massage therapy
and bodywork programs and institutions.
- A member of the Council of Schools of the American Massage Therapy
Association
- Approved as a Category A Provider of Continuing Education by
the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
The body of knowledge included in this training includes: a foundation
in basic sciences such as anatomy & physiology, kinesiology,
and pathology; massage therapy theory and practice with emphasis
on wellness-oriented massage, and clinical applications of massage
therapy; seated massage, acupressure, and working with special populations.
Some of the techniques included are:
- Swedish massage
- Sports massage
- Deep tissue therapy
- Trigger point therapy
- Pregnancy and Postpartum massage.
Jim is also a professional member of the American Massage Therapy
Association (AMTA). The membership requirements for the AMTA include
a certification/diploma requirement as well as a continuing education
requirement. The following are a few of the continuing education
courses that Jim has completed:
- Sciatica and releasing the posterior hip
- Clinical massage therapy for cranial and cervical pain
- Approaching the neck
- Medical massage in the side lying position
- Opening the lateral seam
- Myofascial energetics for the fourth chakra
- Myofascial approaches to cranial/cervical pain
- Myofascial techniques for head and neck
- Active isolated stretching: The Matte's method
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