A Local's Guide to Massage for Old Town Clovis Workers

Old Town Clovis runs on retail and office hours. Shop owners, staff and the professionals in the offices around Pollasky spend long stretches on their feet or hunched over a register or a screen. The good news is that the fix is fairly predictable.

The Old Town pattern

Forward head posture, short chest muscles, locked up mid back and a jaw that clenches through a busy Saturday. Working only the sore upper trap gives short relief. Getting into the pecs, the shoulder blade attachments and the base of the skull is what actually holds.

Fitting it into a workday

• The studio is a short walk or two minute drive from most of Pollasky Ave
• Early evening after closing is the easiest slot to protect
• Monday mornings tend to be the quietest hour of the week
• Avoid booking right around the Friday farmers market rush

What to book

For most desk or counter based clients, a sixty minute deep tissue focused on the upper body does the job. If you also sleep badly, take aromatherapy or a Swedish session instead every second visit, because the nervous system needs the different input. Reflexology is a good option if you would rather stay dressed after work.

“The cheapest thing you can do for your neck is raise your monitor. The second cheapest is not waiting four months between appointments.”

Between visits

Doorway chest stretch twice a day, thirty seconds each side. Stand up every forty five minutes. Screen or register at a comfortable height. Do those three things and a monthly session will hold. Skip them and you will need to come in every two weeks, which is a more expensive way to solve a desk problem.