To schedule an appointment for a massage, please call us at (650) 498-5566. Note: no insurance plans cover the use of massage for health benefits. So the cost is paid by the individual.

Massage benefits

Massage types

Massage pricing

Our therapists

The Therapeutic Massage program offered by the Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine provides help for people with a broad spectrum of health problems ranging from general stress to serious illnesses such as cancer. Expertly-administered and individually-tailored massage therapy can provide physical as well as emotional benefits. Our massage therapists are highly trained in a variety of bodywork techniques, educated in anatomy and physiology, and experienced in providing therapeutic massage in health care settings.

Massage therapy can help to:

SCIM's massage therapists provide several styles of massage, including:

• Deep tissue -- Pressure is used to relieve chronic muscle tension, strain and tendonitis. Pressure is applied slowly with the continuing consent of the client.
• Pregnancy and post-partum massage -- May enhance relaxation, reduce fatigue, relieve digestive complaints, lower stress levels and generate relief from pain during each stage of pregnancy and afterward.
• Stretching -- A variety of techniques can be used to stretch muscles to promote flexibility and relieve pain. Stretches may be passive, in which the client relaxes into the stretch, or active, in which the client contracts muscles.
• Swedish -- Long light strokes, deep kneading, small friction-type motions, light tapping, and movement of the joints.
• Trigger point -- Trigger points are sensitive areas within muscles that can cause pain in other points of the body. For example, a trigger point in the shoulder can cause pain in the head or neck. Trigger point pain is often chronic. By applying pressure or friction to the trigger point, the therapist can often neutralize the referred pain.

        (Stanford employees, faculty, & students are entitled to reduced

          massage rates.  Please call SCIM for details, 650-498-5566.)

Our Therapists:

Kathleen Nugent has been a member of the SCIM staff for 2 years. She received her training at the Body Therapy Center in Palo Alto, and the Lomi Institute in Santa Rosa. She has taken first level Healing Touch and Reiki courses, and training at the Esalen Institute. She attended Foothill College and San Jose State University. Kathleen does pregnancy and post-partum, swedish, stretching and trigger point massages.

Amy Chen has been a member of the SCIM staff for two years. Before that, she worked for chiropractor in San Jose, CA for four years. She received her training at Milpitas Electrolysis College in 1993. She attended Mission College in Santa Clara, CA. Prior to her arrival in California, she was a pharmacist in China for 15 years. She is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin languanges. Amy does deep tissue, swedish, stretching and trigger point massages.

Massage for inpatients while at Stanford Hospital is available through the Guest Services department. Please call them at (650) 498-3333.