ABOUT ROXANNE HOSFORD-RAGLAND LMT

Since 2005 I’ve been licensed as a Professional Massage Therapist. I went to the Florida College of Natural Health and absolutely loved it the whole time. I knew I entered in the perfect line of work because growing up giving massages was a favorite pastime! After graduating I worked at Massage Envy for the start of my career. It wasn’t long thereafter that I wanted to get more involved in the clinical aspects of massage and so worked for a Chiropractor. Eventually, my interests grew into doing mobile massages and so I worked for an on-call massage company. It was at that point that I was ready to begin my own mobile massage business and work completely one on one with every client! 

There’s no greater feeling than knowing that I’ve been able to help a person unwind, destress and also decrease their pain levels. Throughout the years I’ve been to places like Star Island, Manalapan and many other numerous amazing locations. When I work with a client I can sense their anticipation to finally get to relax and get the much needed help depending on their massage goals. Some really need focus on a shoulder that is having a lot of pain, others neck issues that just won’t go away and for many the low back causes problems as the majority of us sit throughout the day. There’s also those who play golf, tennis, run and engage in many other forms of sport or exercise. Usually there’s repetitive injuries that I have to focus on and so we work on lessening tension and increasing range of motion. Each client is unique in their massage and perhaps there’s a desire to have some relaxation mixed in with certain portions of the massage focused on working on problem areas.

Every two years Massage Therapists are required by the state to take courses called Continuing Education (or CEU’s). LMT’s get the opportunity to further sharpen ones skills and it can be a lot of fun to learn more techniques to better help clients! Over the years I’ve taken many courses, the following are a good portion of what I’ve developed further training in:

• Swe-Thai by Margie Meshew
• Posturology 101 by Neurosomatic Educators
• Intro to CST (CranioSacral Therapy) by The Upledger Institute
• CST I (CranioSacral Therapy Level 1) by The Upledger Institute
• Myofascial Mobilization by MFR Seminars, John F. Barnes, PT Method
• Anatomy Trains, Myofascial Meridians by Thomas W. Myers
• Introduction to Kinesiology Taping: Orthopedic Conditions by Pieter de Smidt PT
• Scar Tissue Inflammation: Disturbing the Flow by Nancy Keeney Smith LMT
• Evidenced-Inspired Approaches to Pelvic Pain by Steve Middleton PT

These modalities have allowed me to better treat each client and reach for a more successful outcome. A good therapist can take from a background of various knowledge, look at the body and sync together a well-thought out approach to effective care! It’s important to know that the body goes through all sorts of changes as the years move on and during that time much can happen to it.