Registered Massage Therapy

Massage therapy in Windsor

Registered massage therapy focused on prevention as much as rehabilitation — matched to what you actually came in for, and coordinated with the rest of your care rather than delivered in isolation.

Two RMTs on staff

Registered Massage Therapists

No referral required

Book directly with an RMT

Part of one plan

Coordinated with chiro & physio

Evenings & Saturdays

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Our Approach

Prevention as much as rehabilitation

Massage therapy here isn’t only for the point at which something already hurts. The aim is to keep you moving well in the first place — and where there is an injury, to work alongside your chiropractor or physiotherapist rather than run a routine in a separate room.

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Prevention, not just repair

Treatment is built around overall wellness and keeping problems from taking hold, as much as it is around unwinding the ones that already have.

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You take an active role

The goal is to leave you better equipped to look after your own body between visits — not to build a standing dependency on the table.

3
A toolkit that keeps growing

An ongoing commitment to new methods and techniques, so what you’re offered isn’t limited to whatever was taught in the graduating year.

Your RMT, chiropractor and physiotherapist work from the same understanding of your case — so soft tissue work supports the rest of your plan instead of duplicating it.

Registered massage therapy treatment at Micovsky Chiropractic in Windsor
Types of Massage

What we offer, and when it fits

Treatment is matched to what you need on the day rather than run as the same routine for everyone.

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Deep Tissue Massage

Slower strokes and sustained pressure to reach the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. Usually the choice when a specific area stays tight no matter how much you rest it.

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Sports Massage

Built around the demands of training and competition — whether that’s recovery between hard sessions or working on the area that’s limiting how you move.

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Cupping Therapy

Suction cups lift and decompress the tissue underneath rather than compressing it the way hands do. Used as part of a treatment alongside hands-on work, not as a service on its own.

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Chronic Tension Relief

For the long-standing tension that builds from desk work, stress and repeated postures. The focus is the whole pattern holding it in place, not the single sore spot you noticed first.

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Indian Head Massage

Focused work through the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper back. Traditionally delivered seated and without oils, and often a good fit when tension sits high and headaches come with it.

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Alongside Your Rehab

Soft tissue work timed to fit your chiropractic or physiotherapy plan, so the three disciplines build on each other instead of pulling in different directions.

Coordinated care
Where It Fits

On its own, or as part of a plan

Massage therapy works as a standalone appointment and as one piece of a broader course of care. Both are fine — and you can start with either.

With chiropractic

Soft tissue work can make an adjustment easier to deliver and easier to hold onto, by settling the muscle tone pulling a joint back out of its range.

With physiotherapy

Where a rehab program is loading tissue hard, massage handles the recovery side — so you can keep progressing the exercise rather than stalling on soreness.

On its own

You don’t need an injury or a referral to book. Plenty of people come in simply to stay ahead of the tension their work and training put on them.

Common reasons people book
Your First Appointment

What to expect

Nothing about a first massage appointment should be a surprise. Here’s the shape of it.

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Health History

A short intake covering your health history and anything that would change how you’re treated.

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Plan & Consent

Your RMT explains what they’re proposing and why, and asks for your consent before anything begins.

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The Treatment

You undress only to your level of comfort and stay draped throughout, with just the area being worked on uncovered.

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What's Next

Anything useful to do between visits, and an honest view on whether you need to come back at all.

Consent isn’t a one-time checkbox. You can change the pressure, ask your RMT to skip an area, or stop the treatment at any point in the appointment — no explanation needed.

Meet Your RMTs

Who you'll be seeing

Benjamin Buis, Registered Massage Therapist
Benjamin Buis, RMT
Registered Massage Therapist

A graduate of CCHST in Windsor, born and raised in Kingsville, with a long-standing fascination with the human body and its capacity for healing. His approach puts prevention alongside rehabilitation, and he’s committed to continuing to add new methods to his practice.

Isabella D'Annunzio, Registered Massage Therapist
Isabella D'Annunzio, RMT
Registered Massage Therapist

Isabella works primarily with long-standing tension — the kind that builds slowly from desk work, stress and repeated postures — and offers Indian head massage alongside deeper soft tissue work.

Massage Therapy FAQ

Questions about massage

Relaxation massage works at a lighter pressure across broader areas, aiming to downshift the nervous system. Deep tissue uses slower strokes and sustained pressure to reach deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, and is usually the pick when a specific area stays tight despite rest. Your RMT will talk through which suits what you’ve come in for.

No. Deeper work can feel intense, and some tenderness for a day or so afterwards is normal — but the pressure should always stay within what you can comfortably breathe through. It’s adjustable at any point, and you’re encouraged to say something the moment it’s too much rather than waiting it out.

Cupping applies suction cups to the skin to lift and decompress the tissue underneath, rather than compressing it the way hands do. It’s used as part of a treatment alongside hands-on work, not booked on its own. Circular marks can remain for several days afterwards — those aren’t bruises, and they fade on their own.

Your RMT takes a health history, talks through what you’ve come in for, then explains the treatment they’re proposing and asks for your consent before starting. You undress only to your level of comfort and are draped throughout, with only the area being worked on uncovered. Consent can be adjusted or withdrawn at any point in the session.

OHIP doesn’t cover massage therapy, but most extended health plans include treatment by a Registered Massage Therapist. How much is covered — and whether your plan wants a doctor’s note for reimbursement — varies, so it’s worth checking with your provider before you book.

Yes, and many patients do. The clinic is multi-disciplinary by design — you might see a chiropractor for manual therapy, a physiotherapist for exercise progression and an RMT for soft tissue work, all working from the same understanding of your case.

Book your massage today

Online booking is quick, convenient and available 24/7. No referral needed.