About Dr. Mally

Dr. James Mally is a massage teacher, educational content producer, and creator of MassageLibrary.com. He has been doing massage professionally since 1976 and teaching massage classes since 1979. His initial training was a 1000-hour massage program at Lindsey Hopkins School in Miami. He later attended Bastyr University in Seattle, graduating as a Naturopathic Doctor in 1984.

In 1990, he founded Healing Arts Institute, a California state-approved massage therapy school. He owned and directed the school until 2011 and graduated over 3000 massage therapists.

He produced his first massage video, Deep Tissue Massage, in 1996. The video employed a 3-D computer skeleton and is believed to be the first massage video to use 3-D computer graphics. He produced other videos (now DVDs) and workbooks on Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, Side-Lying Massage, and Massage Cupping. These DVDs and workbooks are being used in massage schools worldwide. His Side-Lying Massage DVD has been translated into Japanese and is very popular in Japan.

Dr. Mally sold his massage school in 2011 to have more time to see massage clients and develop, practice, and refine massage techniques. He operates a teaching practice where he works with massage therapists and their problem clients, sharing assessment techniques and strategies to help the clients. Selling the school also allowed Dr. Mally to travel to teach his workshops internationally, produce more DVDs, and develop an online massage library at www.massagelibrary.com.

Dr. Mally is approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Provider #451329-10

Dr. Mally was inducted into the Massage Therapy Hall of Fame in 2018.

Deep Tissue Massage Lower Body – Falls Church, Virginia

Deep tissue massage is one of the most in-demand modalities.

When proper techniques and body mechanics aren’t used, giving a deep tissue massage can be rough on the therapist.

Work Smarter – Not Harder

This comprehensive workshop covers a range of techniques for working more deeply and effectively with clients. With each technique, we’ll focus on proper body mechanics to ease the strain of applying extra pressure. Students are often surprised to find that deep tissue massage can be easier than Swedish massage, due to the use of leverage and body mechanics.

Explore Treatment Options for Common Conditions

You’ll learn specialized techniques to treat a variety of conditions, including:

Lower Body:

Low back pain
Sciatic pain
Menstrual cramps
Leg Length Imbalances
Hip, Knee, and Ankle Pain
Plantar Fasciitis

Optimize Learning with a How-To Guide

How many times have you taken a class and forgotten part of it after you left? We want these skills to stick! You’ll receive notes with photos and details of the techniques. The notes will help with learning the concepts in class, and they also make it easier to review the techniques afterward.

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