Lifeworks Massage  
in Bayonne, New Jersey

Sports, Deep Tissue and Myofascial Release Massage in Bayonne, NJ

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If your body doesn't work, your life doesn't work!

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Amber Long, Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist. Twenty years of clinical massage, now at 411 Broadway in Bayonne, a short walk from the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.

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Looking for a professional massage therapist? You've come to the right place!

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Lifeworks Massage is a clinical massage practice in Bayonne, New Jersey, serving Hudson County and Staten Island. Owner Amber Long supports athletes and individuals from all walks of life in achieving balance through personal wellness. A firm believer in the inseparable connection between body and mind, Amber is a proponent of massage for enhancing overall physical performance as well as health and well-being. She encourages everyone to try massage therapy at least once, so they can decide whether it belongs in their regular self-care.

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Just being human hurts.

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Desk jobs, long commutes on the Turnpike and the Light Rail, hard workouts, old injuries, new parents. Bodies wear down in ordinary ways, and most people wait years before they do anything about it. Lifeworks Massage is therapeutic massage for every body, from every walk of life, and the goal is simple: find what is actually causing the pain, and fix it.

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Massage therapy in Bayonne, NJ

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Sports massage is for competitive athletes, gym regulars and weekend warriors alike. It focuses on the general improvement of muscle, tendon and ligament function, with benefits like enhanced athletic performance, restored flexibility and range of motion, and faster recovery from minor soft-tissue injuries.

 

Deep tissue massage is slow, specific pressure into the layers of muscle that are actually holding the tension, not a firmer version of a relaxation massage; when you ask for deep tissue at Lifeworks, that is what you get.

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Myofascial release finds the restrictions in the connective tissue and the trigger points that are causing your pain, instead of only working the spot where it hurts. Many therapists list it and few are trained in it properly; Amber has spent twenty years on it.

 

Active Isolated Stretching, assisted stretching that restores range of motion without setting off the muscle's protective reflex, is woven into sessions wherever your body needs it, so the gains hold after you leave the table.

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Abdominal and visceral massage is gentle, specific work on the abdomen and the connective tissue around the organs, for clients dealing with abdominal tension, adhesions after surgery, digestive discomfort, or low-back pain that starts in front. It is rare in Hudson County, and one of the things clients say they could not find anywhere else.

 

Amber also works with soft-tissue injuries, from strains, sprains and whiplash to the chronic tightness that follows an old injury. Session lengths and rates are on the Rates page.

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Twenty years of clients who keep coming back

Amber has been a licensed massage therapist since 2006, with two decades of clinical practice behind every session, along with three years of Exercise Science and Kinesiology coursework at COCC/OSU Cascades, which is why she can tell you not just where it hurts, but why.

 

Her clients have given her a 5.0 on Google and Yelp and a 4.99 on MassageBook, across 135 reviews. Every session is 90 minutes or longer, because real work takes time, and clients tend to come less often, not more, because the results hold.

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What clients say:

"As a healthcare provider, I can attest to her expert abilities in myofascial release. After every appointment, I have lasting pain relief and improved function." Yelp

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"I've been getting deep tissue massage for forty years. I could see any of those therapists ten times and not get the relief I get from seeing Amber once." Google review

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"I nearly cried because it had been so long since I could walk without hip pain."  Yelp

There are more on the Reviews page.

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Serving Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken and Staten Island

Lifeworks Massage is at 411 Broadway, Suite 107, inside European Salon Suites in Bayonne, close to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. It is an easy trip from Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Union City, North Bergen, Kearny and Secaucus, and from Staten Island across the Bayonne Bridge.