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A few years ago Dr. Colacurcio was given a gift certificate for a 60 minute massage at a local spa. He was informed that he would be stretched as part of the session. This was great news, because he knows the many benefits that stretching provides the musculoskeletal system, however, without communicating to him, the therapist took his thigh, bent it back as far as possible to try and stretch his hamstring. He quickly tried to block his thigh with both hands but it was too late, as he was instantaneously put into a lot of pain. He iced it afterward and hoped no damage was done.  A couple of hours later he started to feel severe tingling/burning type pain radiating down his left thigh into his calf.

This negative experience helped him to realize that typically when massage therapists finish the typically one-year program to earn a diploma followed by applying for a State License, the training is not enough for them to become experts in stretching clients, and to be skilled in the fine-art of Theraputic Massage with the goal of pain reduction and injury prevention. Also, at corporate chain massage studio’s and spa’s you’re not going to have a Licensed Healthcare Physician on staff like Dr. Colacurcio DC to continually train the therapists in fine-tuning their theraputic massage and stretching skills.

The reason he knows the training is not extensive enough like that of a Licensed Chiropractor or Physical Therapist is because several years after earning a Doctorate in Chiropractic (2008), he continued his studues earning a Diploma in Massage Therapy at the Anthem Institute (2014). The Schooling for Chiropractors and Physical Therapists is approximately 3-4 years as opposed to Massage only being one year.

Dr. Colacurcio holds a NJ State License in both Chiropractic and Massage Therapy, which qualifies him to specifically train each Massage Therapist in fine-tuning their stretching and trigger point massage skills, which provides clients with maximum opportunity to achieve pain relief, injury prevention, and receive a therapeutic massage session designed to slow the onset of arthritis.