RAPID is an active manual therapy technique that addresses tension, restrictions and reduced range of motion in the body. It can eliminate pain quickly and efficiently.

Acute / chronic conditions

​Back pain

Bunions / arthritic joints

Bursitis / Baker's cysts

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Frozen shoulder

Headaches / migraines

Hip issues

Knee problems

Neurological hypersensitivity

Nerve pain

Plantar fasciitis

Scars

Sciatica / piriformis syndrome

Shin splints

Shoulder pain

Sprains

Tennis/Golfers elbow

TMJ disorder

Whiplash

RAPID is a strong and deep touch. It is ALWAYS done with communication between Jackie and the client and always within the client's personal limits of tolerance.

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Jackie uses a massage table for her sessions. The client remains clothed for the session and no oils or lotions are used.

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The session is a combination of hands on touch and examination, often clients will be asked to perform movements that are painful or difficult for them to do so that Jackie can determine the best areas to work on.

In the session clients will be asked to perform easy movements while the technique is being applied.

A biopsychosocial perspective is used to help the body's perception of threat and danger to be addressed. Once these perceptions shift, by bringing the brain back to a place of safety most painful conditions and range of motion issues disappear.

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Through strong touch and movement, RAPID communicates with your nervous and connective tissue systems to create lasting pain relief for most people.

RAPID was named because it is a quick acting technique. Most sessions are thirty minutes in length and this usually allows us to address two or three issues. Shorter sessions are also better as they don't overwhelm your nervous system with too much information to process.

Typically weekly appointments work well for most people. RAPID can be done every two days (at most) so for some people two sessions a week are ideal because they are traveling, live farther away or are just really motivated to get their pain and ROM (range of motion) addressed quickly so they can get back to their everyday life.

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The time in between sessions also gives your brain a chance to "catch up" from the work Jackie did with you and time to see the differences.

Here at Hudson Valley RAPID we are focused on getting you feeling and moving better, not on building advertising campaigns and discount programs. Most people only need a short series of RAPID sessions to be feeling good and getting back to regular life, it isn't like typical body work where you go weekly / monthly for the rest of your life.

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We do however offer a 15% discount for referrals, when people book with us we ask how they found us, and if they put your name there, we will have a note in our system that you have a 15% discount waiting for you for the next time you need to see Jackie.

Well, the short answer is, Jackie is a recovering workaholic and has a bit of a bleeding heart, so this fee is put in place to make sure she doesn't work sixty plus hour work weeks, and has enough time for self care and living a fun life too.

Work life balance is something Jackie is REALLY trying to establish and keep in her life. Being open late one night a week allows people with their own tight schedules a bit more flexibility schedule wise. Hudson Valley RAPID is a one lady show, which means Jackie wears a lot of different hats, and her schedule allows her more time to keep up with all the demands behind the scenes that running a business entails, as well as making time for fun and all the regular adulting chores too.

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One of the reasons RAPID works is it causes your body to release substance P. Substance P is a big contributor of healing within your body. A regular massage will flush out the substance P that was released by your body during the RAPID session and make the session much less beneficial.

It is ideal to wait 24-48 hours after a RAPID session before having a regular massage.

If you are going for regular Massage Therapy and physical therapy and acupuncture and and and...you won't know what is and is not working well for you. It also gives your brain a lot of data inputs to organize and respond to. Many treatments (including RAPID) will continue to have healing benefits a day or two (and possibly longer) after your session. If you are having multiple sessions a week from multiple modalities it's much harder to tell what is helping (or helping the most).

We suggest receiving 3 RAPID sessions (one or two per week) without another modality to see if RAPID is helping you more than other modalities you are going for, or want to try.

This is ultimately for your benefit, to help you spend less time and money on multiple sessions and modalities and know what is helping you the greatest so you can get well and back to your life faster.