Over 10 years of practical and profession experience providing therapeutic massage to the Chicagoland community of Oak Park and its West Suburban neighbors like River Forest, Forest Park, Elmwood Park, Berwyn, Brookfield and Riverside, has shown us the many proven benefits of massage therapy.

From the inception of our practice, Massage Therapy of Oak Park has partnered with local physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors, geriatric care managers, midwives and doulas, orthodontists, dentists, family physicians and osteopaths to help treat individuals seeking relief from:

• Back and neck pain
• Chronic and acute pain (e.g., fibromyalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
• Chronic ear infections
• Developmental disabilities
• Dyspraxia
• Gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
• Headaches, migraines, temporal mandibular joint syndrome
• Muscular aches and pains
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myofascial pain patterns
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)
• Pregnancy-related discomfort
• Repetitive stress injuries, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome
• Sensory Dysregulation/Modulation
• Sensory processing disorder (SPD) or sensory integration dysfunction (SID)
• Sports injuries
• Strabismus
• Tension, stress and anxiety

These clients, individuals who are often in physically demanding and/or mentally stressful occupations, include:

• Architects
• Bus drivers and truck drivers
• Carpenters
• Dentists
• Firefighters
• Office managers and office workers
• Police officers
• Rabbis and other clergy
• Surgeons
• Teachers and professors
• Web designers and Web developers

“Under the treatment of Mr. Halle-Podell and Massage Therapy of Oak Park, I have begun to lead a life remarkably free of the aggravating pains that persisted for many years in my back,” explained Professor Stanley Chang. “Rick has fostered an atmosphere that engenders mutual respect and marked spirituality. I am immensely grateful for his role and success in my body's own timely healing process.”