A pipefitter by trade, Dennis Gibbons and his family moved to Tucson, Arizona where he incurred a muscle related problem. After the difficulty was corrected, Dennis became very interested in how the body's muscle structure effect overall health. Upon his return to Cleveland in 1980, he went back to work as a pipefitter, and also enrolled in massage therapy school at the Ohio College of Massotherapy in Akron, Ohio.

In June 1987, Dennis opened a part-time practice in the Solon Professional Building, working as a pipefitter during the day, and doing massage therapy in the evening and on weekends. With his wife Margaret fulfilling the duties of office manager and secretary, Dennis began attending triathlons on the weekends where he would work with the participating athletes. Switching over to a full-time practice, Dennis began working with the Cleveland Ballet in October 1998, and the first dancer he worked with was Rudolf Nureyev. Working with these dancers and athletes, Dennis started to understand that without proper alignment and posture, he would be unable to solve their problems on a permanent basis.

He started to develop the technique that would come to be know as The Gibbons Method of Postural Analysis and Stabilization© in 1989, and by 1993 was invited to teach his method to the students at the Ohio College of Massotherapy in Akron. After working with the dance department at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Dennis discovered that The Gibbons Method of Postural Analysis and the Pilates method of movement could be integrated to perform a more vital role in maintaining wellness. This realization lead to the establishment of Chagrin Valley Wellness Center, where Dennis incorporates his own methods with a uniquely effective interpretation of other modalities.

We met with Dennis and Margaret recently, and listened as they outlined their center's extensive offerings;

Chagrin Valley Wellness Center offers a wide and highly effective variety of services to enable you to make positive changes that will enhance your life. We offer Postural Balancing through Muscle Release Therapy™, massage therapy, relaxation massage, and the Pilates method of movement classes. Our goal is to educate and promote holistic awareness and to understand the overall well being of the human body.

All of our Massage Therapists and Instructors are former students of mine who I've hand chosen to work with us. They're all Licensed Massotherapists, and are well trained in the use of The Gibbons Method of Soft Tissue Posture Analysis©. If you have any specific problems, we can design movements to help alleviate and strengthen these problematic areas. With their background in anatomy and physiology, they're able to custom design a program that addresses your specific needs.

The therapeutic Postural Balancing through Muscle Release Therapy™ that we do here is not your typical prototype. In our therapy, you remain fully clothed and the therapist works through your clothing, facilitating movement by working the soft tissue of the body. By enabling the soft tissue to relax in the proper orders, your joints and articulations become freer, allowing your bones to move correctly on their own.

In addition to Postural Balancing through Muscle Release Therapy™, we also offer Swedish/relaxation massage, hot stone massage, and stress relief massage. Hot stone massage utilizes special river rocks that heat your body and prepare it for massage. The therapist actually uses the rocks with a special oil to gently massage your body, allowing complete relaxation.

Our Pilates machine movements teach your body how to move properly by using the correct muscles. More than an exercise class, these classes teach the body how to move properly using the correct muscles firing in the proper kinetic chain so you're less likely to sustain movement injuries. When you first come to do the Pilates machine workout, you have three private one-on-one sessions with the instructor. From there, you move on to an open gym format with no more than three students for each instructor. Our wellness studio is unique in that not only are we all certified Pilates instructors, but we're also licensed by the State of Ohio Medical Board as Licensed Massotherapists.

We're dedicated to helping you maintain a healthier lifestyle and to alleviating pain. We've had people come in as a last resort when other medical modalities didn't help, and they walk out pain-free. Our entire mission is to bring about normal muscle tone by properly identifying, treating, and releasing the barriers that restrict range of motion and create discomfort. Our Pilates machine movement classes will help connect your mind, body, and spirit for proper posture, stability, and mobility.

Chagrin Valley Wellness Center is dedicated to alleviating pain and keeping it from returning. Call or stop by Chagrin Valley Wellness Center today and don't forget to tell them The Advocate sent you!

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