Touchpointe

I called Touchpointe after a friend suggested them to me; I had just run the Little Rock Marathon on Sunday, and wanted to book a massage for Tuesday. She said they may be able to fit me in. I am very glad I did!
I talked to Clayton when I called, and he said he could fit me in the next morning as early as 11:30, but to be there at 11:20 a.m. for forms, etc. He asked me a few questions about my work and I told him about the marathon. He said he specializes in neck-​and-​shoulder tension relief and could help me with my post-​workout aches and pains.
I arrived just before 11:20 a.m. The facility is located in what looks like a former home, a pretty little bungalow, and inside it is neat, inviting and professional. I checked in and received my paperwork, a two-​sided form about the usual: former and current medical conditions, current aches and pains, prescriptions, etc. Clayton came in and thanked me for being there when he had suggested. «Most people are late,» he admitted. I confided that I am a compulsive early arriver. He said, «My dad always said, ‘If you can’t be on time, be early.’» I felt he and I were probably well matched.
We went into the massage room, and he went through my form with me very carefully to make sure he understood everything I wrote down and he complimented me on my excellent health. (Why, thank you, Clayton!) He said, «You are aging and will age very gracefully. When you’re 90, you might look 45!»
The massage went very well, and Clayton incorporated some interesting strategies I had not before experienced. He put eucalyptus on a towel on the headrest during my face-​down time, and then put a small touch around my nose when I was face-​up. He also worked with my breath, and would guide my breathing so that when he was pushing through, I would be exhaling, etc. I had never had a massage therapist do that before, and I found it very effective.
He worked a lot on my neck and shoulders, where I store a lot of stress and tension, and he even noticed some iterations of that stress that could affect my health, and may have done in the past already. He seemed very knowledgeable, and I felt the benefit of the massage right away. Walking out afterwards toward the desk, I forgot for a minute that I had run a marathon two days before. When I woke up the next day, I was not stiff anymore AT ALL. THAT is amazing. Good work, Touchpointe!
if there is one thing I would change, it was that Clayton was a tad bit chatty. I don’t like to talk during the massages I receive, hoping to get to that semi-​lucid consciousness that massages can take you to. I didn’t mind the breathing guidance, etc., as I said, but in the beginning I was a little afraid I would have to state that I do not want to talk. (I think their forms should ask if you want to talk or want silence.) It turned out to be fine, and his comments were limited to cogent remarks regarding the massage intensity, issues he noticed, etc. If at all possible, I like complete and total silence, but I appreciated that he was really trying to understand my level of stiffness and pain from the marathon so he could help me the most.
I will definitely be back to Touchpointe for more services. This hourlong massage with Clayton was $ 70 plus tip. That is the same price as Caracalla’s therapeutic massage, and the quality (and the RESULTS) were worth every penny!