Melissa S. Jordal -LMT
Owner and Operator of NNY Massage
Licensed Massage Therapist, Dec 2011, Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage
She choose the career path of a Licensed Massage Therapist to reap the rewards of helping people help themselves with a non surgical approach to their ailments. With her extensive sports background she uses that knowledge along with new knowledge to establish treatment plans to get her clients back to their sport or lifestyle.
Since graduating from OSTM, she has taken continuing education class in Deep Tissue Massage, Dynamic Stretching, Massage for Carpal Tunnel and Massage for Frozen Shoulder and extensive neck massage training She is always reading up and looking into new techniques to effectively help her clients. Melissa employs very therapeutic, medical type massages. She will use several techniques into one session to obtain a final result. She has been known to use PNF, MET and ART stretching techniques as well. Through the years she has had worked with pro and amateur athletes to assist in a training program. She has also worked in a Chiropractic setting with injury treatment. Through the years she has had extensive experience with running injuries, surgery rehab, accident recovery and many known pathologies and conditions.
She also upon request will provide very beneficial and relaxing massages as well. Her number one goal is to have a happy pain free client leave the office every time.
In her treatments she does her best to inform her clients of the issues that are found. She will also offer at home stretching along with at home self care tips. She believes it is beneficial to educate her clients on their body so that they can better understand and help themselves as well..
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Paul Stewart, LMT
NNY Massage would like to introduce Paul Stewart, LMT to the NNY Massage Family.
Hi my name is Paul and I am a licensed massage therapist. I attended the New York Institute of Massage Therapy in Buffalo NY, and I am also a certified personal trainer. I've always been fascinated with the human body and all it can do ever since I was a kid. Growing up, a lot of my time was spent in the gym lifting or playing sports so that I could not only have fun, but also learn more about myself through fitness and self improvement. Discipline, self sacrifice, and respect for others are all attributes I've come to learn through pushing myself in fitness, sports, music, school and life experience. Now my goal is to work to become the best version of myself so that I can help others to do the very same through massage therapy and fitness.
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Patrick Neal, LMT
NNY Massage would like to introduce Patrick Neal, LMT to its team of professionals. Patrick's time and availability is up on the website and available for booking.
Patrick is a retired Army Medic with over 25 years of service, including three combat deployments to Afghanistan with 10th Mountain. After retirement, he tried a variety of different jobs but missed taking care of Soldiers. He wanted to find a way to work with veterans again. Given his Medic background, he decided to enroll at the Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage in January 2018. He graduated 2nd in his class and earned his NY state massage therapy license in October 2018. Since then, he has worked primarily with veterans and their family members. In May 2019, he completed the Crouse Hospital Military Veteran Massage Course.
He is excited to join the team at NNY Massage and wants to expand his client base beyond veterans. He has seen firsthand how massage helped his veteran clients and strongly believes that police, fire, other first responders, essential medical personnel, their family members, and individuals from all walks of life will benefit from his services as well.
His mission is to deliver the highest quality of care to everyone who walks through his door; to tailor each massage to the specific needs of his client, focusing on the whole person and the Mind-Body-Spirit connection; to continually look for new ways to increase his knowledge and improve his skills so he can better serve his clients’ needs; to provide a place where one can benefit from the therapeutic results of massage therapy, calm the mind, rejuvenate the body, and renew the spirit.
He specializes in working with clients with Traumatic Brain Injuries, Post Traumatic Stress, Military Sexual Trauma, amputations and the myriad of other injuries and illnesses commonly seen among the Warrior population. His modalities primarily include therapeutic and deep tissue massages, but clients can book swedish and sports massages as well. Moist heat therapy and cupping are available as add ons upon request.
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Dr. Megan Westbrook, DC
Dr. Megan Westbrook is a native of the southeast. Growing up in North Carolina, she spent her afternoons and weekends playing basketball, soccer, and dance. While being active in sports, she was also a participant in the high school marching band drumline.
She attended undergraduate college at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. In 2010, she received a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a focus on cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Megan began attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to receive a Masters in Kinesiology. During her graduate assistantship, it became clear to her that Clinical Kinesiology was not her path in life.
Further self-exploration and research led her to chiropractic - a profession that focuses on the body's own ability to heal. In 2011, Dr. Megan began her studies at Sherman College of Chiropractic, in Spartanburg, SC. She graduated in 2014 with her Doctorate in Chiropractic.
Dr. Megan has spent time practicing throughout Washington state. During her time there, she was given the opportunity to serve a vast array of patients - some old, some brand new to the world, pregnant women, athletes, and families. It was that wide variety of people that allowed her to determine her specialty - prenatal and pediatric care.
Dr. Megan lives in Fort Drum, New York, with her husband, Grey, her daughter, Harper, and her son, Charlie. Her husband is active duty military and has been serving since 2006.
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Roxanne Tarturro - Yoga Wellness Instructor
Roxanne has spent her life seeking ways to heal herself and others, beginning her journey in nursing, and then shifting to clinical social work. She completed her practical nurse training from Jeff-Lewis BOCES in 1986, and a master’s in social work from Syracuse University in 1996. Her medical background coupled with psychiatric social work created space for her to witness the long-term impacts of unaddressed energy blockages and imbalances. She learned the body will express emotional, spiritual, psychological, and social unwellness through mental and physical breakdown, when not attended and healed. Being a curious person, she began searching for alternative healing methods to enhance her own, and those in her services' healing journeys.
She began training as a Reiki Practitioner in 2007, attaining her Master / Teacher certification in 2010 through the International Center for Reiki Training. Her Master / Teacher certification was funded by the Mashantucket Pequot Nation, where she was employed as a licensed clinical social worker. She blended traditional mental health practices with Reiki to improve the healing opportunities for Tribal Members suffering from Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and other
mental health challenges, with positive results.
Experiencing the benefits of yoga practice firsthand, she pursued and completed her certification as a Classic Hatha Yoga Instructor for adult beginners and children in 2017 through The School of Royal Yoga in New Jersey. In 2021, she was certified through the same school as a Rest, Restore,
and Relax yoga instructor.
More recently, she was guided to study sound therapy with the Sound Healing Academy in the United Kingdom for 16 months, obtaining her Diploma in Integral Sound Healing with Crystal Singing Bowls in October 2023.
Yes, Roxanne is very invested in healing herself and others to live a joy-filled, peaceful, and loving life… She would be honored to help you on your healing journey!
