Massage Boca Raton Acous- About Me

A'cous Massage ( ah-koos )
derived from acoustic
I listen and hear the body, the muscles and the energy.

Christie Nystrom is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified & AMTA Member since 2001. She has additionally received certifications in Pregnancy Massage, Massage for Clients with Cancer, Lymphedema CDT, as well as completing the Cape Cod Hospice Volunteer program and 18 months working with Hospice in FL. Christie has taken many additional courses over the years to add to her skills in assisting clients to the best of her ability.

Born and raised in California, Christie achieved a Bachelor of Science. With a love for travel has lived on the central west coast, the New England east coast, the beautiful mid west lake coast, and now resides in sunny Florida. After a 12 year corporate career, a back injury and cancer in the family, Christie made a life change and signed up for massage therapy school in Plymouth Ma. She has not looked back. Originally intending to focus her practice on injury work, she completed a course of Chinese Tuina for sports injuries in Beijing with the Chinese Olympic Trainers. She later refocused to therapeutic sessions.

Christie currently manages her own business, making home visits, on site group and office visits, as well as on board visits, and looks forward to working with you.

Massage Therapy & Bodywork Certifications:

Sacro-Iliac Joint Mobilization, P. St. John 1/2010

Orthopedic Massage for Knee & Low Extremities, J Waslaski 1/2010

Symposium in Eldercare and Hospice 5/09

AMTA FL Conference 2/07

FL State MT Assoc. Conference 7/06

Florida License Requirements 9/05

Myoskeletal techniques for upper body 3/05
AMTA workshop with Erik Dalton

Headaches & Trigger Treatments 3/05
AMTA workshop with David Kent

Fibromyalgia & Serratus 10/04
Treatments for Fibromyalgia with Noah Karrasch, Core Massage Instructor

10 Hot Spots - CORE/Tragger/Rolfing 10/04
Massage workshop with Noah Karrasch, Core Massage Instructor

Manual Lymph Drainage & Complete Decongestive Therapy 10/02
Certification in MLD & CDT and Lymphedema bandaging from the Academy of Lymphatic Studies. Measurement & garment certified with Juzo, Jobst & CircAid.

National Certification 9/01

Massage for Breast Cancer & Vermont Race for the Cure, 7/01
Massage workshop & certification with Cheryl Chapman & George Glass / Race volunteer

Massage for Clients with Cancer, 7/01
Certification with Tracy Walton

Pregnancy Massage, 7/01
Certification with Carol Osborne Sheets

China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 4/01
14 day program in Bejing at the China National Olympic Training Center.
Tuina massage treatments for various athletic injuries.

"Working with Whiplash, Massage and Chiropractic Approaches" 3/01
AMTA MA Conference Seminar

Christie Nystrom LMT
561-670-9326
FL License # MA45538