Don't let pain dictate your life any longer.
Tried everything? Felt like no one was really listening? We believe chronic pain is a problem to be solved, not a condition to be managed. Body Balance Therapeutic Massage is the only pain specialist clinic in the New River Valley, built to find where your pain actually starts, not just treat where it hurts today.
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Who We Are
We're a clinical team, not a single practitioner, treating active adults dealing with chronic pain, acute injury, post-surgical recovery, or anyone who wants to stay ahead of a problem before it starts. Every plan begins with a real assessment, because pain almost never lives where it appears to.
Read Our Full Story →How We Work
Assess
Every client starts with a real evaluation, not a guess, whether that's a Pain & Mobility Consult or a full Root Cause Assessment.
Treat
Sessions are built around what we actually find, using the techniques your specific situation calls for, from focused single sessions to structured multi-week programs.
Track
Progress gets checked, not assumed. Midpoint rechecks, reassessments, and clear benchmarks mean you always know whether the plan is working. If it isn't, we don't just keep going. We stop, reassess, and rework the plan until it does.
Why Body Balance Therapeutic Massage
We treat where it starts, not just where it hurts.
The shoulder pain may come from an old scar. The foot pain may start at the hip. We look beyond the obvious.
We never stop learning.
If a technique considered best practice five years ago has been shown to be less effective than something newer, we change.
Real, measurable results.
Clients working with us see, on average, a 50% reduction in pain levels and a 50% increase in pain-free range of motion, backed by a 100% satisfaction promise.
Clinical work that doesn't have to feel sterile.
You can't fully treat pain when your nervous system is on high alert, so a relaxing, caring environment isn't an afterthought here, it's part of how the treatment actually works. The difference between us and a typical spa isn't that we skip the comfort. It's that we don't stop there.
Services
Single Sessions
Consultations, introductory and therapeutic massage, and pre/postpartum care.
Pain & Injury Rehabilitation
Targeted treatment, scar work, KT tape, and lymphatic drainage.
Posture & Ergonomics
Free posture screens and ergonomic consults, virtual or on-site.
Virtual Services
Consultations, assessments, and program coaching from wherever you are.
Yomassage
Small-group, restorative sessions built around nervous system regulation.
Conditions We Treat
Plantar Fasciitis
Real relief for heel and foot pain that hasn't responded to rest alone.
Frozen Shoulder
Restoring overhead movement by treating what's actually restricting it.
Low Back Pain
Whether it started yesterday or years ago, we find what's driving it.
Hamstring Pain & Running Injuries
Getting runners back to real distance, pain-free.
Post-Surgical & Scar Tissue Recovery
Picking up where medical clearance leaves off.
TMJ & Headache Relief
Jaw tension and headaches that trace back to a pattern, not bad luck.
Meet the Team
Carrie Boucher, LMT, founded Body Balance Therapeutic Massage in 2010. Today she works alongside Tod Whitehurst, LMT, and Katy Larson, LMT, a small clinical team that knows your name, not just your chart.
Meet the Full Team →What Clients Are Saying
“Outstanding experience! I have hamstring tendinitis and it really helped reduce the discomfort in my legs.”
“A great massage with Tod. He listens to what I need and then knows when he's found a tender spot that needs some extra working out, even without me telling him. It's truly a therapeutic massage!”