Ada (Adelaida) Dymond
Certified Massage Therapist
A native of the Philippines, Ada is no stranger to the benefits of therapeutic massage. In the Philippines treatments such as massage, chiropractic, and diet are most often the first line of treatment.
Ada settled with her husband here in Michigan and with his support, she became a certified massage therapist. Ada has now been doing therapeutic massage work for over 18 years. She received her first certification from Lansing Community College in 1991. Ada continued studying therapeutic massage and obtained her next certification from the Health Enrichment Center in Lapeer, Michigan.
“My goal is helping people to feel better. To do massage well, you have to really enjoy it because it demands a lot of you. You have to have skill as well as training in physiology.
With this as her guiding philosophy Ada continues to amass a great depth of knowledge by focusing on the special needs of her patients. Working in conjunction with the chiropractor, Ada uses therapeutic massage to help alleviate pain. This can be very helpful to people with degenerative illnesses such as arthritis or to those healing from injuries. Quite often when pain is alleviated people experience better range of motion, improved sleep, and an improved sense of wellbeing.
One of her earliest patients was a person who had persistent foot pain due to arthritis. After regular massage therapy sessions the pain decreased allowing the patient to be active which, in turn, improved his overall health and wellbeing dramatically. Seeing this success inspired Ada to realize her gift and to continue learning more.
Since then she has studied connective tissue work for acute injuries. She is currently continuing education under Dr. Eric Dalton at the Freedom from Pain Institute. Her area of study is myoskelital techniques.
You might think with all this that Ada has no time for anything else. Not so! Ada is also Mom to Carly, a 6 year old Sheltie who, like her mom loves to help people. Carly has been a registered therapy dog for just over one year now. The two of them volunteer weekly at The Beekman Center providing assistance to special needs children.
