Elements of Bodywork is a therapeutic massage studio, providing massage to enhance your quality of life. Our goal is to help you relieve your body's stresses and muscular tension, reduce inflammation and fatigue, and help overcome acute and chronic conditions. In addition, we offer self-care tips to aid you in sustaining a healthy body.
Owned and operated by Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapists, David Parks and Karen Parks have a combined 20+ years of massage and bodywork experience. Elements of Bodywork has been serving Charlotte since 2010. David and Karen have a passion for educating their clients; helping them to increase their body awareness.
Owned and operated by Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapists, David Parks and Karen Parks have a combined 20+ years of massage and bodywork experience. Elements of Bodywork has been serving Charlotte since 2010. David and Karen have a passion for educating their clients; helping them to increase their body awareness.
Services
Our Waiting List is reserved for those who have completed a booking from our booking site. We will contact you if there are any cancellations or changes to our schedules. Please understand that we may not be able to reach out to you prior to your confirmed appointment. Upon arrival, your therapist will discuss your choices to provide you the best therapeutic treatment.
If you are seeking the deepest therapeutic massage, with what you can truly handle kept in mind, providing an ironed-out feel for your body, then this is the perfect treatment for you. This professional barefoot massage technique creates a deep relaxation, stimulating the circulatory and lymphatic systems, while grounding the entire body.
Ashiatsu (foot pressure) is a barefoot massage technique using comfortably deep gliding pressure over your body. Bars overhead are used by the therapist during the massage session for balance and support. Combining gravitational force with centripetal and centrifugal movements, Ashiatsu techniques are used to create a structural change in chronically tight muscles and soft tissues.
Myofascial Stretching is a self-treatment technique that results in permanent lengthening of the body's connective tissue and has the capacity to dramatically improve health and quality of life. It follows the principles of Myofascial Release (MFR), utilizing sustained pressure and active elongation into restrictions in the fascial system.
David is a 2002 graduate and past instructor of Southeastern School of Massage and Neuromuscular Therapy (now NC School of Advanced Bodywork). He has 8+ years experience in Charlotte-area spas, which includes Modern Salon and Spa, and the Ballantyne Hotel. David is also an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, helping his clients with exercises that can benefit their posture, and help maintain the changes influenced through therapeutic bodywork.
Reviews (10)
Shay Merritt
Oct 05, 2021
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David changed my life with massage and cold laser treatments on my hands. I have Degenerative Thumb Disease. Surgical treatment has been recommended, but impossible in my current situation.. The pain relief plus the strength that has returned to my hands has been life changing. Much better than cortisone and, in my opinion, much safer. It isn't just pain relief. It is actually getting better as the degree of pain I experience continues to diminish.
The office is immaculately maintained. Extremely orderly and clean, social distancing, and masks required.
The office is immaculately maintained. Extremely orderly and clean, social distancing, and masks required.
Adrienne Wei Integrative Fertility Expert
Jun 13, 2021
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As a healthcare professional, self-care is important to me. Karen and David have been so helpful, not only to relieve aches and pains that developed from the nature of my job, but the treatments are also beyond relaxing at the same time. I get great results every time. I recommend Elements of Bodywork to my own patients as well.
T. S.
Sep 01, 2019
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Tiffany Hinson
Jun 27, 2019
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Will Walton
Nov 20, 2018
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Stefan Marinov
Aug 08, 2018
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David and Karen are both amazing at getting your body relaxed and healing. I love coming here for relaxing massages but they are both also excellent at creating a specific massage to address any body issues due to stress, work environment or injury from an activity. David is great with the laser treatments and usually has me back up from a surgery within a session or two. Both really care to do a great job at helping you and are not there just to collect the money and see the next client, something a lot of other massage places suffer from. Highly recommend!
Kayla
Jul 16, 2018
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Adrian Parks
Aug 01, 2017
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David is a very professional and knowledgeable former Massage Therapy instructor who has set up his own business. He is on the forefront of the latest technology to assist you with your pain. After a wreck in January left me with extreme knee pain, I visited David for his cold laser therapy and after a 90-minute session my life has changed. One brief follow-up visit helped a little more, but the therapy actually works! Go see David!
Leanna Sega
Jul 01, 2017
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W. J.
Jun 27, 2017
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