Healing Arts:

The healing Arts menu is just part of the services I provide. To see a full list of services and prices, please visit Massage Book

Medical/Rehabilitative Massage focuses on a particular medical diagnosis as part of the physician’s treatment plan and can be recommended for a variety of dysfunctions arising from soft tissue, nerve compression, acute and chronic injuries, as well as postural distortion; carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, sciatica, and migraines just to name a few.

Lymphatic Drainage Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), commonly called a lymphatic massage, is used to reduce swelling on any part of the body and stimulate the lymphatic system. The massage consists of light and slow repeated movements, gently stretching the skin in a circular movement. This massage is done on bare skin, but may feel different from other massages since there are no oils used during the treatment.

Sports Massage is a specialized massage used to prepare athletes for peak performance and is given before, during and after sports events. The purpose of sports massage is to prevent injuries by draining away fatigue, reducing muscle tension, relieving swelling, and promoting flexibility. It is primarily used during training for improving athletic performance or for rehabilitation. Sports massage is considered beneficial for athletes at all levels.

Neuromuscular Therapy is the utilization of static pressure on on specific myofascial points to relieve pain. This technique balances the central nervous system by manipulating muscles, tendons, and connective tissue. NMT addresses Ischemia, Trigger Points, Never Compression or Entrapment, Postural Distortion, and Biomechanical Dysfunction.

Orthopedic Massage uses a comprehensive approach to treatment. After assessing the condition or injury, the physiology of the condition is matched with the best treatment protocol. The following are some of the techniques that may be used: active engagement, pnf stretching, myofascial release, advanced therapeutic techniques, NMT, nerve mobilization, positional release, muscle energy, myoskeletal alignment, and trigger point therapy.

Deep Tissue focuses on the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. It is effective in breaking up adhesions caused by chronic muscle tension, injury, and spasm. This technique relieves pain and helps in restoring normal range of motion.

Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage delivers deep, broad, consistent pressure utilizing feet and body weight. It’s an effective alternative to regular deep tissue with less discomfort for the client.

Thai Massage takes traditional passive yoga stretches that open energy lines to stimulate energy flow as well as increase flexibility and relieve stress and tension.

Bliss Out; Swedish Massage relaxes the entire body with long gliding strokes in the direction of blood flow. Other Swedish strokes include effleurage, petrissage, friction, kneading, tapotement, and vibration. These strokes aide in relaxation and stress reduction.

Symphony of the Cells is the use of several therapeutic grade doTERRA essential oils applied in a specific protocol to the shoulders, spine, and feet to address acute and chronic inflammation and illnesses.

RockBlade Therapy assists in the reduction of pain while it improves function. The “blade” itself allows me to identify and breakdown scar tissue, fascial restrictions, and stimulate the lymphatic system.

Lisa Philomena is a Certified Medical Massage Practitioner and National Provider for Medical and Sports Massage.

The following will be incorporated in some or all of the healing arts based on client’s history and consent as well as therapist’s intuition:

CBD Clinic Levels 1-5
Bamboo Tools
Hydrotherapy: hot & cold
doTERRA essential oils
Cupping Therapy; vacuum suction pull stagnation and toxins from tissue and muscles relieving pain and releasing tight muscles.
Vibrational Therapy
Reiki

Four Wellness Products For Sale:

Douglas Laboratories Suppliments
Mudflower’s Mustard Bath
Vegan cold pressed soaps
doTERRA essential oils

Four Wellness is a National Provider for Medical Massage. Please call your insurance company to see if your plan is eligible for reimbursement

Lisa Philomena Iacofano, BS, LMT

MT 009329 CPR Certified 8/21

Client Feedback:

Four Wellness Massage Sandy Springs

5.0

Lavinia Collins

18:51 28 Oct 19

Lisa is the main therapist that fixes my aches and pains. She is very knowledgeable, seems like her hands are knot detectors, and can detect all problem areas. She then proceeds to get rid of the tension and problem areas with a combination of therapeutic and soothing techniques, as needed. She customized the massage very well, is very knowledgeable, and most important the pain is gone when she's done (depending on the problem, either after one or several sessions). I've been seeing her for years, and she keeps getting better and better.read more

Ryan Dickson

21:38 16 Aug 19

Lisa is an exceptional therapist. Knowledgeable in her field and highly skilled in a variety of techniques. She also happens to be a wonderful person who is truly dedicated to improving her clients well being. Highly recommended.read more

BrainsOverBeauty

15:54 03 Aug 19

Lisa is the absolute BEST masseuse! I had cosmetic surgery (lipo 360) performed April of this year and after a horrific trial & error of searching for the perfect lymphatic drainage masseuse I FINALLY found this wonderful lady! She’s honest, caring, and genuinely takes an active approach & role in helping you achieve your goal. The BEST part of the appointment is arriving, the WORST part is when she asks me “do you want water?” Because that means our session has come to an end. :( It never fails, I hate leaving her table! Not only are her hands magic but her massage room is suuuuuuper relaxing. So happy I found Lisa, she’s definitely my person now!read more

Sally Burkett

11:46 19 Jul 19

Wow! So glad I came here! Lisa really knows a lot about massaging and how to begin releasing the tension in my neck and shoulders. This is not the Woodhouse Day Spa. She talks and explains what she's doing and encouraged feedback from me. As a teacher, we found that discussing that topic was counter productive to the work she was doing. I would immediately tense back up. I trusted her as a professional and let her do her thing. We tried the cupping technique and although I have big red circles on my back, I feel a difference. I'm not an athlete and I'm trying to be healthier. She offered a few things to do and try in a not judgemental or pushy way. I'll definitely go back and appreciate her craft.read more

Maurice Belle

02:14 13 Jun 19

Seriously the best masseuse I've had in Atlanta after trying out multiple places in the area! I highly recommend Lisa hands down! After seeing her fairly regularly I feel like a new person every time I walk out of her studio. She's provided me with great tips on stretching, the importance of listening to your body & great advice on preparing for races. Being a professional string player and having just started running consistently I make a point to schedule appointments with her! Lisa thanks for being who you are! :-)read more

Lydia Cruz

16:48 12 Jun 19

A friend of mine had a bad experience with this person. She schedule an appointment and when she tried to canceled it Lisa started asking why she wanted to changed it and harrasing my friend via text which is very un profesional to the point that she seems a little needy of clients. My friend at the end didn't want to make a new appointment with her because she didn't liked to be pushed on to make an appointment. As we all have family, friends, jobs, studies, any many responsibilities, things happens and Lisa needs to understand that. When a health professional starts harassing a patient via text that's very implicating and my friend saw that and kept her distance. She asked with kindness for a refund which Lisa didn't want to refund until my asked for it on multiple occacions and she finally decided to give her the refund She even said to my friend ugly things via text. Hopefully Lisa can learned from this experience for future clients, and learns to be more respectful towards a client who needs to cancel an appointment because of situations that are out of there hands.read more

Gregory Woods

04:21 23 Mar 19

I am a competitive trail runner and hate stretching. I have been seeing Lisa for several months with fantastic results. What I love about Lisa is her extensive knowledge in exercise physiology, health, and massage. Each session she blends sports massage, cupping, rock blade, stretching, bamboo, and ashiatsu. She will also add in heat, CBD, and ice therapies without extra charges. I have actually been to places that will low ball the massage price, but hard sell “extras”. I have been able to run more efficiently with less effort. Lisa has been able to assist with helping me get into a short stretching routine and while I don’t stretch as often as she would like, the stretching is definitely helping my runs as well as her being able to work deeper during sessions. Each session she shows a new stretch to incorporate specific to runners. I like how she builds each session upon the last. Lisa is a little ball of fiery energy. I remember the first time I went to see her and she walked out, thinking, damn, another short girl. Don’t let her little size fool you. She is a little powerhouse generating enough power for the perfect amount of deep tissue the muscles are craving. Overall, my running time has improved, muscles feel less fatigued, feeling less aches and pains, and I feel stronger. I have recommended several of my running buddies and every one of us just loves her. I highly recommend Lisa.read more

Linda Cleboski

23:12 22 Feb 19

If you’re looking for the best massage therapist in Atlanta, you can stop searching. Lisa is the one! I have worked over the last 2 decades with at least a dozen therapists, mostly trying to relieve back and neck issues related to bad work-related posture, a few injuries, and poor stress management. Without a doubt, Lisa is the most knowledgeable, skilled, and effective therapist I’ve ever worked with. If I could give her more than 5 stars, I definitely would!! To start with, she’s personable, open and welcoming, and very intelligent. She's trained extensively, and is expert in the human body and a wide variety of therapy modalities that uses to tune your body to make it hum. This means she not only digs in with you to understand your pain, but knows exactly how to get to the bottom of what’s causing it, work with you to relieve it, and help you change your thinking and behavior to eliminate that cause. I love her consistent checking to make sure the pressure she uses is enough but not too much, so that she learns your body and your tolerances as she develops her therapeutic strategy for you. But beyond that, she is very informed when it comes to whole health approaches that nurture not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well. I can't overstate how important this approach is to me, and I’m thrilled to have found the person who understands and embraces the complex mind-body connection as much as possible, as I am learning to do. That's one of the many reasons why I so look forward to my sessions! I know that I will be entering her inviting, cozy and calming environment full of wonderful music that slows me down and relaxes me, because I know I’m walking right into the magic she’ll work on me. Her knowledge and judgement are amazing, and I feel that she will be an adviser who I trust to work with me through some transition and personal growth in my life. I feel really lucky to have found Lisa (or… was it just meant to be, all along?), and I highly recommend her. You will be thrilled even before your first session is over!!read more

stephanie kohler

16:04 17 Jan 19

A better rating for Lisa is 10 stars. She has done so much to improve my quality of life and ease in my own body, ever since the first time I got on her table. For decades, I've suffered from debilitating neck and shoulder pain. I get migraines easily. It's easy for stress to skyrocket. It's often hard to relax. Insomnia is common. I've long understood the value of bodywork, and I've worked with many body therapists over the years, on many continents. I always told them how intense my pain has been, from a young age. Many times, my pain was dismissed as typical. My requests for targeted work were ignored or dismissed in favor of their expertise that my entire body needed equal attention. Consequently, that debilitating pain never had any meaningful change. There were many moments of temporary relief, but they never lasted longer than a few days. In 3 decades, the pain has only gotten worse. No one, NO ONE has done as much to change that pain as Lisa has done. She really listened to my wisdom and intuition about my own body. She immediately recognized my desperate need for dedicated work. I felt taller and lighter after the first session. Lisa's dedication to wellness and healing is obvious from the moment you encounter her; she is warm, welcoming, and generous. I'm deeply grateful for her work, which has completely changed how I move in the world. I still have a lot left to untangle, but for the first time I have a lot of hope about the process. More than anything, I'm grateful that I can be more present, with more joy, moment to moment in my life.read more

Corey Dulecki

23:33 06 Jan 19

Lisa seems to always be able to figure out what I need help with. Some days, I need stretching, sometimes it's a deep tissue neck problem, other times a full body workover, finding tight muscles I didn't even know I had. I can't say enough about how great I feel after a session with Lisa's capable hands (and feet!)read more

David Norton

22:43 20 Dec 18

Fantastic professional massage with many modalities to take care of any issue one might have. Lisa listens to what you need and focuses on actually helping! No cookie-cutter spa massage here. This is real healing with real results. Cool atmosphere inside a very nice chiropractic office with a super friendly front desk. Went in today with locked up quadriceps muscles and Lisa was able to use something called a rock blade to get the fascia moving again and decrease the pain to a nearly imperceptible level. You can't get this just anywhere, it's worth the trip to Sandy Springs from anywhere you might be in the Atlanta area. Hey Google, how do we give 6 stars?read more

Francis Coligado

22:54 10 Dec 18

Lisa is awesome. My shoulder had been hurting for months and I finally decided to get it worked on. She did an amazing job. My shoulder feels way better than it did. Definitely coming back.read more

Jill Haskins

15:50 02 Dec 18

I am a LMT from Savannah and I was visiting family last week. I found Lisa on google and chose her because of her incredible reviews. I have been having trouble finding a therapist who knows the muscles, physiology of the body, and understands the importance of more detailed body work. Lisa's work is amazing. I was having bilateral shoulder and arm issues from work and in two, 90 minute sessions with Lisa, I am feeling lighter, stronger, and without the chronic pain I have been living with. I wish I lived closer to get regular bodywork done. As a fellow therapist, I highly recommend seeing Lisa!read more

Lauren Roberts

19:08 04 Oct 18

Lisa is amazing! She has used a variety of techniques in treating my hip and low back pain with medical massage and she is very effective. And she is super strong!! I will continue to see Lisa and highly recommend her.read more

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