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title: "Massage Therapy in Ottawa | Wellness by Tania"
description: "I'm Tania Wiebenga, an RMT in Ottawa offering assessment, hands-on treatment and remedial exercises at Back in Balance and PranaShanti."
url: https://wellnessbytania.com/massage
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# Holistic approach to care.

I build each session around how your body feels that day, combining a thorough assessment, hands-on treatment and exercises you can take home.

## Services offered

* [Therapeutic massage](https://wellnessbytania.com/massage/therapeutic)
* [Deep tissue massage](https://wellnessbytania.com/massage/deep-tissue)
* [Prenatal and postnatal massage](https://wellnessbytania.com/massage/prenatal)
* [Myofascial release massage](https://wellnessbytania.com/massage/myofascial-release)

## What a session looks like

1. ### Conversation and assessment  
Every visit starts with how you're feeling, your history and your goals, followed by a thorough assessment. Depending on what brings you in, that can include postural and gait assessment, active, passive and resisted range of motion, joint play, palpation, neurological testing and orthopedic special tests.
2. ### Hands-on treatment  
I adapt pressure and technique to what your body needs that day, and I'll check in with you throughout the treatment. It's always okay, and encouraged, to ask for different pressure, more time on a specific area, a change of position or a different technique. This treatment is created for you, your needs and your preferences.
3. ### Remedial exercises  
You leave with simple exercises and self-care strategies, so you keep progressing between sessions.

## Where I work

Pick a clinic to see its hours, fees and how to get there.

[PranaShanti Yoga Centre, Hintonburg](https://wellnessbytania.com/massage-hintonburg)[Back in Balance, Westboro](https://wellnessbytania.com/massage-westboro)

> “Massage really is its own form of art. Learning what makes a difference for your body on that specific day is what keeps this work creative and deeply intentional.”
> 
> On why I love what I do