Licensed Massage Therapist

Born and raised right here in Tucson, Niki has been a local massage therapist since 2007.  Her continued studies include Biomechanics, healthy movement, and nerve compression syndromes.

Her most recent studies are aimed at pain science, going deeper into understanding the nervous system and techniques for addressing angry nerves, including Dermoneuromodulation.

Her treatments are aimed at being corrective, restorative, and collaborative. When the client knows they’re in charge of the pressure, depth of stretch, and other applicable measures, they can fully relax into the treatment, which helps to release tension in specific areas and also to calm the nervous system.

Her belief is that massage isn’t just about rubbing a muscle and getting it to relax; it’s about getting the nervous system to calm down, both locally and systemically.

She combines various massage techniques, gentle movements, and stretches along with continuous communication during the session to provide effective individualized care.

Niki loves treating issues of the hip and pelvis, relieving headaches by working the scalp, neck and shoulders and in general and just getting the patient’s nervous system to settle down.

The primary focus of working so intently with the nervous system is that many practitioners like Niki find that when this is addressed first, then the specific, sometimes deeper work can be more beneficial. For some people whose system is overwhelmed, overworked or overstimulated– a super deep massage session right off the bat can be counterproductive and even uncomfortable.

This shouldn’t be confused with a simple “light pressure massage”. It’s more of a specific approach, an “order of operations” and working with the body to achieve goals, as opposed to forcing the soft-tissues into submission (which never quite works well anyway).

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When Niki’s not treating patients she enjoys hanging out with her family, reading about various manual therapies, digging in the garden and playing Dungeons and Dragons.

All of the therapists at Miller Medical Massage have formal education in Massage and Manual Therapy. They have long lists of continuing education related to specific modalities and specific health conditions.

Our therapists utilize these modalities and approaches throughout each session and when deemed appropriate.

Therapists rarely stick to just one modality throughout a a session unless specifically requested. We believe that there are many different ways that one can achieve a great result. The goal is to find what works best for your individual circumstance. We have found this approach to produce amazing results.