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When You’re Looking for Care
The Touch Institute focuses on access, education, and advancing standards of care. When individuals or families are ready to receive ongoing, medically informed massage services, our for-profit partner, Thrive Medical Massage, provides direct care grounded in the same values of presence, safety, and respect.
How Care Adapts at Thrive
Across all of these experiences, Thrive care is guided by a few consistent principles:
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Care adapts to the individual, not the diagnosis
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Pace and pressure respond to daily variability
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Communication and consent guide every interaction
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Medical context informs care without replacing medical treatment
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Presence and listening shape each session
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These principles allow care to remain human, respectful, and appropriate across a wide range of needs.
Who this is for
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Healthcare & Community Partners
On-site pop-ups, resident wellness days, and ongoing support options.
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Therapists & Practitioners
A collaborative environment, meaningful work, education, and support.
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Individuals &
Families
Help finding the right therapist for specialized needs and mobility limitations.