Massage Therapy in Sunrise, FL

Why Sunrise patients choose us for massage therapy

Plenty of Sunrise residents could find a chiropractor closer to home. They make the drive to us for massage therapy in Sunrise for three practical reasons.

• It is a straightforward drive. Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive is about 20 minutes from Sunrise straight up the Sawgrass Expressway, with free parking at the door. Patients from Sawgrass Mills, Amerant Bank Arena and Welleby Park are here every week.
• Hours that fit a working week. We are open until 7:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning hours, so you can come after work or before the commute without using a vacation day.
• We already know Sunrise. We typically see Sunrise families, hockey fans and arena staff from Amerant Bank Arena, retail and hospitality workers on their feet all day at Sawgrass Mills, and cyclists from Markham Park. Your plan is built around how you actually spend your days, not a generic template.

Clinical massage versus a spa massage: what Sunrise patients should expect

If you are searching for massage therapy in Sunrise, it helps to know which kind you are looking for. A spa massage is designed to feel good for an hour. The therapeutic massage we provide at The Spine and Wellness Center is designed to change something — the resting tone of the muscles beside an irritated joint, the knot in the upper trapezius pulling your neck forward, the tight hip flexors tilting your pelvis.

That is why it lives inside a chiropractic clinic. Our therapist works from the same exam findings and surface EMG scans Dr. Jared Cohen, DC uses, so the muscles being treated are the ones the scans show are guarding — not a full-body routine. Sessions are focused, sometimes more intense than a spa session, and judged by what your spine does the next day rather than how you feel on the table.

We have cared for Sunrise families since 2005, and between hockey nights at Amerant Bank Arena and long shifts on your feet at Sawgrass Mills there is no shortage of tight backs and shoulders to work on. Start with our main massage therapy guide for the full picture; this page covers what matters for Sunrise patients specifically.

How does massage release guarding, trigger points and fascia?

Three things keep a painful spine locked after the original injury has calmed down: muscle guarding, trigger points and fascial restriction. Massage addresses each differently, and the surface EMG scan from visit one tells us which one your region is dealing with.

1. Guarding shows up on the scan as a band of high muscle activity beside the irritated segment. Sustained pressure and slow deep strokes bring the tone down so the adjustment can go in and hold.
2. Trigger points are the knots that refer pain — upper trapezius into the head, glutes down the leg. Direct, held pressure on the band releases it, and the referred pain usually fades with it.
3. Fascial restriction is the thickened wrap around a muscle after an old injury or years of long shifts on your feet at Sawgrass Mills. Myofascial release stretches it slowly; cupping lifts and decompresses it where pressure alone has plateaued.

Where tissue has become truly fibrotic, massage hands off to Graston Technique. The evidence for massage itself is modest but real: NCCIH notes that research suggests it may help with low back and neck pain in the short term and is generally safe when provided by a trained professional (NCCIH, Massage Therapy: What You Need To Know). Short-term tissue change is exactly what we ask of it.

Why pair massage therapy in Sunrise with adjustments and decompression?

Ask anyone who has had an adjustment that felt great for a day and then ‘went back’: the muscles put it back. That is the whole argument for scheduling massage and chiropractic together, and it is why we book them back-to-back in the same visit for Sunrise patients.

• Before the adjustment: releasing guarding lets the joint move with less force, which is more comfortable and holds longer.
• Before decompression: relaxed lumbar paraspinals let the Triton DTS table separate the vertebrae instead of fighting braced muscle.
• After a hard visit: a short session calms soreness and keeps the segment moving between appointments.
• Alongside Graston: massage handles tone and guarding; Graston Technique handles the fibrotic adhesions underneath.

The pattern repeats across conditions. For neck pain it is upper traps and suboccipitals before a cervical adjustment. For low back and sciatica it is lumbar paraspinals, glutes and piriformis before decompression. For hip and SI pain it is hip flexors and glutes before the pelvis is leveled. Massage is rarely the treatment; it is what makes the chiropractic treatment stick.

Where does massage fit in the 4R Method?

Every plan at The Spine and Wellness Center follows the 4R Method — Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine — and massage therapy in Sunrise shows up in more than one phase, with a different job in each.

Repair — support (3–5 visits a week, 4–8 weeks)

In Repair, massage is a support tool. Its job is to release guarding so adjustments and decompression can do their work, and so you sleep — many Sunrise patients in acute pain have not slept through the night in weeks. Sessions are shorter and highly targeted.

Rebuild and Regenerate — as needed

Once the pain has settled and rehab takes over (2–3 visits a week for 8–16 weeks, then about twice a week in Regenerate), massage drops to as-needed: a session when physical therapy loading leaves the hips or mid-back tight, or when the surface EMG re-scan shows a region guarding again.

Refine — recovery (monthly)

In Refine, massage becomes recovery. A monthly 60-minute session alongside your structural tune-up keeps tissue supple, catches new trigger points early, and — for the golfers, pickleball players and desk workers of Sunrise — is often the difference between a tight week and a flare-up.

What is a session like, who benefits most, and what happens at your first two visits?

Two questions Sunrise patients ask before booking: what will the session feel like, and do I have to be examined first? The answers are ‘focused, and as deep as you choose’ and ‘yes — that is what makes it work’.

The session. Thirty or sixty minutes in a private room. The therapist checks your symptoms and latest scan, then works the regions driving the problem — lumbar paraspinals and glutes, or upper traps and suboccipitals — with guarding release, trigger point pressure, myofascial work and, where fascia is stubborn, cupping. You set the pressure. Afterward: water, gentle movement, and perhaps a day of mild soreness where it was tightest. Then you walk next door for your adjustment.

Who it changes the most. The acutely guarded lower back; neck pain and tension headaches from desk posture; hip and SI pain with tight flexors and piriformis; athletes between sessions; and the stress-tight shoulders of anyone whose week is mostly long shifts on your feet at Sawgrass Mills.

Visits one and two. The first visit measures — conversation, hands-on structural exam, surface EMG and thermal scanning, X-rays when indicated. The second is your report of findings with Dr. Jared Cohen, DC, where massage is prescribed alongside the rest of the plan and Most patients have already begun care on visit one; this is where the full plan takes over. Take the 60-second spine assessment before you leave Sunrise. Tell us about blood thinners, recent surgery, skin conditions or pregnancy, and if you have bladder or bowel changes, rapidly worsening weakness or spinal pain with fever, please see a doctor or urgent care today.

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Sunrise

From Sawgrass Mills or Amerant Bank Arena, take the Sawgrass Expressway north and follow it as it curves east along the top of Coral Springs; exit at Coral Ridge Drive and head south. The clinic is on Coral Ridge Drive just south of the expressway, about 15 miles from the mall.

There is free parking at the door and no building to navigate — you walk straight into reception. For a same-day appointment, call (954) 341-2256 before you leave Sunrise, or book online.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

We do not have a published review from a Sunrise patient yet, so here is one from a Coral Springs patient — the same clinic and the same team you would see:

“Some of the warmest and most caring staff in the business. Dr. Cohen, without a doubt, is passionate about his craft and the community he serves.”

Related care for Sunrise residents

Start with the full guide to massage therapy, then explore the other care we provide for Sunrise patients.

Serving massage therapy patients from Sunrise across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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