Kristina D. Shaw

Kris is a seasoned injury care massage therapist & acupuncturist, with 37 years of clinical practice & teaching. As one of the older wise women in the massage profession   she has been exposed to a wide spectrum of complex acute & chronic injuries. She  is successful combining  both medical massage,  acupuncture & patient education to  assist the body’s healing process with  many types of whiplash, sciatica & low back pain, neuropathies, chronic shoulder challenges & tendonitis, plantar fasciitis & many unresolved chronic pain patterns, especially  fibrotic tissue & nasty trigger points.  Sleeping challenges are another of her clinical strengths.

As a director & senior instructor of her own massage school for 25 yrs, you can count on Kris to empower & teach you about many aspects of injury care & the body/mind connection. Most of the older, established insurance plans Kris is a provider for, including Regence, Premera & Cigna. If you are paying cash for her advanced styles of bodywork, the cost is $85/ hr. Sliding scale for seniors & students.

Kris has a passion for teaching stressed out couples how to work with each other with a wide spectrum of massage styles, so they feel confident in their hands on support.  Pregnancy massage & acupuncture are another of her favorite services. Check out her web site, www.couplesmassageseattle.com to discover more about both services.

This seasoned therapist combines her bodywork with a specialized form of American acupuncture to address food allergy desensitizing.  For 7 years Kris has been offering  this unique form of energetic medicine  combining  muscle testing, homeopathy, acupuncture  & 2 types of  massage to desensitize the  brain, nervous  & immune systems so the body can accept  healthy protein  foods, pollens, dust, mold  & animal dander.  These treatments are covered under many insurance plans. For more inquiry, please check out her web site, www.seattleallergynaturalsolutions.com