Carissa Shima Healing Bodywork

Carissa Shima Healing Bodywork Your body shouldn’t feel tight all the time. Root-cause bodywork for active wellness focused 40+ adults. Las Vegas. 20+ years experience. NVMT 11040.

Start with a Complementary Strategy Call: www.carissashima.com/carissa-shima-healing-bodywork/ I draw on my background in all healing and self growth modalities to provide a custom approach to your biggest challenges in life.

10/08/2026

If you feel pain somewhere, that's real. You're not wrong about where it hurts, and I'd never tell you otherwise.
But the body is one connected system, and pain doesn't always stay where it starts. A shoulder that hurts can be getting pulled on by the rib cage. A knee that hurts can be compensating for the hip.
This isn't about telling you your felt sense is wrong. It's about looking at the whole picture to understand why it's showing up there — so the relief actually holds instead of coming right back a few days later.
Has anyone ever traced your pain back to somewhere you didn't expect? Tell me in the comments.
Link in bio. Las Vegas — Body Spa West.

10/05/2026

I want to be clear about something: this isn't a fancy massage.
It's a different kind of training entirely — one built around finding what's actually creating pain and tension, not just easing it for a day or two. I've spent 21 years learning how to do that. A massage can feel wonderful and fade by the weekend. This work is different — it's about finding what's underneath the pain and addressing that, so the change actually holds.
I've gotten to watch people return to things they'd given up on. Running again. Golfing again. Being able to pick up their grandkids. Not because we chased the pain around — because we found what was really going on.
What's something you stopped doing because of pain that you'd want back in your life? Tell me in the comments.
Link in bio. Las Vegas — Body Spa West.

10/02/2026

Here's what actually happens the first time you come in — because I know that's part of what keeps people from booking.
Full assessment, then hands-on work the same visit, built around what your body actually needs that day. Most people leave already feeling something different, with a clear sense of their plan going forward

09/30/2026

Think you need a diagnosis to book this? You don't. Most of my clients come in because something just feels tight, or off, or not quite right — not because a doctor sent them with a diagnosis in hand. That's enough of a reason.

09/29/2026

People assume this is only for extreme cases. Most of my clients aren't. They're active people whose tension keeps coming back, whose body feels a little "off," whose recovery isn't what it used to be. Not a crisis — just tension that never fully resolves on its own.

09/28/2026

I don't do massage. I want to be upfront about that, because a lot of people assume this is just a more thorough version of one.
Massage therapists do valuable, skilled work. That's genuinely not what I do. What I do is different training entirely — looking at your whole body, finding what's actually driving the tension, and working hands-on to change that directly.

09/24/2026

Swelling after surgery that just won't fully go down?
Most people assume lymphatic drainage is the fix — and it's a valuable part of recovery. But it's not the whole picture. Fascia, the connective tissue running through your entire body, plays a huge role in whether swelling actually clears or lingers for months.
If you've had lymphatic drainage and the swelling still hasn't fully resolved, that's usually why — the two work best together, not as substitutes for each other.

09/23/2026

He was told he needed knee surgery. Here's what happened instead.
A torn meniscus almost always comes with swelling and inflammation — and fascia plays a direct role in how well that resolves.
"Making a lateral movement with my legs would hurt my medial meniscus. Running became really painful. Any sort of squatting became really painful."
He decided to try something before surgery. "With Carissa's expertise that was proven truthful."
"I've been golfing at least once a week for the last three weeks. No pain. I went for a six mile run this past weekend."

09/22/2026

Knee surgery. Hip replacement. Swelling that wouldn't fully go down.
"She helped me with my swelling tremendously, range of motion, and pain."
A lot of people think lymphatic drainage alone is the fix for post-surgical swelling. It helps — but fascia work is often what actually helps the body stop holding onto that fluid in the first place.
"All of that is much more geared towards a permanent solution rather than a temporary solution."

09/21/2026

If you've had a hysterectomy, or you're about to have one, here's something worth knowing. Recovery Stories, Part 3 of 3.
It gets treated like a routine procedure. It's not — it's major abdominal surgery, and full recovery takes longer than most people expect.
I've been through it myself. Walking my dog within a week. A lot better by six weeks. Really good by four months. But fully recovered — 100% back to normal — took a full year.
Getting all the way there isn't just about waiting it out. Fascial and lymphatic work is what actually helps your body close that final gap.

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