Tanika Briggs
RMT
Registered Massage Therapist with a special interest in prenatal, postnatal, and infant massage
Tanika graduated from Centennial College in 2020 where she completed her advance diploma in Massage Therapy. Tanika has remained in good standing with the College of Massage Therapist of Ontario and has always been committed to furthering her education. Tanika has made it her priority through the teachings of Special Orthopaedic Assessment, Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage to create personalized treatment plans aimed to assess, rehabilitate and accomplish goals.
Tanika has experience treating a vast majority of conditions and age groups from infants to seniors and relaxation to complex musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.
As a previous athlete and gym enthusiast, Tanika is also passionate about incorporating remedial exercise and self-care into massage treatments and treatment plans to further maintain sports performance, goals and overall well-being.
Aside from wellness and rehabilitation, Tanika has a strong passion in aiding with the prevention and maintenance of pregnancy pains and discomforts. Throughout Tanika’s educational experience and practice, she has taken the time to learn how to best ease prenatal and postnatal symptoms from stress to joint pain. Additionally, Tanika has also taken the time to learn and teach the benefits and practice of infant massage. Infant massage has many benefits such as, regulating digestion, growth and fine tuning gross and fine motor skills. Tanika strongly encourages parents to take part in the treatment to recreate the experience at home.
Pre/post natal Massage- Is a great way to incorporate wellness and pain relief into your entire prenatal and postnatal experience. The benefits of pregnancy massage include relaxation, stress reduction, decreased pain and maintained flexibility. Prenatal massage can start as early as 12 weeks and continue well into your postnatal journey.
Infant Massage- The pregnancy and labour experience is equally as taxing on the baby as it is the parents. Which is why infant massage is an awesome way to welcome your little one into the world. Infant massage has many benefits such as infant wellness, fine tuning gross and fine motor skills and decreasing gas, colic and constipation symptoms. At Clarington Physiotherapy Health and Wellness Centre, we have an awesome team of physiotherapy, chiropractic and massage therapy practitioners ready to help you and your newborn get settled.
