Empirical Knead - Evidence Based Therapeutic Massage
The Highlights:
- Orthopedic & medical massage specialists
- Specializing in addressing chronic and acute injuries and reducing inflammation.
- Functional Structural Integration
- Clinical Researcher with Emory University for 13 years
- Educator
- Published Author
Dedric Carroll the founder of Empirical Knead has been a pioneer in the massage therapy industry. Over 15 years in the industry, Dedric heads a team of massage specialists with an in-depth bodywork knowledge informed by 13 years of clinical research. Dedric’s massage techniques have been studied with Emory University as treatment interventions in clinical studies with several clinical publishings illustrating efficacy. Separating he and his team from the field of traditional massage therapists with experience and results unmatched in the industry.
Dedric educates his team with this knowledge and trains these techniques in each therapist on his team. Each therapist has at least 5 certifications including neuromuscular therapy certification are actively trained in orthopedic and medical massage. Specializing in addressing musculoskeletal issues, restoring and improving functional movement. Medically treating acute and chronic inflammatory conditions and improving of symptoms.
With over 13 years as a Clinical researcher with Emory University and an Instructor of Clinical Massage Research at Atlanta School of Massage Dedric has been contributing to the body of knowledge and pushing the massage industry forward into the medical community. Collecting Empirical evidence that massage reduces systemic inflammation and restores functional movement while dramatically reducing pain. Demonstrating the powerful effects of massage and showing that massage is more than just skin deep.
Dedric possesses a rare insight to the biological gains offered by massage therapy. Leading 3 clinical research trials at Emory University proving the efficacy of massage therapy in controlling pain, anxiety, fatigue, modulating the innate immune system among others are the many until recently unknown benefits of massage. Dedric offers insight to the biology of relaxation that is uncommon in the massage industry.
A research curriculum developer and massage instructor with Atlanta School of Massage since 2010 - Dedric not only collects and contributes to the body of science about massage - but also takes that knowledge and shares it with new students entering the massage industry.
Dedric is an orthopedic massage specialist with a proven record at restoring functional movement clinical researcher, massage instructor and published author. With scientific publications on the efficacy of massage therapy. He specializes in orthopedic massage, solving musculoskeletal issues and reducing systemic inflammation.
Learn about our research here https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=faW57xzY6H4
Researching the biology and neurobiology of massage has uncovered some amazing benefits of massage that he incorporates into each and every session. Massage, as a tool for reducing systemic inflammation, is shown to reduce such factors far better than pharmaceuticals and is shown to have lasting effects beyond that of conventional treatments. And in my experience combined with diet and lifestyle the results are phenomenal, life changing. I am impassioned to share all of this information with you.
Operating Hours
- MondayBy appointment only
- Tuesday8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
- WednesdayBy appointment only
- ThursdayBy appointment only
- FridayBy appointment only
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
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