Massage Therapy CE Workshops
Mark Stuart Senzig is a massage therapist, continuing education instructor, and author dedicated to elevating hands-on care and professional standards in the field. He brings a calm, client-centered approach to practice, blending clear assessment with effective, evidence-informed techniques. Colleagues and clients alike value his grounded presence and practical problem-solving in session.As an educator, Mark develops CEU courses that translate complex concepts into repeatable, real-world skills. His classes often emphasize clinical reasoning, pain-informed practice, myofascial and neuromuscular strategies, body mechanics, and ethics and documentation.

Known for an engaging, methodical teaching style, he supports therapists at every stage—helping newer practitioners build confidence while offering experienced clinicians fresh perspective and refinement.As an author, Mark writes articles, manuals, and learning resources that bridge research and day-to-day treatment. His work focuses on clarity, safety, and client outcomes, giving practitioners tools they can apply immediately. Whether in the classroom, on the page, or in the treatment room, his aim is the same: to help therapists deliver compassionate, skillful care that lasts. If you share specific credentials, course titles, or publications, I can tailor this bio further.​​

Master Myoskeletal Alignment Therapy
Myofascial Therapy
Dry-Deep Tissue

Mark Stuart Senzig offers individualized, assessment-driven bodywork that integrates myoskeletal alignment, myofascial therapy, and dry deep tissue methods. The sessions are designed to help reduce pain sensitivity, ease protective muscle guarding, improve joint and soft‑tissue function, and enhance movement quality. Each appointment begins with a brief health intake and a movement and postural screen to identify meaningful contributors to your symptoms so the hands-on work targets what matters most to you.

During a typical session, Mark applies slow, precise manual techniques and gentle joint articulations, often coordinated with breath and small, active movements. Pressure and pacing are adjusted to your comfort and therapeutic goals, with the intent to provide an effective yet tolerable stimulus to the nervous system and tissues. Depending on the interventions used, work may be performed through clothing or with standard draping. Sessions commonly conclude with concise, practical suggestions—such as mobility drills, graded activity progressions, or ergonomics—to help you maintain improvements between visits.

Myoskeletal Alignment Therapy is an assessment-guided approach that blends deep tissue and neuromuscular methods with light joint mobilization. Techniques may include positional release, reciprocal inhibition and muscle energy methods, pin-and-stretch, and slow articulations to improve movement options. The emphasis is on neurophysiological effects—down‑regulating excessive muscle tone, reducing nociceptive input, and improving motor control—rather than “putting things back in place.” Research on manual therapy indicates it can produce short‑term improvements in pain and range of motion through these mechanisms, especially when paired with movement and education.

Myofascial therapy involves low‑lubrication, sustained contact intended to engage the body’s fascial and muscular layers to restore glide and load tolerance. Methods such as skin rolling, cross‑fiber work, and prolonged, graded pressure aim to influence mechanoreceptors, modulate autonomic arousal, and facilitate easier movement. The goal is not to “break adhesions” in a literal sense, but to improve tissue sliding behavior, perception, and coordination so movement feels smoother and less guarded.

Dry deep tissue therapy refers to firm, highly specific manual work performed with little to no oil to increase shear, traction, and tactile specificity; “dry” here describes minimal lubricant and does not involve needles. Techniques may include trigger point pressure, deep compressions, friction, and longitudinal or cross‑fiber stripping. These methods can help desensitize tender points, improve pressure tolerance, and restore a comfortable range of motion when integrated with graded movement.

This integrative approach may be well-suited for desk workers with neck, shoulder, or low‑back tightness; active individuals seeking improved range of motion and recovery; and people experiencing recurring patterns such as hip or SI region tension, shoulder pinching sensations, forearm or wrist strain, tension‑type headaches, or hamstring and plantar foot tightness. Outcomes vary by individual, history, and dose, and benefits are most durable when manual work is combined with movement and self‑care strategies.

Sessions are non‑diagnostic and complement—not replace—medical care. If you have acute injury, unexplained swelling, progressive weakness or numbness, severe unremitting pain, or other red‑flag symptoms, consult a licensed medical provider before scheduling. Please inform Mark of any medical conditions, recent procedures, or medications so techniques can be appropriately adapted. The overarching goal is to provide an evidence‑informed, comfortable, and effective manual therapy experience that helps you move with greater ease and confidence.