Welcome to Ricky Prevatte Massage!
Not a routine massage. Assess. Address. Reassess.
Ricky Prevatte, LMBT #12354, has practiced massage therapy since 1983, bringing 43 years of hands-on experience to people dealing with chronic muscular pain, sports injuries, restricted mobility, postural problems and complex soft-tissue conditions.
Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Ricky Prevatte Massage serves clients throughout York County, Lancaster County and the greater Charlotte area who are looking for something different from a routine, cookie-cutter massage.
Every session is individualized. We assess what your body is doing, address what we find and reassess your movement and symptoms to determine how your body responded.
Ricky using Cupping Techniques on a patient.
Rather than simply asking, “Where does it hurt?” the goal is to evaluate muscular tension, movement and related structures, provide appropriate hands-on treatment and then reassess. The treatment may change during the session based on what Ricky’s hands find and how your body responds.
Multiple Techniques — No Add-On Charges
Depending on your individual needs, a session may incorporate:
Multiple Techniques — No Add-On Charges
Depending on your individual needs, a session may incorporate:
- G5 vibratory and percussive therapy
- Therapeutic cupping
- IASTM and gentle muscle scraping
- Active Isolated Stretching (AIS)
- Neuromuscular therapy
- Myofascial techniques
- Myoskeletal alignment techniques
- Pin-and-stretch techniques
- Sports taping
- Muscle and movement assessment
These techniques are tools—not upgrades.
Ricky does not charge an additional fee simply because your session requires a particular modality. The objective is to use the techniques appropriate for the individual rather than forcing every client into the same massage routine.
Ricky Prevatte – LMBT #12354
The Blind Massage Therapist — A Different Sense of Touch
Ricky Prevatte has been totally blind since birth. For most people, touch is one of several ways they interpret the world. For Ricky, touch has been essential since childhood. After more than four decades of professional hands-on work, that lifelong reliance on touch has helped develop an unusually refined ability to recognize differences in muscle tension, tissue texture, restriction, movement and muscular patterns.
Ricky doesn’t begin a session by putting every client through the same massage routine. His hands are constantly gathering information. What feels tight? What feels different from the opposite side? Where is movement restricted? What changes after treatment?
That is why assessment and reassessment are central to the work at Ricky Prevatte Massage. Why Some Have Called Ricky “The Human CAT Scan” Over the years, Ricky’s palpation skills have led some doctors, patients and clients to nickname him “The Human CAT Scan.” The nickname describes Ricky’s ability to use his hands to locate and distinguish areas of muscular tension, restriction and soft-tissue dysfunction that deserve attention. It does not mean massage replaces a CAT scan, MRI, X-ray, physician evaluation or medical diagnosis. Instead, it describes something Ricky has spent a lifetime developing: the ability to listen to the body through touch.
Medical & Sports Massage Built Around the Individual. A shoulder problem does not necessarily begin in the shoulder. Low-back discomfort may involve the hips, glutes, hamstrings or surrounding muscular structures. An athlete’s recurring problem may require looking beyond the location where the symptoms are being felt.
That is why Ricky’s approach is:
Assess. Address. Reassess.
Medical Massage for Chronic Pain and Complex Muscular Problems
People seek Ricky Prevatte Massage for help addressing muscular and movement problems associated with conditions such as:
Low-back pain • Sciatic-type discomfort • Neck and shoulder pain • Forward-head posture • Hip restriction • Hamstring tightness • Plantar fasciitis • Sports injuries • Muscle rigidity and stiffness • Limited mobility • Post-surgical muscular compensation • Athletic recovery
Ricky also works with athletes and active individuals who want massage to become a regular part of training, recovery, mobility and body maintenance. Massage therapy does not replace appropriate medical diagnosis or treatment. When symptoms indicate that medical evaluation is necessary, clients should work with their physician or other qualified healthcare professional.
Sports Massage for Athletes Who Expect More From Their Bodies
Medical and sports massage isn’t only something to consider after an injury. Athletes place repeated demands on muscles, fascia and joints. Regular massage and mobility work can become part of a broader training and recovery program. Ricky works with athletes to identify muscular tightness, restricted movement and compensation patterns and may incorporate G5 therapy, cupping, gentle scraping, stretching and sports taping when appropriate. Whether you are a student athlete, competitive athlete, weekend athlete or simply determined to remain active, the goal is the same: Keep your body moving as efficiently as possible.
43 Years of Hands-On Experience, Ricky began practicing massage in 1983. Techniques, equipment and terminology have changed tremendously since then, but one principle has remained constant: You cannot replace experience with a routine. More than four decades of touching and working with the human body have given Ricky an enormous library of tactile experience. Each new client adds another opportunity to compare, assess, treat and learn. His blindness is not something hidden from the story of Ricky Prevatte Massage. It is an important part of how Ricky learned to experience the human body through touch.
Experience the Difference
If you have tried routine massage but feel that nobody is actually assessing why your muscles remain tight, painful or restricted, consider a different approach. Come prepared to tell Ricky what is bothering you, what activities make it better or worse and what you want to be able to do again. Then let his hands go to work.
Ricky Prevatte Massage
Medical & Sports Massage
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Serving York County, Lancaster County and the greater Charlotte area
LMBT #12354
Not a routine massage.
Assess. Address. Reassess.
Since 1983.