Diligent Medical Massage, LLC

Elizabeth, born and raised in Eastern, NC, has always had a passion for helping others even as a kid. Unfortunate circumstances and complications of a condition called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), formerly known as Pseudotumor Cerebri, caused her to lose her eyesight at age 18. While presenting new challenges, and having to learn how to live all over again, Elizabeth never lost the passion to help others. Over the years, many told her she was gifted with her hands and should pursue massage therapy. While the thought never crossed her mind to go to school, later her husband endured 2 neck surgeries and stayed constantly in pain. Noticing how stiff his neck and shoulders stayed, Elizabeth made an appointment for him to see a massage therapist to see if it would help. When he returned home and she seen how much better he was feeling, she knew she had to take her gift and get professionally trained. She learned that Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC has one of the best Massage Therapy programs in North Carolina. She made the phone call to learn more, and ended up being enrolled the very same day! Elizabeth fit in quite well, and graduated the program with honors! Her professor told her her palpation skills (identifying problems with touch) were years ahead of the average Massage Therapist, or even a Chiropractor. What takes most practitioners 15 years or more to develop, Elizabeth had immediately due to her observant nature, and heightened sense of touch due to her blindness. With her persistent study, and her ability to palpate, Elizabeth was named “Best Overall Therapist” and graduated with honors! Her instructor, Dr. Tim Reichman, called her the “Find and Fixer”, and she should trademark it when she opens her practice. After graduating, Elizabeth continued her training. While she was in school, another Carteret Community College Massage Therapy Alumni, Dr. Kirk, became a Doctor of Osteopathy. Intrigued by those techniques, Elizabeth trained with Dr. Kirk to learn Osteopathic techniques, and Trigger Point Therapy. Elizabeth also trained and certified in Cupping, Thoracic Release, Frozen Shoulder, Sciatica, and Psoas Release. Elizabeth is always training and learning more techniques to become a complete therapist to help her patients achieve maximum benefit from her treatments. Operating privately helping friends and relatives, Elizabeth decided to open her practice to the public, thus the birth of Diligent Medical Massage, LLC. Schedule an appointment to experience the care, compassion, and the passion to help you feel better!