Welcome to the official Advanced Neuromuscular Therapies, Inc. website. It is directed and owned by Robin Ann Schafer, President and Founder. Robin Ann Schafer, BA, AMTA, NCTMB, LMT, NMT, PDMT, has spent over two decades using advanced soft tissue neuromuscular and cross fiber friction therapy techniques. She has had extensive training, active with legislative efforts as well as professional associations. She has knowledge, mentoring teaching skills, clinical practice including a wide variety of soft tissue manipulation and mobilization educational training and personal commitment to the massage profession. She was been awarded the awards by the American Massage Therapy Association and has received recognition for outstanding massage therapist, volunteer as well as her legislative and massage emergency response efforts. After graduating from Penn State University, she graduated from the Atlanta School of Massage. She is Past President of both the American Massage Therapy Association - Alabama Chapter and the North Atlanta Female Executives of the National Association of Female Executives. She is currently the Secretary of the Birmingham Chapter of the Penn State University Alumni Association.

The difference between success and failure is often determined by one's dedication. Robin's undying continued commitment to the Massage Profession has earned many of the profession's highest esteem appreciation and awards. It's all part of the Schafer's philosophy that summoning all the senses, not just calming them, leads to a greater state of restfulness. She addresses the five senses in the hope of invoking the sixth, which is more intuition and makes you feel comfortable in what you want to get out of your experience. This family-friendly environment emphasizing "health through therapies inspired by different nations and cultures" dedicated to rejuvenation, you can't help but relax. And if you are searching for a deep tissue massage therapist, then look no further. MASSAGE THERAPY IS PHYSICAL MEDICINE!

Robin continues her mission as a spokesperson to all healthcare clients and professions regarding massage therapy. As a visionary, her primary focus is the advancement of education in all healthcare professions to include soft tissue care and the myofascial treatment of chronic pain syndromes including burn scar survivors and other acute and chronic injuries, surgeries and disorders. High quality education and experience for healthcare clients is the focus at her office. She believes her commitment to help shape the destiny of health care in our world today. Together, day by day, licensed massage therapists can truly make a difference through communicating through touch.

Hippocrates, a Greek physician was born in 460 BC on the island of Cos, Greece. He was the first physician that held the belief that thoughts, ideas, and feelings come from the brain and not the heart as others of him time believed. Hippocrates traveled throughout Greece practicing his medicine. He founded a medical school and began teaching his ideas. He developed an Oath of Medical Ethics for physicians to follow. This Oath is taken by physicians today as they begin their medical practice. He died in 377 BC. Today Hippocrates is known as the "Father of Medicine". He became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He held the belief that illness had a physical and a rational explanation. He rejected the views of his time that considered illness to be caused by superstitions and by possession of evil spirits and disfavor of the gods. Hippocrates held the belief that the body must be treated as a whole and not just a series of parts. He accurately described disease symptoms. Hippocrates was the first physician to accurately describe the symptoms of pneumonia, as well as epilepsy in children. He believed in the natural healing process of rest, a good diet, fresh air and cleanliness. He noted that there were individual differences in the severity of disease symptoms and that some individuals were better able to cope with their disease and illness than others.

Her professional focus aims to advance wellness, prevention, post injury and/or surgery treatment with education to her clients as well as in all health care professions to include advanced massage therapy modalities for acute and chronic pain syndromes. For over 23 years, Robin has devoted her life to the massage profession. Schafer is known as the "Mother of Massage Therapy of Alabama". While working the art of massage therapy she is likely to explain the underlying principles of touch as a natural human need. Her work is the delivery of love. It is all about touch, not just technique. And delivering any massage therapy technique is merely an excuse to give your love through healing touch. Robin strongly believes her special gift and delivery system by associating the principles of the value and need for touch from pregnancy through death with dignity. They go hand-in-hand. She strongly believes that the predominance of touch is of vital and fundamental significance. Anyone who touches others for a living and everyone who touches someone else in an effort to help and heal will benefit greatly. She believes more than ever thorough understanding and appreciation of the evolution and principles of human touch that people heal themselves.

Schafer is a massage therapist pioneer who stays at the forefront of massage continuing education and development. Not satisfied with the old boundaries of what constituted effective massage therapy education, Schafer has forged ahead toward the unlimited opportunities that exist with innovations in educational technology, practice and theory. Robin Ann Schafer explores new territories in her practice and sharing therapeutic massage. Quality education is paramount for a successful career in massage therapy today. Her fundamental business philosphy is 'results follow energy'.

She has designed her own unique combination of treatment protocols and has taken the lead in her practice field, found greater satisfaction in her work and life, and succeeded in her massage career. Locally, a "medical" approach to massage has been more resilient than the general massage practice. People will give up their weekly stress reduction massage long before they'll give up one that they count on for pain relief or rehabilitative therapy. The second challenge is client expectations. As massage therapy's popularity as an effective treatment option has increased, so has her client assumptions of what massage therapy can do for them. Schafer offers general massage but finds that client's expectations and needs are rising under the current economy. Massage is an effective remedy for common ailments, stress, tension and a solution to pain. It is reasonable for her clients to expect these and Schafer is quite capable of relieving problems that many other mainstream approaches cannot. Massage therapy is now providing a level of respect never seen before in the history of our profession in Alabama due to its medical therapeutic potential.

The amazing healing properties of touch are why Schafer choose a career in massage therapy after graduating from Penn State University with an art degree. And, it is the art of healing potential of massage therapy that has taken her into a long, successful career in this profession. Schafer's massage therapy is an exciting new approach to the treatment of numerous pain and injury conditions previously treated only with conventional methods.

We accept all major insurance
Alabama State License #6
Over 23 years of experience