“When you treat a person, not an illness, it is a guaranteed win,” according to Erik Pearson, LMT, CEIM of Miracle Hands, LMT in Cape Coral, Florida. Erik has been practicing for over 13 years, and found this inspiration in Patch Adams, a movie starring Robin Williams as a doctor and based on a true story. He relates to the idea of finding his calling and realizing many other methods weren’t very effective for the best possible functional movement of the body.  He began to hone his skills and developed the effective techniques he now uses.

He has a long list of continuing education on topics like sports massage, muscle testing, and active isolated stretching (AIS).  His list of classes is long, and he looks forward to classes for pregnancy massage in the future. His Cape Coral massage therapy sessions are not a day at the spa. Expect no aromatherapy or hot stones. You may get moist heat from the hydrocollator towels that send penetrating warmth into the muscles.

These massages in Cape Coral at Miracle Hands, LMT are better described as medical massage, orthopedic massage, sports massage, functional movement massage, and therapeutic massage.  Even clients seeking Ft. Myers massage travel over the bridge to see Erik, who works to help clients referred from several chiropractors. It can be hard to find a skilled sports massage therapist, so even clients seeking Naples massage with a functional movement goal may seek Erik’s help.

Erik may be uniquely qualified to understand health and function because he was headed to premed at UCF, having always wanted to be a pediatrician. He ended up completing nursing school instead but discovered massage was more of a calling, and a look at all his positive reviews on Facebook show that his clients are lucky he did.

When you have a massage in Cape Coral at Miracle Hands LMT, Erik will listen to you explain about your restrictions or pain and create a therapeutic plan, as he considers what it will take to get you to your goal as quickly as possible.  He describes a strong commitment to being fair about the number of sessions it will take for function and pain relief.

I asked him about his most challenging but rewarding experience in over 13 years doing therapeutic massage.  In 2008-2009, he had a client in fetal position from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. He saw her once a week for six months.  It was a team effort, and her husband helped keep her active during the process.  At the end of six months, she was walking again.  Being snowbirds, they went north for the summer and her condition reverted.  Upon returning, they repeated the process, again getting her walking. 

What about the name, Miracle Hands, LMT?  Erik explained that during the clinical phase of school, when students give massages to the public, a client told him that when he opened a massage therapy practice, he should call it “Miracle Hands.”