Vitaly Pritsker is a professional massage therapist with 15 years of experience and a certified nurse. He received his BA degree in the Health Professions at Tel Aviv University. He is also a graduate of the Zineman Academic College for Physical Education and Sports at the Wingate Institute in Therapeutic Massage, as well as of the School for Alternative Medicine MEDI WIN in other massage techniques. He worked, studied and managed some of the best day spas of Israel. Vitaly completed an internship at the orthopaedic rehabilitation facility and the most significant medical establishment of the country, Tel HaShomer Hospital. Presently he owns two private healthcare facilities in Tel Aviv and Kiryat Ono. Besides practicing, he also holds personal classes both for novice and experienced masseurs as well as organises courses for amateurs, designed for groups, couples, and individuals.
How did it all begin? Vitaly was born in the city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. As a child, he suffered from headaches originating from the back of the neck. Fortunately, in a neighbouring apartment lived a family friend who in the past had been a professional boxer and mastered the beneficial techniques of sport massage. This art of massage therapy became Vitaly’s salvation from headaches. Just 20-30 minutes of massage treatment of his upper back, neck, and head, and his headache would vanish. Since his headaches frequented him, his neighbour gave him massage sessions when needed. This instilled in him the necessity, habit and love for the miraculous technique.
As a result, his headaches became less intense and then stopped to bother him completely. However, the want for massage didn’t disappear. Certainly, it wasn’t comfortable anymore to ask for help with no urgent need, and Vitaly learned to massage areas in his body on his own. At some point he realized that he was as good as the experienced family friend.
In consequence, he applied pressure to other body parts when it was needed. Every time he would establish how efficiently and acutely he can press a problem area and eliminate the pain.
As an athletic child practicing artistic gymnastics and karate, swimming, skiing and playing tennis, Vitaly began healing other kids who attended the same sport classes. Besides, he would enrich his bundle of knowledge with the help of his coaches, who used massage techniques in cases of injuries to their pupils.
Vitaly’s father was a doctor, and the boy would often find himself at the hospital. He liked it. As time passed by, his love for medicine and healing became stronger. Vitaly cherished the dream of becoming a doctor. However, it wasn’t meant to be in his homeland as he was called up to military service, followed by relocation to Israel. He had to devote his time to work in the new country, so no opportunity to study presented itself.
However the dream refused to die and Vitaly found a path to make it true, eventually studying to become a nurse, continuing his practice of therapeutic massage and learning new techniques, which consequently moulded him into the first class professional in therapeutic and relaxation types of massage therapy.
Today Vitaly is absolutely sure that he had chosen the right way for himself. His experience proved that massage can be a great replacement for pharmaceutical drugs and even surgical intervention in some orthopaedic problems. Vitaly loves his job very much and can’t imagine his life without it.
Thus, he practices massage therapy with immense pleasure, which in its turn influences the quality of services and allows clients to feel its distinctness. A lot of his regular customers experienced it during their very first treatment.
Vitaly is a professional with amazing energy and can get a feel of clients’ complaints, discovers problem areas and offers the appropriate approach, applies needed pressure and technique individually designed for every patient.
Since Vitaly keeps practicing sports, namely, downhill skiing, using workout equipment, WingTsun, boxing, that belong in the category of traumatic sports, he deals with sportsmen who are referred to him in case of injuries. Therefore, as a massage therapist, Vitaly faces a variety of problems that require extensive knowledge and encourage him to explore new techniques. Professionally he is on the move and is constantly upgrading his skills.
The most common problems are muscle and tendon inflammations, issues arising from wedged spinal disсs or spinal disc herniation, sciatica, frozen shoulder, chronic headaches originating from contracted muscles of the back of the neck, motion amplitude issues, whiplash injuries, tennis elbow and golf elbow conditions, kyphosis, scoliosis, problems with posture, back, arms, knees etc.
Among the most important ingredients of a great massage treatment, clients value aesthetics of the massage therapist as well as the facilities where treatment takes place. Vitaly established everything at the highest levels, which you can see for yourself by arranging a massage session.
If you are in need of a soothing massage or you struggle with a chronic health issue, welcome! Vitaly Pritsker will make his best to satisfy your needs!