- 560 Kingsway Vancouver
- (604) 620 - 6560
- booking@loongwellness.ca
Sixty minutes of myofascial and trigger point work on the muscles of the face, jaw, scalp and neck, delivered by an RMT at 560 Kingsway. It is massage therapy, not a skincare facial: no cleanse, no mask, no needles, and no work inside the mouth. You leave with an insurance-eligible receipt.
A spa facial treats your skin. This treats the muscles underneath it. The masseter that clenches, the temporalis that tightens behind your temples, the small muscles at the base of the skull and along the neck that hold your head in front of a screen all day. An RMT works through those with myofascial release and trigger point techniques, then re-checks how your jaw opens and how your neck turns.
The people who book it are usually clenchers, grinders, night guard wearers and headache-prone desk workers. It runs as a standard registered massage appointment in one of our private rooms; see how a registered massage therapy session is organised if this is your first visit with us.
A tight jaw is rarely only a jaw problem. The tension travels up into the temples and scalp and down into the neck, which is why a session covers all five rather than one.
Runs from cheekbone to jaw angle. In clenchers it is often the tightest muscle in the body relative to its size. Worked slowly from the outside, with your jaw resting open.
A fan-shaped muscle above the ear that closes the jaw. When it stays switched on, people describe a band around the temples by mid-afternoon.
The scalp is a sheet of connective tissue that gets pulled by both the forehead and the neck. Gentle gliding work here is what most people say they did not expect.
Four small muscles under the back of the skull that work overtime when your head sits in front of your shoulders. Treated with sustained pressure and slow nods.
The rope-like muscles running from behind the ear to the collarbone. Tightness here changes how your jaw sits, so the session usually ends here rather than starting here.
Three very different things get called "a facial" in Vancouver. Two of them happen at 560 Kingsway. Book by what you want changed, not by the word.
| RMT facial myofascial | Acupuncture for the face | Spa facial (not offered here) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Jaw clenching, temple and neck tension, tension-type headaches, a jaw that feels tired or stuck | A cosmetic goal, approached with fine needles by a registered acupuncturist | Skin: cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, products |
| What happens | Assessment, then external myofascial and trigger point work on face, jaw, scalp and neck | TCM assessment, then needling of face and body points by a registered acupuncturist | Steam, cleanse, mask, product routine |
| Delivered by | Registered Massage Therapist | Registered acupuncturist | Esthetician |
| Insurance receipt | Yes — registered massage therapy | Yes — registered acupuncture | No |
| Products on skin | None | None | Yes, that is the point |
Jaw that clicks, locks, or has been diagnosed as TMJ dysfunction by your dentist? That is treated on its own appointment — read about TMJ massage in East Vancouver before you book either.
They should not be. At rest the jaw sits with lips together, teeth apart, tongue on the roof of the mouth. If yours was closed as you read that, tick what else applies.
You stay clothed the whole time. Most people lie on their back with a small pillow under the knees; the therapist works from behind your head.
When the clenching happens, dental history and any night guard, headaches and where they sit, screens, driving and sleep position. Bring a photo of your medication list if you have one.
Comfortable jaw opening and whether it tracks straight, neck rotation, and a light check of the temples, masseters and the base of the skull to find what is actually tight.
Slow external myofascial work and trigger point pressure through the jaw, temples, scalp and neck, with the jaw resting open. Nothing intraoral. You set the pressure; nothing is pushed through pain.
The same opening and rotation checks, then two or three things to do between sessions: the resting-jaw position, a desk habit to change, and when a dentist should be involved.
Almost nobody arrives asking for facial massage by name. They arrive with one of these.
You notice your teeth pressed together in traffic, at the desk, in meetings. The masseter and temporalis never fully switch off, and it starts to feel like a permanent state.
The guard protects the teeth; it does not relax the muscles doing the grinding. Morning jaw fatigue and temple ache are what bring most night-guard wearers in.
The band-around-the-head kind, often worse on screen-heavy days. A headache that keeps getting worse, or a new type of headache, is a physician question first.
Eight hours looking at a monitor loads the small muscles under the back of the skull. That tightness feeds straight into jaw and temple tension.
A two-hour procedure with your mouth held open leaves the jaw muscles worked and guarded. Once your dentist says the area has settled, this is a gentle place to start.
Bracing on impact often shows up later as jaw and neck tension. If the clenching began after a car crash, book through your claim — see ICBC RMT at our clinic.
Usually, because of who delivers it. Three things to check before you book.
Check your remaining massage benefit before booking. Facial work and full-body RMT draw from the same annual massage therapy maximum on most plans. It is one pool, not two.
Describe where it is tight and when it is worst. We will tell you whether to book this, a full RMT session, or facial acupuncture — and if it sounds like a dentist question, we will say that first.
Facial massage in Vancouver is mostly marketed as a beauty result. Ours is marketed as massage therapy, because that is what it is. Here is the line.
Clinic-wide reviews from Google. This treatment is new to the menu, so the ones mentioning jaws and headaches are still being written.
Harrison's a great RMT — very attentive and targeted to what's most needed for me that appointment. The clinic is very clean and conveniently located for Mount Pleasant patrons.— Nina Blancas, Google
Came in with bad shoulder pain and really stiff traps — the acupuncture treatment made a real difference.— Mike Lau, Local Guide
Very professional RMT and acupuncture.— ye li, Google
Most of these simply change how the hour is planned. A few mean waiting until you have been cleared.
No. A facial is a skin treatment done by an esthetician: cleanse, steam, exfoliation, mask, products. This is registered massage therapy for the muscles of the face, jaw, scalp and neck. Nothing goes on your skin and nothing is extracted. You come in for a tight jaw or a tension headache, not for a glow.
On most BC plans, yes, because it is delivered by a Registered Massage Therapist and receipted as massage therapy. It draws from the same annual massage maximum as any other RMT visit. We direct bill most major insurers; if yours is not one of them, you pay and submit the receipt yourself.
No. Everything in this session is external, through the skin of the face, jaw, scalp and neck. Buccal or intraoral massage, where the therapist works inside the cheek with gloves, is not something we offer, and we would rather say that plainly than have you find out on the table.
It works on the muscles that clench, which is often where jaw tiredness and temple headaches come from. It does not diagnose or treat TMJ disorder itself; if your jaw clicks, locks or has been assessed by your dentist, start with our TMJ massage appointment instead (see the note above the FAQ), and keep your dentist in the loop. When in doubt, call and describe it.
The pressure is slower and lighter than a deep tissue back session, because the muscles are smaller. Trigger point work on the masseter can be tender for a few seconds, and you say so and it eases. Mild tenderness at the jaw or temples for a day afterwards is common. Soft food that evening and no gum for a couple of days helps.
Wear whatever you like; you stay dressed. No products are used, so makeup is your call — most people prefer to arrive without it because the work runs along the jaw and temples and will move it. Tie long hair back if you can.
Different practitioner, different goal, different receipt. The acupuncture version is done by our registered acupuncturists with fine needles and is usually booked for a cosmetic reason. This is hands-on massage therapy booked for tension and headaches. Both happen at 560 Kingsway; read what a first facial acupuncture session is like, then describe what you want changed and we will tell you which fits.
Yes. Book the RMT facial and a regular RMT session back to back, or book a 90-minute RMT session and ask for the face and jaw to be included. Say what you want covered when you book so the time is planned rather than squeezed.
It depends on what is driving the clenching. Many people start with two or three sessions a couple of weeks apart while the homecare settles in, then space them out. Your therapist suggests a frequency after the first assessment; we do not sell packages before we have seen you.
Yes. Say which language you prefer when you book. Describing where a headache sits or how a jaw feels is easier in your own language, and the assessment depends on that detail. More about our Chinese-speaking RMTs and acupuncturists.
The clinic sits at 560 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC. For a sixty-minute jaw-and-neck session, most people want three things: parking that does not add stress, evening slots after work, and a room where nobody is walking past. All three are covered.
Kingsway runs on a diagonal, so the clinic is closer to most East Vancouver neighbourhoods than the address suggests. Bus routes stop within a block.
RMT · Registered Acupuncture and TCM
560 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
| Monday – Thursday | 10:00 – 20:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| Saturday – Sunday | 10:00 – 18:00 |
(604) 620-6560 · booking@loongwellness.ca
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Choose "RMT Facial Myofascial Treatment" in the booking menu, or call and tell us where it is tight and when it is worst. If it sounds like a dentist or physician question, we will say so before you spend an hour with us.
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