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Barbara H. Nelms
BA/LMT
AMTA member

Then

Established in 1990, Riverbend Therapeutic Massage, LLC is the result of Barbara Higbie Nelms’ commitment to improving the lives of thousands of Hartford-area peoplevia therapeutic massage and other alternative health care solutions. Based on her own early experience with the benefits of massage and other forms of body work, Barbara eventually chose to give up a lucrative
career in the insurance and banking industries in the late 80’s to become an entrepreneur in a business that would allow her to clearly and directly improve the lives of many people from all walks of life. So, after going back toschool (while raising a family, working full time and “entertaining” mid-life crisis!) she stepped back, took a deep breath, and made the leap from corporate life into the
wonderful world of therapeutic massage. She established Riverbend on the banks of the Hockanum River in Manchester. How appropriate for a business she had actually named years earlier while crossing the Connecticut River on the way to massage school one night! “Life is like this river”, she thought. “You’ll never know what’s around the bend unless you jump in and go with the flow.” And that’s how Riverbend got its name.

Now

For many years life was good on the river. But we’re all “subject to time and unforeseen occurrence” so, although she’s left Hockanum behind, Barbara has definitely carried the spirit of “the peaceful place beside the river” to her new location just over the Manchester/South Windsor town line where true tranquility still reigns for as many as three generations of the same families who used to visit Riverbend at its old location. Unlike a sterile medical-type office or a “posh” impersonal spa, Riverbend has a special ambience that gently whispers, “Welcome home” as soon as you open the door. A true refuge from the noise, hectic pace and relentless demands of everyday living,

Riverbend is “Mother Nature’s” prescription for reducing stress and illness in our lives.

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To schedule an appointment, learn more about their “Frequent Signers Club” discount packages or to place an order for GIFT CERTFICATES, call Barbara or her Office Manager/Client Care Specialist at (860) 645-9711.