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Do you want beautiful skin, hair and nails?   Bella Salon

Texas Cosmetology Salon – Beauty Salon 691064

Do you want to be healthier with better nutrition, chiropractic care,  adjustments and wellness?  Chiropractic Care

Texas Chiropractic Facility – F009453

Do you want to relax, have better range of motion, relieve stress and pain and increase circulation?   Massage

Texas Massage Therapy Establishment – ME0993

Thank you for voting us Number One in the Herald Democrat ‘Best of Texoma’ for Best Day Spa every year since 2007 and Best Massage every year since 2008!

Bella Fontana Spa opened its doors in September of 2005 and has been recognized each year after the first full year of operation in 2006 by the Voters in the Herald Democrat’s Best of Texoma Award as the Best Day Spa every year since 2007, and for Best Massage every year since 2008.  The Best of Texoma Award requires a signed ballot with an address and phone number, and the voters must vote in at least five categories for their vote to be tallied. Over 3,000 individual ballots are cast each year.  We appreciate and feel honored by this recognition from our community.

 

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To find out pricing click here or click on the Book Online function and browse our services list by category and service description. Call 903.893.6222 to inquire about services that are not available for online booking, to redeem promotional offers or if you have questions about our services.

Read our Blog if you want to know more about our services use the menu or the list to the right to find out more about Massage Therapy, Facials for Acne, Anti-Aging or other Facial Skin Care, Medical Spa Treatments such as Laser Hair Reduction or Laser Tattoo Removal, Permanent Make Up, Peels and Microdermabrasion, or our Bella Diva Salon for hair cut, color and style and other hair care services, Technically Nails for manicures and pedicures of all types, Body Wraps and Body Treatments and so on.

Click here to purchase an instant gift certificate that you can email or print now!

One of our most popular purchases are our instant gift certificates.  Approximately 15-20% of our Gift Certificates have been purchased from out of state and as far away as Iraq and Afganistan by soldiers that want to treat someone special to a Spa-aaah! experience.

The first time this happened, it was over the phone and it took several hours of conversation and disconnections to make it happen.  I determined to find a way to make it easy to purchase a gift certificate online, in the Spa or over the phone for anyone!

Now, gift certificates can be purchased online, or you can call the Spa at 903.893.6222, or come in and we can even mail it directly to the recipient.  Always well received, a gift certificate from Bella Fontana Spa is appreciated by everyone.

Enjoy world class medical and day spa treatments within an environment comparable to those found only at destination spa resorts and major hotels. Our difference? We strive to provide the level of personal care and concern you can only find in your ‘home town’. Exquisitely comfortable, private and personal, Bella Fontana Spa creates a sense of welcome, respite and peace and it is all just for you! Right on the border of Texas and Oklahoma, and within fifteen minutes of Lake Texoma, this might just be the right weekend destination or hometown for you.

Bella Fontana Spa offers both employee and client a wellness focused environment. At Bella Fontana Spa you have the opportunity to try different team members and create a new experience each time you visit. Each employee adapts our protocols and adds their talents to meet your specific needs. Our team works together to ensure you receive our undivided attention and courteous service. We make every effort to be consistent in delivering our services by training our employees with world class products including Babor, Dermal K, Skinceuticals, Soothing Touch, Dermaculture, Surface, Enjoy and Head and more. We select products that are botanical and easy on the environment. Many are vegan and paraben-free.

Find out more about our SpaDiva Club in this video!

 

 

Relief from Chronic Pain

Pain is an indicator of injury, disease or dysfunction within the body.  Once healing occurs, the pain response should end.  Chronic pain is the result of the central nervous system continuing to trigger the pain response.  Ongoing and constant pain response makes it difficult or even “a mystery” for the diagnostician and researchers in the chronic-pain field.  Treatment plans often rely on alleviating pain while the underlying cause is managed or treated.  Chronic pain can become debilitating and patients lose the ability to live a normal life with normal eating, sleeping and work routines.  Joy is lost and depression, irritability and even drug addiction can manifest.  Finding ways to manage chronic pain, with the least impact to our lives, organs and spirits is a priority in the traditional medical and integrative medical fields.  Research has shown that deep-pressure massage feels good to chronic-pain clients because it releases endorphins.  These are our naturally generated pain-killers for the body.  Runners experience endorphin response and release when they are ‘in the zone’.

According to Kim Miller-Mirolli, D.C. in a 2008 article in Massage Magazine, deep-pressure massage work gives relief by stimulating circlulation in the same way that crimping and releasing a water hose affects the flow.  Circulation is already restricted in high tense muscles.  By briefly increasing the constriction, the lymph and blood available to the area increases and so to speak, re-establishes a better flow to the tissue providing it with the oxygen it needs, and the ability to remove wastes or toxins from the area.  These toxins are simply the usual waste materials resulting from cellular processes and turnover and may or may not be environmentally produced.  Try one of the following massages on a frequent and routine basis for better pain relief:

45 Minute Trigger Point Massage

45 Minute Myofascial Release Massage

60 Minute Deep Tissue Massage

According to the Massage Magazine article by Kim Miller-Mirolli, D.C., there are  6 Principles of Chronic Pain according to psychological and physiological research.  If one of more of these principles is present, a person will likely develop chronic pain resulting in a cascade of symptoms in the musculoskeletal system.

1. Childhood traumatic events – significantly related to chronic pain.  Regression analysis (a sociological statistical study methodology) shows female patients with an alcoholic parent, but non-narcotic, were more likely to show signs of chronic myofascial pain or fibromyalgia.
2. Spinal cord injuries – including vertebral fractures, disc bulges or ruptures results in chronic pain.
3. Muscle strain – we injure ourselves by being over-active or under-active.  Over activity includes repetitive motion such as carpal tunnel, tennis elbow and other types of repetitive motion injuries.  Under activity results in atrophy, lack of lymph and blood flow and weakness.
4. Nutritional deficiencies – our bodies simply require the nutritional fuel to sustain us at the cellular level including fats, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.  Yes, we require carbohydrates and fats, but that doesn’t mean every potato has to be loaded!
5. Hormonal and physical changes – play a key role as we gain or lose weight, experience menopause, hypoglycemia, thyroid or endocrine and metabolism disorders and even aging.
6. Repetitive stress – corticosteriods, adrenaline and other stressors to the system caused by the fight or flight response that impacts the sympathetic nervous system due to feeling of anger, anxiety, depression, fatigue, nervousness or other responses.  Miller-Mirolli reports that “when our brain perceives stress, it registers with our sympathetic nervous system, and our bodies automatically gear up by constricting our pupils (to see more detail) and tightening our muscles (as if to flee).

What does the therapist feel and do?  According to Miller-Mirolli, the therapist can detect these conditions in the muscle tissue “because it feels brittle, crunchy, deeply tight, restricted, cold and immovable”.  The proper techniques will include the use of elbows, the heel of the hand and body weight to administer deep pressure that is most effective in bringing relief from chronic pain.  These techniques are different than deep tissue massage because the manipulation of the muscle tissue is different.  But more on that in a later edition of our blog articles.

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Warmest regards,

Ruth

Gift Certificate Purchase or Book Appointment Online

We are celebrating your birthday, anniversary, graduation, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or other special occasion.

Whether you choose to visit Bella Fontana Spa, or purchase a gift certificate for someone else, your gift will be well received.

Stop by for a cup of tea or coffee and take a tour, meet our employees and make a date for yourself or someone special.

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If you are interested in our Instant Gift Certificates click here now! You will be able to select a service, dollar amount or spa package for your gift certificate, enter a message and then print to your computer or email it right now!

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Remember Bella Fontana Spa for your Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas, Anniversary, Birthday, Prom, Graduation and other special occasions. Easy, Fast and always appreciated!

It is easy to schedule your appointment today!

Call us at 903.893.6222 or book online because we make it easy to make a date with yourself anytime!

Reserve your special spa-cation now.  Drop by and take a tour!  Relax and have a cup of tea or coffee with us and enjoy our relaxation areas or even walk in to book an impromptu far infrared sauna, or private steam shower and sauna, massage or one of our other spa treatments.

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Cozy up with us in a robe, put up your feet on one of our chaise lounges, then enjoy the massage, facial, hydrotherapy bath, hair color with cut and style or other treatment you deserve.

Our location, one block south of the square in historic downtown Sherman, Texas is convenient to Austin College, Lake Texoma Marinas and Resorts, Choctaw Casino Resorts in Durant, Oklahoma, Sherman and Denison Hotels and Motels, Bed and Breakfast lodging and more.

Would you enjoy lunch before or after your Spa Day?  Try out some of our historic downtown Sherman restaurants.  Just call our Concierge Desk at 903.893.6222 for a recommendation or directions to Kelly’s at Kelly Square, Little Italy, Boiler Room and more.

The Best Day Spa and Massage in Texoma!