Soulstice

What Soulstice does

Soulstice LTD. is a privately held, founder-owned specialty healthcare service business founded in 2004 and headquartered in a single location in Englewood, Colorado, serving the Denver Metro area. The company's core offering is Peri-operative Therapy, a proprietary manual massage methodology co-developed by founders Ann Brooks and Kent Lemburg that combines lymphatic drainage, scar therapy, cupping, and myofascial release to support pre- and post-surgical recovery. The methodology is claimed to be the originator of the category and is reinforced by an NCBTMB-approved continuing education course ('The Fundamentals of Peri-operative Therapy') that creates a formal training pipeline.

Soulstice generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service peri-operative therapy sessions (60 or 90 minutes in duration), with package discounts and gift certificates available. The company also bills workers' compensation and auto accident insurers after physician referral, and accepts health benefit cards but does not participate in group health insurance networks. Distribution is overwhelmingly direct: clients book via phone or email and visit the Englewood clinic, with the majority of new patient flow originating from a referral network of plastic surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, OB/GYNs, and occupational medicine physicians. Customer segments are organized by surgical and injury use case (cosmetic surgery, orthopedic, OB/GYN/breast surgery, workers' compensation, auto accident, and general health maintenance), with the elective cosmetic and reconstructive surgery segments treated as primary.

The company operates with an undisclosed but small team of therapists, claims to have served thousands of surgical patients over two decades, and has no external institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries. Strategic activity is limited to organic service-line extensions (facial procedures, body contouring, injury recovery, health maintenance) and the recent extension of its proprietary methodology into formal continuing education. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no AI/ML, app, or API capabilities are present, and the business has remained a single-location, single-metro operation since inception.

Name

Soulstice

Legal name

Soulstice LTD.

Website

https://soulsticewellness.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soulstice LTD. is a founder-owned Denver-area specialty clinic founded in 2004 that delivers a proprietary manual massage methodology called Peri-operative Therapy to pre- and post-surgical patients, primarily acquired through plastic surgeon, orthopedic, and OB/GYN physician referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Peri-operative Therapy Sessions: Fee-for-service massage therapy sessions billed at time of service. Sessions are typically 60 or 90 minutes in length. Package discounts are available for multiple sessions.
2. Workers' Compensation and Auto Accident Billing: Soulstice accepts workers' compensation and auto accident clients. They work with insurance company adjusters after receiving referrals from healthcare providers to process claims for approved treatments.
3. Health Benefit Card Payments: Accepts employee health benefit cards for payment. Does not participate with group health insurance but provides receipts for clients to submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
4. Package Discounts and Gift Certificates: Offers discounted treatment packages and sells gift certificates for clients purchasing multiple sessions or gifts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Soulstice is a specialty healthcare services business that delivers Peri-operative Therapy, a proprietary pre and post-surgical manual massage therapy using manual lymphatic drainage, scar therapy, cupping, and myofascial release to accelerate surgical recovery, reduce swelling and bruising, soften scar tissue, and alleviate pain. Services are delivered at a single Englewood, CO clinic, primarily on a fee-for-service basis with package discounts and gift certificates available, supplemented by workers' compensation and auto accident insurance billing.

Product overview

Soulstice is a healthcare business founded in 2004, offering Peri-operative Therapy as its core specialty service. This is a gentle, pain-free manual massage therapy applied both before and after surgery to facilitate healing, reduce recovery time, soften scar tissue, alleviate pain, and reduce swelling and bruising. The company provides specialized services for facial procedures (rhinoplasty, facelifts, blepharoplasty), body contouring procedures (liposuction, BBL, tummy tucks), injury and accident recovery, and general health maintenance massage. Techniques include manual lymphatic drainage, scar therapy, cupping, and myofascial release. Soulstice works primarily with physicians and the medical community, serving clients across the Denver Metro area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peri-operative Therapy Soulstice's signature pre and post-surgical massage therapy service featuring gentle manual techniques including lymphatic drainage, scar therapy, cupping, and myofascial release to accelerate recovery, soften scar tissue, and reduce swelling and bruising for surgical patients.
• Peri-operative Therapy for Facial Procedures Specialized peri-operative massage therapy designed for facial procedures including rhinoplasty, facelifts, neck lifts, blepharoplasty, fat transfer, and oral/facial reconstruction surgeries.
• Peri-operative Therapy for Body Contouring Procedures Targeted massage therapy for body contouring surgeries including liposuction, BBL, arm lifts, tummy tucks, thigh lifts, and mommy makeovers to eliminate bruising, swelling, and scarring.
• Injury and Auto Accident Recovery Massage therapy services for workplace injuries, auto accidents, and sports-related injuries including treatment for blunt force trauma, falls, cumulative overuse, and repetitive motion injuries.
• Health Maintenance Massage Regular massage therapy for ongoing wellness, stress management, pain relief, and preventive health maintenance including perinatal massage and sports massage.
• The Fundamentals of Peri-operative Therapy (NCBTMB Continuing Education Course) A specialty training course developed by Soulstice to teach the proprietary Peri-operative Therapy methodology to other massage therapists, approved by NCBTMB as a continuing education provider.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients report dramatic recovery acceleration when receiving treatments 2-3 times per week for the first few weeks post-surgery
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Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dr. Christian Updike, M.D.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Director of Employee Health for HealthOne Hospital System. Dr. Updike is a key referring physician who prescribes Soulstice's medical massage therapy to patients with work-related injuries and musculoskeletal pain conditions. He has provided testimonials highlighting Soulstice's effectiveness in helping patients return to work faster.
• Dr. Gregory A. BufordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastic surgeon who has presented on surgical nutrition at medical conferences and authored 'Eat Drink Heal: The Art and Science of Surgical Nutrition.' He recognizes the importance of nutrition and massage therapy for optimal surgical outcomes and refers patients to Soulstice.
• Michael Bateman, MD, PCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlastic surgeon who has recommended Soulstice's Peri-operative Therapy to patients and has never had a patient regret receiving the treatment. A consistent referral source for post-surgical massage therapy.
• Terese Donch, M.D.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect Primary Care physician with Greenwood Village Family Medicine. Soulstice has aligned with Dr. Donch who focuses on providing members with tools to maintain health, including nutrition and massage therapy recommendations.
• Denver Metro Area Plastic SurgeonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple plastic and cosmetic surgeons in the Denver Metro area refer patients to Soulstice for peri-operative therapy. These surgeons have observed positive outcomes including reduced post-operative edema and improved patient satisfaction. Surgeons have described Soulstice as 'our partner' in the recovery process.
• 381 DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDenver-based website design company credited for Soulstice's website design and digital presence.
• Workers' Compensation Insurance ProvidersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVarious workers' compensation insurance companies that approve and reimburse massage therapy treatments at Soulstice for approved workplace injury claims.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Zeel: On-demand and in-home massage booking platform with a national therapist network. Comparable to Soulstice as a delivery channel for therapeutic massage, though entirely location-agnostic and app-driven.
• The NOW Massage: Boutique massage studio brand expanding across major U.S. cities. Competes with Soulstice for premium, design-forward massage customers in urban markets.
• Soothe: On-demand massage platform connecting users to licensed therapists for in-home or hotel sessions. An emerging digital alternative to clinic-based massage with overlapping therapeutic positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Massage Heights: Membership-based therapeutic massage franchise with a comparable therapist-delivered service model and emphasis on health-and-wellness positioning rather than spa indulgence.
• ATI Physical Therapy: Large outpatient physical therapy provider with hundreds of clinics offering post-surgical rehabilitation. Adjacent rather than direct — ATI delivers post-op rehab through licensed PTs, but Soulstice competes for the same post-surgical referral relationships.
• Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa: National franchised massage and facial spa brand with several hundred locations. Comparable to Soulstice as a multi-location consumer massage provider, though focused on wellness and skincare rather than surgical recovery.
• Massage Envy: The largest franchised massage therapy chain in the U.S., operating thousands of membership-based locations. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Soulstice for consumer massage spend but does not specialize in peri-operative therapy.
• Elements Massage: Franchised therapeutic massage studio chain emphasizing clinical-style massage. Closely comparable business model to Soulstice — studio-based, therapist-delivered therapeutic massage — though without Soulstice's surgical-recovery specialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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