What’s the chances we are talking football here? Not likely given this is a massage & bodywork blog. Yes, I am talking about receiving a massage. Or more to the point, being involved and engaged with your massage. If we are working together in a common direction, your session can be much more effective. […]
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The jaw is so important to our day to day functioning. Not only for eating, but appreciate all the other functions the jaw and its associated TMJ assist with: swallowing, pronunciation, facial expression, breathing and maintaining the correct pressure in the middle ear. So when the tempo-mandibular joint (TMJ) starts to hurt, it can significantly
Earlier this summer I attended a conference on pain. Why, you may ask, are you attending a conference on pain? Because the vast majority of clients walk in my door with some kind of pain. Now I am (obviously) not a pain scientist. But developing an understanding of how pain occurs, I figure, goes hand
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It may not be the first thing you think about – getting massage work on your ribs. And then you may think, wait a minute, don’t I get that on my back when I get a massage? Breathing. That’s fairly important. And it’s the ribs that expand the lungs from above and the diaphragm that
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You have to give us credit: as a culture, Americans are incredibly interested in getting fit. We invest every year in new diets, exercise programs, and supplements for weight loss and improved energy. Low-range estimates suggest that Americans spend about $2.6 billion each year on gym memberships alone. We also tend to pitch full speed
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Talking with a peer recently, the subject of sports massage came up. It made me realize that sports massage certainly means different things for different people. And I think that is as it should be! The “classic” sports massage is performed on an athlete either immediately before or after a workout or event. Maybe you’ve
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Recently, more clients are arriving with reports of migraines. Myofascial techniques, which are the core of my treatment technique, have a demonstrated benefit to migraine sufferers. Steady, targeted work particularly around the neck and down the back can provide relief. However, as I sit down to write this blog, I recognize that I personally have
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Knee pain can come in many flavors. While there is acute pain caused by a catastrophic injury to a ligament, bone fracture or meniscus/labral tear, this article will focus on chronic aches and pain. Many pains are associated with muscle, tendons and the IT Band. And guess what, they don’t show up on imaging and
You know your body better than anyone else. I am here to help facilitate change and increase movement options. Corollary: you know your pain better than anyone else. I respect your reporting and will work with you to navigate movement options. Please share YOUR treatment goals. Great examples include: “I want to play with my
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I use myofascial techniques fairly extensively in my practice, yet this terminology may be foreign to some of you. Following provides some anatomy background and a discussion of why this has personally become such an important approach. First a couple definitions: Definition of Myofascial Myo – meaning muscleFascial – pertaining to fascia Myofascial – addressing
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The Neck is Complicated I’ve seen a LOT of neck and shoulder concerns in the last couple months. It’s hard to think this is a coincidence. Covid has so many folks on the computer all day long and most of us are carrying more stress than usual. So the next two blocks are focused on
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If thinking about what you say, before you say it, can bring a little less pain into someone’s life, that is a tangible social benefit to meditation. With 14 “mindful days” I launched my meditation practice in April of 2020. A “mindful day” being a day I took 10-15 minutes to sit and listen to
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