The application of opposing techniques within a short time frame brings the recipient into a deeper awareness of self and a greater perception of balance.
To protect the head when falling forward, one massively contracts the posterior muscles of the neck, which could lead to strain or injury in other areas.
The ever-present neural background noise most of us experience but are unaware of can contribute to a continual “threat-like” effect; massage can create a relaxing experience that dials down this noise.
What happens with bones during a trauma is only one part of the picture. Sadly, the rest is often overlooked because you can’t see it on a diagnostic image.
Validation is the first step in the healing process. As practitioners, we need to affirm that what people experience is real, even if we don't understand the origins of the pain.
Three nerves that have caused the author trouble over the years include the sciatic nerve, cervical root nerves, and the superior cluneal nerve. The myoskeletal techniques outlined here can help avoid unintentionally colliding with your clients’ nerves and eliciting the dreaded jump reflex.
The modern habit of sitting for long periods of time has caused low-back pain to be a prevalent complaint among massage clients. Using Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques and deep squatting homework can reduce muscle imbalances related to back pain.
ART—Asymmetry, Restriction of motion, and Tissue texture abnormalities—can aid MTs in identifying the imbalances that unravel the mystery of the client’s symptoms.
There are several potential causes of plantar foot pain, including the most common, plantar fasciitis. Other nerve entrapment syndromes, such as tarsal tunnel syndrome, Morton’s neuroma, and Baxter’s neuropathy, can also cause plantar foot pain.
Incorporating massage therapy into a comprehensive treatment plan for lumbar disc and myofascial pain can help clients address overall low-back pain, achieve improved function, reduce pain, gain greater freedom of movement, and get a better quality of life.
When we angle the palm by supinating or pronating the forearm, we can diminish the size of the palm contact, making it much more specific without being pokey the way thumb and finger pads can be.
