Our current medical system is often limited to treating people's symptoms, but often that is not the source of the symptoms. People with chronic pain would benefit from seeking out practitioners that are able to listen to them and their body, evaluate and treat them holistically and find the true source of the symptoms.
The body is amazing with its resilience and capacity to heal, sometimes it just needs a helping hand. As a practitioner, the body amazes me everyday, as each person is so different in their needs and responses to treatment.
Chronic low back pain can be so frustrating and despite trying to avoid motions or positions that are known to increase pain, it can flare up for no reason whatsoever! ARGGGGHHHH!!!! It can put huge limitations on people's activities and therefore, on their quality of life - so not cool! If you have ever dealt… Continue reading Chronic low back pain? Have you checked your multifudi?
I am going to start this post with a warning - be prepared for a rant! Have you ever seen a doctor that did some tests and told you that everything was normal and they couldn't find anything that could be causing your symptoms, and then just left it at that? Maybe they referred you… Continue reading Don’t let anyone tell you that your pain is “all in your head.”
I'm sure people are getting tired about hearing me talk about FASCIA this and FASCIA that, but seriously, it is EVERYWHERE and connects EVERYTHING in our bodies! As I am working on patients, I often hear "how come I can feel it on the left side of my neck when you're working on my right… Continue reading Why I think Myofascial Release is the bees knees and why everyone needs it!
I took my first John F. Barnes Myofascial Release (JFBMFR) course last March in Bellevue, WA. It was an eye-opening experience in which I felt like I had finally "come home."  The techniques were simple, yet had better results than I had ever seen in my 11 years of manual therapy training, and on the… Continue reading John F. Barnes Myofascial Release in Sedona, AZ – truly no words to describe it!
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