Dr. Janet Travell, house physician to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson while they were president, in addition to Dr. Simons and their research team, created the definitive work on neuromuscular therapy and trigger point dysfunction and how to resolve it, and named it Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction -- The Trigger Point Manual, volumes 1 & 2. These works are still relied upon by physicians who administer trigger point injections, massage therapists, chiropractors, and physical therapists. They comprised a significant portion of my training in the latter 500 hours at the Western Institute of Neuromuscular therapy which I completed in 2011, as well as in the 450 hour Advanced Neuromuscular Therapist's program at the National Holistic institute, which I completed in 2013.
A few brief examples of conditions resolved using these methods include headaches, TMJ pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, shoulder impingement, carpal tunnel syndrome, "frozen shoulder", pseudo sciatica, neck pain, back pain, and more.
These Neuromuscular techniques are also the same ones other practitioners used to help me successfully resolve years of chronic pain that I had been struggling with.
Because of this and additional training, and a lot of years of experience performing manual therapy on bodies, I've had clients tell me I did more to permanently resolve their chronic pain and range of motion restrictions in two appointments than they were able to achieve through years of physical therapy appointments alone. A tennis player client of mine told me she played the best game of her life after one focused session addressing the muscles affecting her rotator cuff, and I help many other clients resolve Myofascial related pain and dysfunction of all types on a regular basis. I also help clients avoid injuries, improve sports performance and resolve stress. I have 5 stars on Yelp and 5 stars on Google Business.
Working on only the area that hurts to make the pain go away permanently is an incomplete strategy based on ignorance. I work where the pain is, but more importantly, I facilitate the body's ability to correct the dysfunctions in the rest of the body that caused you to feel the pain where you feel it.
For instance, most of the time, lower back pain doesn't just come from the lower back, there's often involvement from dysfunctional glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors, and possibly abdominals, calves and adductors as well. Strengthening and stretching certain muscles can also help. I can show you which ones.
The same is true with pain down the arm, and with pain in the mid back between the shoulder blades, and in the upper traps, etc.
Come and see how much better you can feel when you have a massage appointment with a true expert in manual therapy.
Here are some additional benefits massage therapy can offer:
1. Improved Stress Response and Increased Energy
2. Feeling more youthful and radiant
3. Reduced Risk of Injury, and Improved Exercise Recovery
4. My Massages Tend to Feel Great Both During and After Treatment (check my Google and Yelp reviews!)
If it hurts, then we abide by the "hurts, but in a good way" mantra here. If pain crosses past that threshold during a massage, many top experts now agree that this can be both unproductive and has the potential to cause injury.
Call my office line at (949) 510-6839 to schedule your appointment.