I’m sure you’ve had the experience of compressing the client’s midback at the beginning of a session as they lie prone. And you’ve probably felt ribcages that were not buoyant and compressible. What you’re feeling is partly the tone of the muscles with resultant restriction, but it’s mostly restriction of the joints themselves – in… [Read more]
Practitioner Blog
The Key to Posture Is In The Hips
When a person is concerned about their posture, it’s usually the head and shoulders they’re thinking about. But frequently, perhaps most often, it’s the position of your hips, and the support or lack thereof that they provide your trunk, that determines the position of your head and shoulders. One way of defining core “strength” is… [Read more]
Why Shoulder Tension Won’t Go Away – And What To Do About That
You must be wondering why your shoulder tension won’t go away, even after a massage, seeing a hypnotist, or hiring a healer. Want to know what I think? I can’t hear your response, so I’ll assume your answer is Yes. Your shoulders stay tense because the problem that causes your shoulder tension isn’t even a… [Read more]
Posture
If you want to avoid or improve injuries, get to work on your posture. And keep it up. Because good posture – muscle balance, body awareness, and space in your joints – will solve many of your musculoskeletal problems. Posture is present at all times: when you’re in bed, when you’re reaching for a glass… [Read more]
Peter and the Mysterious Origins of Pain
What do you do when your tried and true techniques don’t give the client relief? Or maybe your work does help but you just *know* you’re still missing something deeper and more important. Pain is a very complex phenomenon, with many causes and manifestations. And sometimes a client’s pain either doesn’t respond to our best… [Read more]
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