Category: bodywork

“fascia” now trending Just rewatched “strolling under the skin” (2005) where Dr. Jean Claeude Guimberteau was the first to capture video of living fascia. Prior to this, our knowledge was derived from cadaver samples. spoiler alert ‼️ fascia doesn’t look like what may be depicted in an anatomy text book. Often described in this doc…

“Every object, well contemplated, opens a new organ (of perception) within us.” -Goethe  from Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry, Arthur Zajonc (p 179). The “mindfulness movement” in the West has certainly impacted many. There are arguments both for and against this mainstream movement and the contemplative methods which have accompanied it including but not limited to work-out…

a great article by the well-known Thai massage and theory guy based in the US –> Bruce Bently recommended by my teacher! Six reasons why a cupping mark is not a bruiseThe list below is a brief summary of some of the critical differences between a cupping mark and a bruise. On many occasions cupping…

A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 8 cervical nerves (note C1 has no dermatome), 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, and 5 sacral nerves. Each of these spinal nerves relays sensation from a particular region of the skin to the brain. Dysfunction or damage to a spinal nerve can trigger symptoms in the corresponding dermatomes. Nerve…

Pain Education Resources for Practitioners  SOURCES FROM PAIN SCIENCE AN OVERVIEW BY MBOM Fifteen Years of Explaining Pain: The Past, Present, and Future. http://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(15)00682-3/fulltext?cc=y=  The efficacy of pain neuroscience education on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351541  The Effect of Neuroscience Education on Pain, Disability, Anxiety, and Stress in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.…

Are you over 30 and still thrashing? This post is for my real rocker friends and clients. You’re going to need to learn (moderation at some point and) these DIY (self-acupressure) points. This will save you after the “Annihilation Time” show (remembering when I said I was done with this behavior….) Apply firm pressure and…

TMJ  Basics Clenching teeth, a tight masseter, and teeth grinding resulting in frequent earaches and headaches can all be attributed to TMJ. TMJ simply refers to the Temporal Mandibular Joint ((where the jaw (mandibular) meets the mandible which meets the skull)) TMJ is the name for pain that occurs at the temporal-mandibular joint. This pain may…

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