By sierra on Mar 14, 2008 in healthly living, injury treatment, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Massage, Featured | 0 Comments
symptoms:
1. hands go numb in the pinky, ring and half of middle fingers
2. “fat” or full tight feeling in the forearm
3. in severe cases - whole arm is swollen and numb and some poor fucker needs to visit the ER
often confused with:
Carpal tunnel syndrome - the symptoms of which are primarily in the hand proper […]
By sierra on Nov 10, 2007 in healthly living, injury treatment, stress, Deep Tissue, Massage, Myofascial Release, Featured | 3 Comments
I worked in clinics with other massage therapists on staff as well as chiropractors. I have treated the injuries of hundreds of people in the last 7 years and I have seen some interesting things.
The one things I wanted to point out in this little post was this: I have found that it […]
By sierra on Oct 22, 2007 in healthly living, stress, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Massage | 0 Comments
I have had many conversations with bodyworkers and normal people alike on the subject of a good deep tissue LMP. The conversation is the same: a good deep tissue massage therapist is hard to find.
I have the good heart to be humble most of the time but I must toot my horn on […]
By sierra on Oct 16, 2007 in healthly living, stress, Deep Tissue, Massage | 0 Comments
I have seen many people with car accidents in their history come to my massage table. A common issue is the pain and how it just seems to stay for so long. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard a client say to me “When is this pain going to go away? […]
By sierra on Sep 18, 2007 in healthly living, Deep Tissue, Massage | 0 Comments
Spinal talk.
Can I “buzz” that? probably not - wouldn’t be interesting to nearly enough people.
(I love bodywork humor)
OK! Now that I’ve lost 90% of my audience - let’s throw out a bullet point list!
In this article I will talk about the spine. I will cover these things in no particular order and all scrambled […]
By sierra on Jun 6, 2007 in healthly living, Deep Tissue, Massage | 0 Comments
I just had a new client come in and tell me that after every massage she’s ever gotten, she’s felt crappy the next day. I responded to her with this:
It rather depends on what it means to you to feel “crappy” because it is true that massage often leaves one feeling tired or worn […]
I believe you are the authority of your own body. So when you come to my office, I meet you as you are. It’s a busy world, and staying on top means we must first take care of our bodies.
