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Practice to Perfection

Its approaching the end of my 26th year of practice and all I can say is “where did the time go”! Plenty of it was spent hanging out riding the craniosacral wave and navigating the fascial web as Rolfer. It’s hard to believe how quickly my days have flown since the first days at the Rolf Institute.

Pain has been the motivating factor that brings most people to my table, and I have created a wonderful lifestyle helping to free people from their suffering. I have also learned how important it is for my clients to have exercises to keep their structure balanced, so that they can keep a fluid alignment. If they do the exercises at home, very often that is all that is needed for them to stay comfortable in their bodies, despite the unnatural conditions we are subjecting ourselves to on a daily basis. I am also taking a larger lead in recommending supplementation to assist my clients on their journey. Inflammation challenges the system constantly, and the associated pain that often accompanies unchecked inflammation, makes it difficult for us to be as effective with our manual skills, because of the patients inability to “hold” the work. I highly recommend that other therapists look upon inflammation as as source to be reckoned with in the repair mechanism that we stimulate. A well thought out, scientifically proven course of anti-oxidants, anti-inflammatories like fish oils and tocotrienols, turmeric, cardamom, as well nitric oxide precursors, all are valuable in bringing balance back into our patients bodies. [Read more…]

Challenges of Lower Leg Pain

There are a lot of syndromes that are brought to the office that have to do with the feet and the pelvis. Many clients come to visit with painful conditions of the feet and lower legs. Our intention is to create a base of support for the pelvis from below. I have done thousands of sessions on plantar fasciitis and other problems of the lower leg and feet. When treating this, we want to get as much horizontal angles in the pelvis as we can by putting order into the ankles. Look at the transverse arch, the ankles, knees and the angle of the calcaneus to the floor. You might ask yourself this question, “Does the foot belong to the body? Is there separation of the seal from the forefront? And from the clients perspective, what caused this pain and what can be done about it?” So, its work and education. [Read more…]

Repetitive Stress and Carpal Tunnel

Carpal tunnel syndrome has been a major issue that I have been dealing with for 26 years. And due to our excessive “wired” lifestyle, I believe the condition is becoming more prevalent.True carpal tunnel is a condition where you have a compressive peripheral neuropathy of the median nerve. Compression of the median nerve causes numbness, burning, and tingling of the first three fingers. The ability of the hand to grasp things is often impaired as well. I had a dentist in my practice who was scheduled for bilateral carpal tunnel surgery because of his inability to hold his tools safely. After nine sessions and two more for good measure, he was no longer afflicted by this debilitating syndrome. I told him the value of coming in on a monthly basis to keep himself “running smoothly” but alas, he didn’t and two years later was afflicted yet again. I had told him it would only cost him the same amount for my services as a 20 minute tooth filling. It seemed like a value he could certainly afford but, the old adage of “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” falls mostly on deaf ears these days! [Read more…]