Category Archives: Elbow
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A Mean Headache
Posted on December 26, 2018 by Dawn in Anatomy, bodywork, Elbow, Head & Neck, Human Body, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique, Tennis ElbowA Mean Headache A client this week presented with “a mean headache”. She said that it began in the suboccipital area, and traveled up the back of her head. It landed at her right temple. Her right eye hurt, and she said, “her jaw felt weak” and she had an uncontrollable urge to swallow. Palpation […]
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SMRT Forearm Work
Posted on March 23, 2018 by Dawn in Anatomy, Arm & Hand, bodywork, Elbow, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueLMT Referral I had a crazy busy week that saw me doing a lot of forearm work. One of the best sessions was a followup session on a fellow massage therapist who came in two weeks ago with left forearm and elbow pain coupled with a loss of grip strength. Apparently this has happened to […]
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Working SMRT on the Elbow
Posted on February 9, 2018 by Dawn in Anatomy, bodywork, Elbow, massage therapy, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueElbow Pain A client yesterday presented with elbow pain and loss of grip strength. Typically, in my experience, loss of grip strength signals a bony misalignment. The pain at the elbow was on the lateral condyle of the humerus. The issue was most likely an extensor muscle. I began by working with his hand, using […]
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Can SMRT Be Used on the Arm?
Posted on September 29, 2017 by Dawn in Arm & Hand, bodywork, Elbow, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, Shoulders, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueRecently I spent an entire day working on arms. The first woman I worked on was a client I have seen for about the past 6 months for an ankle break that required 3 metal plates. She had a second accident and broke her proximal radius about a year ago. That required an L shaped […]
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The Posterior Sling
Posted on May 4, 2015 by Dawn in Anatomy, Articles, Back & Spine, Elbow, Feet, Knees, Legs, Lower Back, Lower Leg, NCBTMB approved continuing education, Physiology, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueBy Dawn Lewis The posterior sling is comprised of the latissimus dorsi muscle on one side of the body, the ipsilateral or same side thoracolumbar fascia and then transferring to the opposite side or contralateral thoracolumbar fascia and the opposite side gluteus maximus. We will explore the implications of this in 3 ways: 1) Latissimus […]
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Inflamed Elbows
Posted on October 24, 2014 by Dawn in Arm & Hand, Elbow, Golf Elbow, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, Special Issues, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique, Tennis ElbowInflammation on the lateral aspect of the elbow is called lateral epicondylitis. This is also referred to as tennis elbow, although most people do not get lateral epicondylitis by playing tennis. Lateral epicondylitis is basically tendinitis of the lateral elbow. The specific tendons involved are those of extensor carpi radialis longus and the common […]
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Let’s Talk Elbow
Posted on October 8, 2014 by Dawn in Arm & Hand, Elbow, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique, Tennis ElbowLet’s talk elbow. I have a client who generally comes to me for hip pain. He had me work on his arm for a portion of a session once. This week he told me had gone to the doctor for the pain in his elbow. The doctor diagnosed lateral epicondylitis (i.e., tennis elbow) and told […]
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