Category Archives: Questions and Answers
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Vagus Nerves and Inflammation
Posted on September 18, 2019 by Dawn in Articles, Human Body, Physiology, Questions and Answers, SMRTAlthough chronic inflammation progresses silently, it is the cause of most chronic diseases and presents a major threat to the health and longevity of individuals. Inflammation is considered a major contributor to several diseases, such as: Cardiovascular diseases Diabetes Rheumatoid Arthritis Cancer Allergic Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Alzheimers Chronic Kidney Disease Inflammatory Bowel […]
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Chronic Headache
Posted on July 27, 2018 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersChronic Headache This week I saw a client that I have seen only once before. He was referred to me for a chronic headache. His headache was centered in the suboccipital area. At times the pain radiated around the side of the head and up into the temple. I spent most of our first hour […]
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Arm & Hand
Posted on July 20, 2018 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersArm & Hand Working on a client this week who came to me for the first time about a month ago. Her complaint was severe right shoulder pain and she had been diagnosed with myofascial pain syndrome in the right shoulder. The first time I worked on her I worked her shoulder. We got limited […]
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Shoulder Pain in the Hand
Posted on June 29, 2018 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersShoulder Pain in the Hand I recently had a student come to 2 SMRT classes who had a shoulder issue. Her left shoulder had been in pain for over 2 years. Throughout the head & neck class she commented on how every move hurt her left shoulder. She didn’t know if she could SMRT, and […]
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SMRT Move for Psoas
Posted on January 12, 2018 by Dawn in Anatomy, bodywork, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, Questions and Answers, Ribs, Shoulders, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueSMRT Move for Psoas Two mornings ago I woke up with a pain in my back that felt like a knife was stuck in my back. It was on the right side of my vertebrae at about T7 and T8. I could hardly move my back or my right arm. Breathing was difficult. I had […]
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Working SMRT on the Axillary
Posted on January 5, 2018 by Dawn in Anatomy, Back & Spine, bodywork, Head & Neck, massage therapy, Questions and Answers, Ribs, Sinus Trouble, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueRelieving Chest Pressure the SMRT Way I had some SMRT work done yesterday. I got sick on December 3rd. It was a strong virus that attacked my sinuses first, quickly traveled into my throat, and eventually landed in my lungs. By the fourth day, the cough began and I coughed until my entire body hurt. […]
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Let’s Talk About SMRT
Posted on December 1, 2017 by Dawn in Anatomy, bodywork, Feet, Human Body, Knees, massage therapy, Questions and Answers, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueLet’s Talk About SMRT Let’s talk about SMRT (Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique). We call it a bodywork modality and we teach it with a specific set of positions. But, we then tell you to modify every position for the person on the table. So, why do we use a set of positions if you are […]
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SMRT Can Help Pinched Nerves
Posted on October 27, 2017 by Dawn in Head & Neck, Hips & Sacrum, massage therapy, Muscle Pain, NCBTMB approved continuing education, Questions and Answers, Ribs, SMRTOne of my new clients is a very muscular police detective who had pinched nerve or a nerve impingement at the base of his neck. I think he was shocked when I began by assessing his rib cage. His left rib cage was shifted to the right and his entire rib cage was rotated to […]
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Tibialis Posterior Update
Posted on November 3, 2015 by Dawn in Feet, Hips & Sacrum, Lower Extremities, Lower Leg, Questions and Answers, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueAn update for the client in the “Tibialis posterior and foot dysfunction” article: the client/student/massage therapist/acupuncturist/volleyball goddess came back to see me yesterday. Her feet still felt much more centered, but the pain in her knees had returned. We moved further up her leg and I checked the pattern in her right femur. I […]
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Effective Deep Pressure Massage
Posted on November 3, 2015 by Dawn in massage therapy, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueYesterday I saw a new client, an acupuncturist who used to play a lot of soccer. She is having neuralgia in her hands and fingers, as well as neck, shoulder, and upper back pain. She has seen numerous massage therapists and receives consistent acupuncture treatments. She absolutely loved the SMRT work, which I did […]
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New Clients and Ask the Right Questions
Posted on January 6, 2015 by Dawn in massage therapy, Questions and AnswersMy schedule a couple of Fridays ago included a man who was new for me. He booked an hour and a half. When I greeted him at our scheduled time, he said, “I ride a Harley quite a bit and I need my adductors and glutes worked on.” All I could think about was […]
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Massage Therapist Self-Care — Restore Yourself!
Posted on November 20, 2014 by Dawn in Massage Therapist Self-Care, Questions and AnswersI am bound and determined to break myself. That is my conclusion after the third time I bump my right elbow (read: olecranon process) on a variety of things. The other thing that has happened seven times just this week is that I have rammed some part of my right foot into chairs, walls, […]
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Retaining Clients
Posted on September 18, 2014 by Dawn in massage therapy, Questions and AnswersOne of the posts I see on facebook quite a bit is, “do you have any advice for retaining clients?” or “how do you get clients to reschedule?” Some of the advice is about making sure to approach the client after the massage and ask about rebooking, while others say it is about discounts, packages, […]
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Wow! Removing TMJ Pain
Posted on September 18, 2014 by Dawn in Questions and Answers, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique, Testimonials and ReviewsThis week I worked on a 17-year old girl having pain her left temporomandibular joint. She had braces removed about a year ago. Six months ago she began to have pain when yawning. She says she has to “loosen” her lower jaw before a yawn or the pain radiates up into her left […]
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Iliotibial Band (ITB)
Posted on September 3, 2014 by Dawn in Human Body, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, Muscle Pain, NCBTMB approved continuing education, Physiology, Questions and Answers, Spontaneous Muscle Release TechniqueThe iliotibial band (ITB) or tract (ITT) is for some of us impenetrable. I have clients who use foam rollers, percussers, heavy stretching with bands, etc. and still cannot effectively soften the ITT. I have students who use t-bars, elbows, stretches, deep pressure, etc. and, after all that work, simply do not get the […]
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Sphenoid Decompression
Posted on August 10, 2014 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersWhen we were teaching SMRT in GA, there was girl in class who was having a fair amount of pain in her head and jaw. She asked me if I would work on. When I put my hands on her head, I knew immediately that there was limited movement in her cranial bones. I […]
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Helping Breast Cancer Survivor with Shoulder Pain
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersOne of my clients is a woman in her late 30’s who is 3 years out from having very aggressive breast cancer that led to a double mastectomy, axillary lymph node dissection on the left, and a diep flap. She had breast reconstruction immediately. The fascia across her right breast, upper chest, shoulder, upper […]
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Preview New Video on Facebook
Posted on July 17, 2014 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersCheck out our newest preview video on Full Circle’s facebook page. This video shows a release for Gracilis, which acts as a general adductor compartment release, and a release for adhesions between the adductors and Vastus Medialis, which will melt tension on the anterior medial aspect of the distal thigh. While you are on […]
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Massage Continuing Education Courses Filling Quickly — Register Early
Posted on July 7, 2014 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersRecently we here at Full Circle have been blessed with full massage continuing education courses. All of our Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique courses are filling up, some over a month before the scheduled course date. Throughout this year we will be in Sandy Springs, GA; Battle Creek, MI; Chapel Hill, NC; Santa Fe, NM; […]
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SMRT Workshops in Georgia
Posted on June 17, 2014 by Dawn in Questions and AnswersOur final 2014 massage continuing education SMRT: Head & Neck course and SMRT: Back & Spine course will happen August 1-3, 2014 in Sandy Springs, GA. We just taught these two spontaneous muscle release technique courses in Coeur d’Alene, ID. I received an email a week ago that said, “I wanted to say I […]
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