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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 Technique

  Recently 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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  SMRT Can Help Chronic Pain

  Posted on September 22, 2017 by Dawn in bodywork, Hips & Sacrum, Lower Extremities, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique

  While at the AMTA convention, we did free 15 minute SMRT sessions at our booth to promote the technique, videos, and classes. I spent quite a bit of time working on lower extremities while there. One of the therapists I worked on (who also happened to be a CE instructor) had a chronic hip problem. […]

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  SMRT Works on Lower Extremities

  Posted on September 8, 2017 by Dawn in bodywork, Human Body, Legs, Lower Back, Lower Extremities, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique

  I met a therapist in a class last year who, at only 26 years old, was bent at the hip. I attempted to help her with body mechanics, and she explained that it had been 2 years since she had stood up straight. She had given up on getting rid of the lower back pain […]

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  Using SMRT on the Shoulder

  Posted on September 1, 2017 by Dawn in Arm & Hand, bodywork, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, Shoulders, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique

  One of the student therapists in my last class asked me to look at her left shoulder. She had limited flexion and abduction. With palpation and assessment, I believed that she had a facilitated latissimus dorsi on her left side. Assessing the Shoulder As I began to work on her, most of the class gathered […]

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  Can SMRT on the Hips Help the Neck?

  Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dawn in Anatomy, bodywork, Head & Neck, Hips & Sacrum, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique

  I recently worked on a client who has chronic neck pain. We were focused on her legs. She broke her left tibial plateau a few years ago and the hardware was giving her grief, plus she had hurt her right foot about a month ago and it still had residual tension. How the Body Connects […]

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  SMRT and the Lower Extremities

  Posted on August 11, 2017 by Dawn in Anatomy, bodywork, Feet, Hips & Sacrum, Knees, Legs, Lower Leg, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, SMRT, Special Issues, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique

  One of my regulars presented a few weeks back with pain in her right hip. She pointed to the pain in the right hip and pointed out the pain as I worked on that hip. I only spent a few minute on the hip before I moved to her left knee, lower leg, & foot. […]

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  Hand Benefits from SMRT

  Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dawn in Arm & Hand, massage therapy, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique

  I recently taught an advanced SMRT arm & hand course. We were exploring how to increase our knowledge of the hand, working with muscles, connective tissues, and bones. One of the therapists fell into a deep state of relaxation while on the table. Her partner was working on her left thumb. Specifically working to increase […]

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• Benefits to Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique DVD’s

  Posted on October 25, 2012 by Dawn in Questions and Answers

  Benefits to DVD’s: Save the travel and tuition money of attending a class. No time off required to attend the class. Ability to review the demonstrations as often as needed. Control of how and when you learn the information. Convenience of being able to watch and follow the DVD with the client on the table.

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• Approved Continuing Education Provider for New York

  Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dawn in Press Releases for Full Circle

  Aurora, Colorado (May 19, 2012): Full Circle School Inc. has been approved as a continuing education provider by the state of New York. Full Circle is owned by Dawn Lewis. Dawn teaches Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique (SMRT) and may be taken in two ways: by DVD or in a three-day seminar. The SMRT DVD’s are […]

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