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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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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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Explaining How SMRT Works on the Hip
Posted on August 4, 2017 by Dawn in Anatomy, Hips & Sacrum, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique.After working with my clients, I’m often asked to explain to them what it is I do and how SMRT works. I received this message from one of my clients: “I don’t know what you do. I tried to explain it to my physical therapist, but I don’t know how. I ended up telling him […]
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Can You Use SMRT on the Hips?
Posted on July 14, 2017 by Dawn in bodywork, Hips & Sacrum, Lower Extremities, Massage Therapy Continuing Education, NCBTMB approved continuing education, SMRT, Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique.I recently was teaching a class on the lower extremities, and many of the therapists were focused on the hip. We were changing the hip balance by working on the lower extremities. One therapist came in with TFL pain that he had been foam rolling constantly for months without lasting pain relief. He was working […]
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