Hiatal Hernia, Acid Reflux and GERD
Any time an internal body part pushes into an area where it doesn’t belong, it’s called a hernia. When we eat, food travels down the…
September 30, 2025
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TMJ, Forward Head Posture, and Neck Pain
TMJ dysfunction is more than jaw pain. Forward head posture and muscle imbalance fuel clenching, headaches, and tension. Discover how massage therapy restores balance and relieves stress in the jaw and neck.
August 25, 2025
Cranial Teleceptors & Neck Spasm
The head houses sensory organs called cranial teleceptors that connect us to the distant world. When floating comfortably atop the spine, cranial teleceptors reflexively orient
June 3, 2025
Coccydynia and Pelvic Floor Spasm
Working with a sensitized nervous system Image 1. Sidebent coccyx and pelvic floor Researchers are uncertain why some people with coccyx dysfunction are symptomatic and
February 4, 2025
I’m blaming it on the AC joint!
The AC joint sits on the point of the shoulder lateral to the sternoclavicular (SC) and proximal to the glenohumeral (GH) joint. Regrettably, this oft-overlooked bony articulation receives little respect from most manual therapists. Both the AC and SC joints play vital roles in the biomechanics of throwing and other upper-limb activities.
October 29, 2024
Treating the TMJ
From Technique Tour course Treating the TMJ It’s not uncommon to be in the final stages of a history intake when the client casually states,
June 11, 2024
Tight Traps, Pecs and Lats
It is helpful for massage and bodyworkers to view muscle weakness from a neurological perspective. We’ve been taught that the voluntary skeletal muscle system is
September 23, 2018
Why I Created Technique Tour
A Techniques-Only Program… From Technique Tour course A dear friend and mentor, Philip Greenman, was fond of saying, “Technique is an Invitation to Touch” and
July 24, 2017
Treating the Dreaded Dowager Hump
Hyperkyphosis and its resultant bent-over posture are often associated with older women (although men get them too). Since the word dowager is a technical term
February 21, 2017
Scar Remodeling, Adhesions, and Nerve Pain
https://vimeo.com/227136316 Restoring Function to Inflexible Tissues Scar tissue is nature’s response to tissue damage (Img. 1). This fibrous material of human healing is composed of
February 16, 2017
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