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Welcome to Neuromuscular Therapy by Dean
A gentle manual therapy that targets the source of pain
About my method
Neuromuscular Therapy
Do you have pain from a chronic condition or acute injury? Has the pain medication stopped working or physical therapy not achieving the desired results? Try Neuromuscular Therapy. It is a science based manual therapy that works like a reset button for your body. By eliminating knots in the muscles (trigger points) and reconditioning the connective tissue (fascia) the body is ready for self-healing it's designed to do.
No Pain All Gain
Pain only begets pain. Stimulate the nerves in painful manner, such as in poorly administered "deep tissue" massage, and they will tell the already shortened and painful muscles to contract more. The goal of treatment is to remove the cause of the pain from the muscles, not beat them into submission. Neuromuscular therapy works gently with the nerves and muscles to allow them to regain their healthy state.
Immediate Relief
The treatments will follow evaluation of range of motion (ROM) and strength of the muscles involved. Your symptoms of pain, loss of ROM and weakness will see immediate improvement on the first session. Reassessment after each treatment will demonstrate a clear path forward towards resolution of the issue.
How can I help?
Who Can Benefit?
Persons of any age or activity level from sedentary desk workers, physical laborers to athletes, dancers and musicians. Some of the symptoms & conditions I treat are:
Back pain
Headaches
Neck pain
Rotator cuff (shoulder) pain
Jaw pain (TMJD)
Tennis/Golfer's elbow
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cubital tunnel syndrome
Hand and arm pain
Repetitive Strain Injuries
Pelvic pain
Hip pain
"Sciatic" pain (buttock and leg pain)
Leg and knee pain
Plantar fascitis (foot) pain
Tendinitis/tendinopathy
Disc pain (bulge/rupture/herniation) and radiculopathy
Frozen shoulder
Fibromyalgia
Burn Survivors
Cancer Survivors
Modalities
My therapy is based on trigger point therapy and myofascial integration, combined with Craniosacral therapy to address the totality of the body. However, the application draws from various massage modalities such as:
Sports
Thai
Shiatsu
Swedish
Active & Passive Soft Tissue Release
I also perform post-traumatic injury massages:
Lymphatic Drainage (non-systemic)
Burn Survivor
Oncology Massage
Craniosacral
What Is A Trigger Point?
A trigger point and the characteristics are:
1) A tender nodule in a taut band of muscle caused by dysfunction of the biochemical exchange where the nerve meet the muscle fibers.
https://namtpt.wildapricot.org/MTPT_What_is_it
2) Metabolic waste accumulate in these sites and cause pain and weakness in the muscle.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18164325
3) Stimulating it will elicit pain in a characteristic referral pattern.
4) It may also elicit local twitch response.