Rick Johnson

Rick Johnson I have a new web site, it's located at;

amtamembers.com/rickjohnson.

Of course it's a work in progress and it's simple cause it's free. One of the bene's of being an AMTA member.

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Soft Tissue Techniques — Patrick Ward, MS CSCS LMT

Soft Tissue Techniques — Patrick Ward, MS CSCS LMT

This article comes from massage therapists Pat Ward and Keats Snideman. It addresses a source of pain and pain referral that needs more study by all pain management therapists, trigger points.

What home-retraining exercises do you give your forward-head posture clients? - massage and bodywork professionals

What home-retraining exercises do you give your forward-head posture clients? - massage and bodywork professionals

Erik Dalton weighs in on the topic at hand.

What a stretch

It seems to me that most of the pain problems that plague you and I fall under the category of "soft tissue" injury or trauma. I have heard the estimate is as high as 95%. That means it's a muscle.tendon, fascia or ligament problem not bone damage. That includes everybody's favorite complaint, low back pain which costs our economy billions every year in lost worker productivity. It's also a well known fact that the body will heal itself of just about every malady of this nature if it's allowed to... if the right conditions are met. One of the conditions to be met is a proper re-alignment of the affected bones and tissues in a given area. This means a strengthening of atrophied muscles and connective tissue and a stretching of hyper-tonic ( overly contracted/tightened) muscles and tissue. For instance the posture we refer to as "head forward"

( rounded shoulders, concave pectorals, drooping slumped forward head and neck) is one example of poor posture that often afflicts computer operators, weight lifters, bicyclists, and others that perform tasks that require a lot of time in this back rounded position. The result of this malady is neck , shoulder, and back pain for starters.

The solution is a combination of soft tissue manipulation ; different massage techniques , and some pretty vigorous fascial stretches. The combination of these two approaches along with practicing good posture, offers a pretty rapid solution to this almost daily nagging pain.

Massage in a Chiropractic Setting - massage and bodywork professionals

Massage in a Chiropractic Setting - massage and bodywork professionals

What's New?

It's been a while since my last posting. I have since graduated from massage school. passed my national cert. test, obtained my state license and will begin work for one of the busiest chiropractors in Sterling next week. That depends on how fast we can dig out from under the almost 2 feet of global warming that's falling as I write this. Can't wait for Spring and my golf teaching to start again.

Last night I performed chair massage for the Relay for Life kick-off dinner and reception for the sponsors and volunteers. There was over 100 in attendance so I was pretty busy.It was also nice to see old friends from last year in attendance. In case you're not familiar with R. for L., they stage an annual 24 hour walk/ run to benefit cancer research. Last year it was at South Lakes HS in Reston and we had a tent set up to massage the runners and walkers. It was great fun for a cause that's dear to my heart as both my father and older brother died before their time from this awful disease.This year it will be the third weekend in May and I hope to be there and see you there too.