Posts Tagged ‘Seattle TMJ’
Advanced work with joint capsules.
A man in his 50’s came in for a first session to help restore movement in his body that has slowly been lost over the decades. The most limiting area in his body was a shoulder that had been “frozen” for years. He left the office with almost full range of motion in his shoulder.…
Read MoreThe often overlooked systems.
Many chronic pain issues are caused by strains and adhesion’s in systems that rarely get treated with hands-on therapies. The work of Visceral Manipulation addresses these systems to restore function and hep the body to heal itself. Visceral Manipulation treats all the tissues of the body including: nerves, arteries, bones, joints, the cranium and of course organs.…
Read MoreWhat is the craniosacral rhythm?
Our spinal cord and brain are wrapped in a strong membrane called dura mater derived from the Latin “tough mother”, it is tough, inflexible and leather-like. The bones of the head are bonded to the the dura and it attaches to the first three vertebrae in the upper neck before it glides through the…
Read MoreThe growth of our Brain
Information about the evolution of our brain… The hemispheres of what was to evolve into the human brain began to develop 250 million years ago.(1) 100 million years ago they developed lateral specialization, and very slowly began to grow in size. 65 million years ago protohominid brain volume had reached 30 cubic centimeters, 20 million…
Read MoreHealing headaches – Bend, OR therapist Michael Hahn
There are many types of headaches and the causes can vary dramatically. One of the underlying components with headaches is often swelling, pressure and restrictions in a variety of tissues. The osteopathic style work I offer allows for quick assessment of the body to determine the most potent places to work. The treatments usually include…
Read MoreAbout Rolfing. Bend, OR therapist Michael Hahn.
Rolfing® was developed by Dr. Ida P. Rolf over the course of her lifetime. Dr. Rolf studied yoga early on in her life and this helped inform how she developed the hands-on work known as Rolfing. She was greatly influenced by the work of Osteopathy and realized that the body’s relationship to gravity was a…
Read MoreHistory of Cranial Sacral Therapy
Cranial Sacral Therapy sprouted out of the work of Osteopathy. Cranial Osteopathy was originated by physician William Sutherland, DO (1873-1954) in 1898-1900. While looking at a disarticulated skull, Sutherland was struck by the idea that the cranial sutures of the temporal bones where they meet the parietal bones were “beveled, like the gills of a fish,…
Read MoreVisceral Manipulation treatments help you heal from surgery
There are many layers with in our body. These layers are all designed to move, glide and stretch a certain way. When we have a surgery to our body these layers are cut through and during the healing process loose a considerable amount of the original designed movement. Receiving Visceral Manipulation prior to surgeries helps…
Read MoreOn-line scheduling now available!
I recently added on-line scheduling to my website to make booking an appointment that much simpler. Basically, go to my website, click on the “Schedule Appointment” button and follow the few simple steps. I am using a local company named Fullslate and they are a wonderful company with a great eye for detail and simplicity.…
Read MoreCase history with lower back and arm pain.
A client in her mid twenties came in for visceral manipulation one year after being hit by a car as a pedestrian. She had broken the head of her right radial bone at the elbow and was now plateaued with her healing. She presented chronic pain in her right arm, elbow and hand along with…
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