Brooklyn Bridge, New York

Announcing the next Myofascial Massage tour: 

Washington D.C, June 1 & 3, 2012

After an extended time in New York city this May, I am looking forward to visiting D.C next week and meeting with clients who have been so patiently awaiting their next appointments.

In an effort to try to accommodate as many people as possible, I will be gathering your preferred appointment times/days. Then I can orchestrate the best possible schedule from there. 

If you can submit 1-2 preferred options, it will be greatly appreciated. Your patience and flexibility is truly appreciated as I work out the schedule this coming week. 

Email directly: adonis@amandadonismassage.com

Office 202-280-6583 DC

         

Be Well.

Enjoy life.

Another way to think about our Fascia.

While studying more closely about the biochemical and physiology of our fascial system, I came across an interesting metaphor used by Myofascial therapist, Thomas Myers, in his impressive text book, "Anatomy Trains." In  my pursuit to offer my clients clear and easily understandable metaphors and descriptions of this incredibly comprehensive, ever-present body system, I hope it can offer more valuable insight for readers.

Think of a grapefruit...If you were to extract the juice of a grapefruit, you would find the remaining structure intact. You would notice the membranous walls segmenting the individual wedges of the fruit. As well, you would find filmy walls separating the bubbles of juice within the fruit. This can be likened to our how our own fascial network holds us together as well. Providing structure and encasing our muscles and intracellular fluids. Except in the fascial network, it's made out of a pliable collagen rather than more rigid cellulose as in the actual fruit.

Rather than the previous reference to the filmy layer of tissue one peels away from chicken before cooking, I think the grapefruit version provides more insight into the networking aspect of our fascial system.
It's not only encasing muscles, but actually serves as an organizing structure throughout our body, cells, muscles, bone.

Scar tissue

What is it?
Fibrous tissue that develops with healing of the skin after trauma, surgery or burns resulting in pain, sensitivity, numbness, tingling, or dense buildup of tissue in affected areas. 

How can Myofascial release help?
MFR decreases tightness of scar tissue to alleviate pain, restore normal sensation, and decrease thickness of scar tissue. 

Don't get stuck indoors this Spring...

"Seven Points Seven Fingers is all it takes"
Acupuncture offers tools for both preventing spring allergy symptoms and getting rid of them. Specifically, there are seven acupuncture points that can work wonders for preventing and relieving spring allergies.
Check out this map of sinus relieving points.
HAPPY SPRING 2012

Case Study Shows Benefits of Myofascial Release

Case Study Shows Benefits of Myofascial Release

"Why does this massage feel so different?"

Yesterday one of the PT patients at NYC Spine and Sport rehab center made the obvious and simple observation that the "massage" work I was using for his 20minute session was so much less painful than other treatments. Utilizing the moment to illuminate the Myofascial approach of the graduating, sinking, pressure effect, I explained that the difference is FASCIA. At first, it must sound like a very strange word for someone hearing it for the first time. As the light bulb began to flicker, the patient asked, "what is fascia?" In the 30 second window of attention that I would have,I succinctly tried to introduce the difference between working on the connective tissue vs specific muscles. Connective tissue is present from head to toe, front to back, inside out. It's encases the muscle itself allowing us to release tension, restriction, restore balance, alignment more comprehensively. Hopefully,this didn't totally overwhelm my patient. All I do know is that he was delighted to receive benefits of feeling better without being terrorized through very painful tactics. Especially on the dreaded Illiotibial tract of soft tissue that runs along the outside of one's leg. So very sensitive!

Here's a great resource to learn more about this unique and especially valuable concept:
http://www.myofascialrelease.com/fascia_massage/public/fascia.asp

FASCIA..some images