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What’s the initial assessment?

Foundations of Treatment The 90-minute initial assessment is the most important part of the process of working with me. Integrative Movement Therapy relies heavily on as complete a picture of […]

Studying Neurokinetic Therapy

I’ve been a part of many communities focused on health, wellbeing, and healing – these included communities of yoga practice, fitness training, and meditation. After finished my life as an […]

Using Silicon Gel Pads for Scar Treatment

I usually wait about 4 weeks after a surgery or injury to start the kind of scar treatment that I do with my clients; though occasionally we can start earlier. […]

No pain? You can still make gains!

Perfectly functional does not mean optimally functional! I don’t have very many clients come in with no complaints, but just before christmas, I did. One of my clients had gotten […]

Cosmetic Ear Surgery Scars

One of my clients travels pretty far to visit me here in the Kitchener area. They have complaints about jaw pain and face pain as well as a few other […]

MPS Therapy increases the Speed of Scar Release Techniques

In February of this year I attended the Introductory course for Microcurrent Point Stimulation (MPS) Therapy using the Dolphin Neurostim device offered by the Center for Pain and Stress Research. […]

June 2023 Newsletter

I am Now an RMT As a Registered Massage Therapist in Ontario most private insurance companies will cover my services. Vacation I will be gone for the month of July! […]

Abdominal Surgeries

Generally, abdominal surgeries can lead to all sorts of pain and problems, but abdominal surgeries from infancy can really wreak a whole new level of havoc with functional movement patterns. […]

Lymphatic Drainage Massage

I recently worked on an inner thigh scar on a woman in her 60s which she got from an accident when she was 8 years old. She had hip pain […]

Tattoos can cause motor control issues

The origin of neck pain and headaches can be mysterious. A new client complained of feeling less stability and strength over the last year. His visits to physiotherapists for a […]

Core stabilization through breathing

Abdominal muscles are exhalation muscles. Your breath is a primary core stabilizer. Abdominal muscles, the ones you know — your rectus abdominus, obliques, and the transverse abdominus are all muscles […]