Rather than enforce physical symmetry, Aston Kinetics (which trains people in movement, bodywork, fitness, and ergonomics) seeks to recognize the asymmetries natural to a person’s body.
Releasing tension in tight suboccipitals and creating the opportunity for proper atlas and axis alignment becomes an important goal when clients report head and neck pain.
Whether it’s pressure-filled moments during our first years as practicing bodyworkers or the question of how much pressure a client wants during a session, gaining perspective is a handy tool.
Massage therapy is a core component for treating ankle sprains and is used with other treatments used by other providers, such as laser therapy, ultrasound, microcurrent, and electrical stimulation.
A client’s sensations and experience in a session likely have more to do with their brain’s sensory predictions than about what we actually do with our hands. We can use this principle to help shift our clients’ habitual tension, pain, or movement challenges by working with them to help their brains discover new experiences and update its predictions.
