Long Distance Therapy

In case you are unable to leave the house, I can treat you remotely by phone, with or without using video. This technique is designed to help calm your nervous system, bring down stress levels and find areas of dysfunction in your system. 

CranioSacral Therapy (CST)

CranioSacral Therapy was developed by Dr. John Upledger, DO OMM, combining his osteopathic training with gentle hands on techniques.

The difference with other manual techniques, is that CST works from the inside out, affecting the immediate environment of the central nervous system. As a result, your entire body will be more in balance and move easier, leading to less pain and improved motion.

It also balances and calms your nervous system, so that you can respond appropriately to outside stimuli. This is something that people diagnosed with PTSD and those with Asperger's benefit greatly from.

It is a profoundly effective treatment, a gentle hands-on method that works with the systems of the body to facilitate the body's natural healing.

It is a whole body treatment approach that treats dysfunction by addressing restrictions wherever they are located. The key to succes is treating each person as the individual that they are, as opposed to treating people as only a diagnosis.
For more information, please visit www.upledger.com

Myofascial Release (MFR)

The myofascial release that I'm trained in is developed by John Barnes, PT.

It specifically addresses the fascia, a 3-dimensional "tissue" that runs uninterrupted throughout your body to support, separate and protect your different body parts.

When it is injured, as can happen in physical or emotional trauma, repetitive overuse and poor posture, fascia will thicken and form cross fibers, becoming less fluid and decreasing your ability to move freely and without pain.

Left untreated, these restrictions have a tendency to become stiffer and tighter and pull you out of alignment. When this happens you cannot perform optimally and can experience pain, weakness and loss of mobility.

Through MFR these restrictions are identified and gently released to allow your body to return to its natural grace and fluidity of movement.

For more information, please visit John Barnes' website www.myofascialrelease.com

Visceral Manipulation (VM)

Visceral Manipulation was developed by French Osteopath, Jean-Pierre Barral.

At optimal health, the relationship between the organs (viscera) and structures of the body (muscles, membranes, fasciae and bones) remains stable despite the body’s endless varieties of motion. But when one organ can’t move in harmony with its surrounding viscera due to abnormal tone, adhesions or displacement, it works against all the body’s organs and structures. This disharmony creates fixed, abnormal points of tension that the body is forced to move around. That chronic irritation, in turn, paves the way for disease and dysfunction.

Visceral Manipulation (VM) is a gentle hands-on therapy that works through the body’s visceral system (the heart, liver, intestines and other internal organs) to locate and alleviate these abnormal points of tension throughout the body.

VM employs specifically placed manual forces that work to encourage the normal mobility, tone and motion of the viscera and their connective tissues. Trained practitioners use the rhythmic motions of the visceral system to evaluate how abnormal forces interplay, overlap and affect the normal body forces at work. These gentle manipulations can potentially improve the functioning of individual organs, the systems the organs function within, and the structural integrity of the entire body.

For more information, please visit www.barralinstitute.com

Neural manipulation(NM)

Neural Manipulation (NM) was developed in clinical practice by world-renowned French Osteopath and Physical Therapist Jean-Pierre Barral. French Osteopath Alain Croibier collaborated with Jean-Pierre Barral to develop NM. The courses are based on clinical techniques personally developed by Jean-Pierre Barral combined with Alain Croibier's scientific information.

In order for the body to be healthy and function properly, the nervous system has to be able to move freely within its surroundings.

As with other tissues and systems within the body, when the nervous system becomes dysfunctional it will cause the body to protect or compensate to help that area.

This dysfunction will also hinder the body's self corrective capabilities, making it tougher for the body to find it's optimal health through equilibrium.



Lymph Drainage(LDT)

Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT) is an original hands-on method of lymphatic drainage developed by Bruno Chikly, MD, of France. Created out of his award-winning research on the lymphatic system, LDT takes traditional lymph drainage techniques and adds a level of precision consistent with recent scientific discoveries.

Using exacting anatomical science and distinctive manual processes, LDT enables practitioners to detect the specific rhythm, direction, depth and quality of the lymph flow anywhere in the body. From there they can use their hands to perform Manual Lymphatic Mapping (MLM) of the vessels to assess overall circulation and determine the best alternate pathways for draining body-fluid stagnations.

Therapists work with flat hands, using all the fingers to simulate gentle, specific wave-like movements. These subtle manual maneuvers activate lymph and interstitial fluid circulation as well as stimulate the functioning of the immune and parasympathetic nervous systems. It is shown that when these actions are accomplished, the results can be:

• Reduction in edemas (swelling) and lymphedemas of various origins
• Detoxification of the body
• Strengthening of the immune system.
• Regeneration of tissue, including burns, wounds and wrinkles
• Anti-aging effects
• Relief of numerous chronic and subacute inflammations, including sinusitis, bronchitis and otitis
• Relief of chronic pain
• Reduction in the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia
• Antispastic actions to relieve conditions such as muscle hypertonus and some forms of constipation
• Deep relaxation to aid insomnia, stress, loss of vitality and loss of memory
• Alleviation of adiposis and cellulite tissue



 Mobilization with Movement (MWM)

 Brian Mulligan's Mobilization with Movement is a very effective mobilization technique that helps quickly restore painfree motion and is very safe.

What is unique about Brian Mulligan's approach, is that you will be treated in a weight bearing position which allows for immediate feedback. In other words, you will immediately notice that you can move further, that you have less pain , or both.

For more information, please visit www.bmulligan.com



kinesiotaping was developed by Dr. Kenzo Kase.
Kinesiotape is a very comfortable elastic tape that you can wear for days at a time. You can shower and even swim with it.
Depending to how it is applied, it can be used to decrease pain, improve circulation, increase or decrease muscle tone, provide support for your joints and improved proprioception so that you move better.

It's a great adjunct to our hands on skills and can enhance the carry over in between visits

"The inner wisdom of a fetus and an infant is every bit as intelligent as that of an adult. It knows what its body needs to correct its dysfunctions. It knows why those dysfunction are present. It has a softer voice that the adult inner wisdom. Therefore, the craniosacral therapist must learn to listen more carefully. Once the connection is made, all the information you need will be forthcoming"

-John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M.