I had studied a variety of muscle and joint release techniques (including trigger point therapy, deep tissue, active release techniques, positional release and more), before I found Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) and Proprioceptive-Deep Tendon Reflex (P-DTR). These techniques aim to address a wide variety of physiological compensations that can interfere with healing and recovery.  While my work these days is predominantly massage, it is massage that is informed by these principles. Studying these techniques has made my work more powerful, and it has given me tools to make your treatment completely tailored to your needs. 

What these techniques teach us---or what the human body has been teaching us all along---is that very similar looking symptoms can have very different causes. For instance, if you take three people who have all been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, whose symptoms and scans look essentially identical, and who follow the exact same protocol to get better, one may heal very quickly, one may take longer, and another may not get better with that protocol. It's easy to assume we're doing something wrong in these instances, but in fact it may just be that our symptoms only tell part of the story.  The whole story is more complex, and every person's story is different. This is also why someone can have great discomfort or weakness even though their MRI shows nothing, while another person can have an MRI revealing arthritis, degenerative disc disease, bulging discs and more and have no symptoms at all.

After helping with things as diverse as chronic night-time coughing, mysterious chest numbness, weird gum pain, nighttime leg cramps and more, I no longer think of symptoms as strange. They are just different ways our bodies communicate information, and so often feeling better is just a matter of finding the right key. 

My commitment to you: 

I will do my best to make sure you're getting the best possible care.  I will research all I can to help you. I will provide videos and written instruction as needed to make sure my suggestions for self-care are clear and easy to follow. I am available by phone, email, and skywriting should you have any questions. I will try to help you in the fastest possible time. I am always learning new techniques. And I will not keep you coming back if I think someone else can help you more. I don't just believe in MY massage, I believe in massage, in bodywork, and most of all, in getting care. For this reason I have a list of other therapists and of self-care tools I trust on my Client Resource page. Please try us all. And please give me any feedback that might be useful, either directly or through this survey. I am eager to get you the help you need!