by SharonHartnett | Jan 9, 2016 | Craniosacral Therapy, fibromyalgia, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Structural Integration
Can the Fluidity of Myofascial Work Help Alleviate Fibromyalgia Pain?
Fibromyalgia is a condition which involves widespread pain and hypersensitivity with specific tender points in the muscles. This syndrome can stop people from living their daily lives with ease.
Creating a healthy life style is one way to approach improving quality of life. Some positive ways to improve your sense of wellbeing are: healthy sleep routines, exercise, and of course-good eating habits. But can you find someone who can actually help you through your discomfort with hands on manual techniques to decrease or maybe eliminate the pain?
In more recent times, the importance of working with the myofascial and craniosacral systems has come to the forefront for improving many pain issues. Fibromyalgia is one of the conditions where I have seen clients finally find some relief. Whether it is done by a Craniosacral Therapist, a Myofascial Therapist or a Structural Integration Rolfer type of work, fascia is key in finding support. This is because the superficial fascia is highly innervated, and releasing it can balance the Central Nervous system while bringing about a better quality sense of wellness. But because of the tenderness, it is important to ask your therapist to work lightly and to respect your boundaries for what can be tolerated. Gentle work can be profound too without having to dig in and cause more pain.
Fibromyalgia Relief
If you would like to find a healing response to Fibromyalgia, why not find a fascia practitioner in your area and give it a try. I will say from my experience, that my clients often can sleep better and do find relief. The work will help clients to feel more fluid and more open.
Sharon Hartnett LMT, CST, SI
Located in the Columbus, New Albany area.
740 966-5153
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
www.upledger.com
http://www.fmcpaware.org/m-n/myofascial-pain-syndrome
by SharonHartnett | Jan 6, 2016 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Structural Integration
When I ask clients who come into my practice with a diagnosis of Chronic Myofascial Pain (CMPS) symptom about their lifestyles, the first significant thing that I usually hear is that they are in jobs with repetitive contractive positions or that they are athletes.
Some of the difficulties they may share are: deep chronic pain that may seem unrelated in different parts of the body, symptoms worsen, eyes tearing up, difficulties sleeping, big knots, and aggravation due to their unrelieved symptoms.
For years I have been working with clients who face similar chronic conditions that don’t seem to get resolved in the traditional sense, so they find me. My approach is to work with the client directly on the myofascial plane first. That is where the pain is, and that it where the body can begin to self-correct.
Often, clients with CMPS, have connective tissue that feels abnormally tight, rigid, immobile and dehydrated. But that doesn’t have to stay that way. Fascia is easy to work with if one is trained properly. By layering in from the more superficial layers into the deeper planes, the all encompassing fascial web can release tension and bring the whole body back into alignment with more ease in rest and motion. However, with CMPS, eventually the massage therapist does need to get in deeper to release those stressed areas. So it’s necessary to find a massage therapist who is willing to use a little elbow if necessary. Also, I have found that although the added pressure is best, Craniosacral Therapy can be very helpful too with its additional techniques as well. By working with the fascia and CSR, especially around the spine, painful energy patterns can dissipate, and the clients often feels more flexibility in motion.
Chronic Headache relief
Not being a physician nor a PT, I can’t give you that type of advice. But I will say, from my experience of many years as a licensed massage therapist, that if you are doing the same contractive movement every day, it might be difficult to get out of pain permanently. This is one those times, that making a commitment to weekly myofascial therapy would be beneficial for most. On the other hand, if you can stretch, do yoga, learn new ways to move that create more balance in your body, that would probably make life a lot easier. Truly an integrative lifestyle approach is going to help you the best.
There is no reason why you should stay in pain.
Sharon Hartnett LMT
740 966-5153
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
Serving the Columbus, New Albany and Johnstown area.
by SharonHartnett | Jan 3, 2016 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K, Structural Integration
Is back pain stopping you from getting things done in your life?
Approximately 80 % of adults aged 30-60 in the US have reported back pain according to MTJ magazine. The pain can start out as mild, but if left untreated, can end up being severe, keeping you from work or doing the things that make you happy. Why not be proactive and take good care of yourself now before things escalate?
Life takes us each on our own unique journey’s. What causes one person to develop back pain symptoms may be totally different than other. What can be said from my perspective after working about 18 years in massage and bodywork is that typically what primarily causes back pain is a misalignment around the structure of the spine. Something is out of balance. If the structure can be addressed at first signs of trouble, the easier it is to bring back healthy posture.
As a myofascial therapist, it is easy to discern between healthy and unhealthy tissues through palpation. The healthy fascial tissues bounce back and feel hydrated, soft, flexible and differentiated. The unhealthy tissues often feel stiff, lumpy, dehydrated, and stuck. So until the client gets into the massage room, it is difficult to guess how to treat. We need to allow the body to give us the necessary information to support the healing process. That is because we need to see and feel where there are restrictions, rotations and other points of stress in the body. Planes of tension can be coming from anywhere based on how each person moves in relationship to gravity and their center. Thousands of spinal nerves exit the spinal cord that can become impinged reaching out into other parts of the body, and the root of the pain must be discovered. Who knows the story of how the fascia, spine and other body systems have evolved into a pain pattern? It can be complicated. But while the therapist may not know the total picture, the intelligence of the body does.
Relieving Back Pain
With Craniosacral Therapy, the therapists work with clients by trusting the “Inner Physician” within. Now to some people, this idea may cause some doubt. They may have never considered that the cellular tissue holds onto traumas and stress patterns as well as the possible resolution which can be communicated to the Craniosacral Therapist through dialogue. Yet-basically we are human beings of habits. Habits that can stay if they keep us healthy or habits that can be let go if they have become a hindrance. Our bodies are wise and do in fact have a lot to say about us and how to feel better. It is the job of a Craniosacral Therapist to help the client journey and self-discover and self-correct patterns that no longer serve overall health.
The first thing a Craniosacral Therapist will do during a session is “listen” to the tissues, the fluids and evaluate what is going on. What this means, is there is no routine, but in fact a formulated plan based on what the body is saying. We follow this plan from one moment to the other, while melding and helping the body to release adhesions, restrictions, and disorder. The plan will change constantly as the body starts to shift and open. Sometimes this means that we will be working directly with the Craniosacral System, and other times, we will focusing on fascia, or monitoring bone movements. Ultimately, we dance with the releases of the body until pain diminishes, and hopefully dissolves. Craniosacral Therapy can be very helpful in release back pain. And it is also very gentle, yet profound.
Craniosacral Therapy has been around for many years, but many people have yet to hear of it. It does fall under the license of massage therapy, but it was founded on the work of a doctor of osteopathic medicine. So I am taking this opportunity to share the work of Dr. John Upledger, of the Upledger Institute to see how it may help you. As a licensed Massage Therapist, I have found the Craniosacral Therapy along with Structural Integration to be very beneficial in helping many of my clients to release back pain and so much more.
If you are living in the Columbus Area (located near New Albany), and would like to talk more about how to release your back pain symptoms, please feel free to call with a free 15 minute phone consult.
Sharon Hartnett LMT
740 966-5153
Certified Advanced Craniosacral Therapist through the Upledger Institute
Structural Integration Therapist
Brennan Healing Science Practitioner/Teacher through the Barbara Brennan School
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Dec 19, 2015 | Craniosacral Therapy, Massage, mind body & spirit, Structural Integration
Have you found a Therapeutic Massage Therapist in New Albany, Ohio who can help you to relax and release pain?
I have just moved my office into a really wonderful space attached to my home in Johnstown. That’s right, a beautiful 5-10 drive minutes away, you can find an experienced Massage Therapist who specializes in Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial therapy massage focused on Structural Integration. We are located on a horse farm with a wonderful ambiance and a nice healing space. My appointments are set at 10:30 in the mornings, 3:30 in the afternoons, and 7:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays night. Other appointment times are available based on schedule.
I have close to 18 years of experience with Therapeutic Massage. I love my work! And because I am moving from my Upper Arlington location our to the country, I am offering a special holiday discount for first time clients of $20.00 off if you mention this ad. I am hoping to create a customer base here, building a warm community feel. Here is a link with a list of customer views who have enjoyed working with me on google. Lighten Up Therapies.
Therapeutic Massage
Some of the symptoms that have been relieved by Craniosacral Therapy and Myofascial Structural Integration are:
- Lower Back and Neck Pain
- Fibroymalgia
- TMJ
- Postural Issues
- chronic fatigue
- scoliosis
- PTSD
- Trauma
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- ADHD and more.
Working with the Fascia and the Central Nervous system can also help athletes to increase and optimize their sports performance.
The philosophy behind my work is that I listen to my clients and I follow and encourage the inner wisdom of the body to show me what needs to happen to heal. This can be deep myofascial therapy or Cranosacral Therapy which is very light, profound and versatile for people of all ages. Craniosacral Therapy with an intention of SomatoEmotional Release can also be supportive for people who have experienced traumas or feel stuck emotionally. It is a great complement to working with a psychotherapist.
Call Sharon Hartnett 740 966-5153
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
by SharonHartnett | Dec 11, 2015 | Massage License in Ohio: 33.007505-H-K
At Lighten Up Therapies, Sharon Hartnett LMT offers evening hours at 7:30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays. Location: Johnstown, Ohio
As a massage therapist for over 18 years, in my early days-I had many people call me trying to make an appointment, but unable to with their busy working schedules. Now, with the kids grown and off on their own, I decided to offer these evening hours to clients. It works for me, and lots of my clients enjoy this flexibility.
My office has just recently moved from Upper Arlington to Johnstown, Ohio. No need to worry, we are right past New Albany, the exit right passed. If you wait until rush hour is over, it’s fairly easy to reach. We are located on a horse farm, and it is a beautiful drive.
I offer a variety of services: Structural Integration, Craniosacral Therapy, Aromatherapy with Essential Oils, Hot stone massage, SomatoEmotional Release and more.
For the month of December, I am offering a $20.00 off discount for first time clients. Gift Certificates are available.
My focus is to help clients let go of pain, to move and function more efficiently, and to feel deeply into their bodies.
If you have a tight schedule and you are looking to feel happier and healthier, call Sharon Hartnett.
Advanced Certified Craniosacral Therapist
(740) 966-5153
www.upledger.com
www.massageincolumbusohio.com
