Hands-On Therapy

---

Rhythmically rubbing, pushing and stretching muscles with oil is a wonderfully calming way to ease local tension and pain by soothing your nervous system. 

By moving joints in a smooth and flowing way, the joint surfaces become stimulated producing your body's own natural joint fluid. This eases pain and stiffness making your joints feel light and free.

When joints are articulated they can be put into tension, joint manipulation is performed by pulsing through this tension to create a release in the joint relieving local pain and stiffness.

Needles are a fascinating method of reducing local pain and tension by stimulating muscles to the point of relaxation and flushing blood into the area.

By stretching a tight muscle gently and relaxing into it, you create a release in the muscle tension making it less sensitive to pain and reduce stiffness.

By learning how to keep yourself in balance when you're standing, sitting, or moving, your body conserves energy far better so your muscles can be effective for longer before feeling stiff, painful and tired. Chi Gong is an ancient Chinese martial art that embodies efficient and fluid movement.

To put it simply, knowledge is power, and knowledge in this subject means that you gain power over your symptoms, making all of the other therapies being used significantly more effective.

Breathing exercises or "breathwork" continues to get a lot of interest in the space of health and wellness for it's ability to change your mental space. This can be incredibly helpful when incorporating strategies to reduce or get rid of your pain.

Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool that helps gives you more control of how you perceive pain and, depending on your situation, can eliminate it totally.