Sunday, July 10, 2011

wikihow hard core advanced therapeutic massage

The article titled How to do a Hard Core Advanced Therapeutic Massage started out as Grimm’s Magical Massage when I first wrote it a few years ago. I sat down and put how I did my massages step by step and I put it on wiki how and let it go. I didn’t realize how popular it would get and it took a life of it’s own with so many others help and contributions. I hope it helps many and continues on for many years to come.

Whiplash

The therapy that I do for whiplash type injuries is a result of my injuries from being in a car accident myself and finding out the hard way, how to treat my injuries. The different angles that I use and the type of therapy that I do is quite unique. I treat the area thumb width by thumb width and from as many angles as possible to catch the fibers of the muscles and release the trigger points and relieve the pain.

I have treated many neck injuries from whip lash, falls, fights, sleep pattern, surgeries, stress relief and many more.

Relief of pain starts in the first session and each session retrains the muscles to stay relaxed.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Pain from Habit

Have you ever watched TV lying on your side with your head propped up on your hand and notice that your arm and hand is numb or has a deep ache and is hard to move?

What about when you wake up in the morning and your arm and hand is numb or deep pain and hard to move?

What is happening is the circulation to the nerves to that area is blocked. It may not be totally blocked, just partially or blocked.

The “cure” is movement, massage, stretching (for more range of motion) and weight lifting (to bring more circulation into the areas by building the muscle).

Also realizing what you are doing and to stop.

Let me be a Mom for a moment and tell you a few don’ts.

Don’t:

Sleep directly on your shoulders and hips.

Tuck your hand under your head for longer than a few minutes.

Fold your hands and arms and tuck them under your body while your sleeping.

Cross your legs for an extended period of time.

Notice when your hands, arms, legs and feet start to ache or go numb and what you are doing at the time so you are more aware.

Realize that if you do continue these habits, they will cause nerve damage from lack of circulation and over a short time your range of motion in your arms and legs will occur.

I sometimes have clients who come in with their arms and shoulders in horrible pain. Their shoulders are locking down, they can not reach up without pain.

They do not realize that they do not reach up at all for any reason at any time for months. For instance, drive to work, arms down, work, arms down, drive back home, same, watch TV, same, sleep, same. Their range of motion gets less and less and they don’t realize it until they try to reach up for something and cant.

A deep neuromuscular massage will help immensely. Add stretching and remember when you stretch, you have to press. For instance, place your hand against the wall and use that to stretch slowly as far as you can, then relax a little and bring your hand back to press against the wall (this resets the nerve) and stretch again a little further. Doing this in as many angles as possible will help bring you more range of motion.

Weight lifting starting with 1 - 1 ½ pound weights for arms lifting straight out, to the side, straight up, and back for more movement and to help bring more circulation into the muscles.

The type of massage that I do is on You Tube under Advanced Therapeutic Massage South Lyon.

I will be adding more soon to help.

The general rules are:

Whenever you wake up from sleep, change positions by turning, also notice if anything is numb, where it’s at, and realize the circulation to the nerve to that area is blocked.

Keep all pulse points (like your arm pit, elbow, wrist) open, even if you have to hold a pillow to keep your arm out away from your body.

Pressure points are caused when you rest upon something for a long time or every night, so if you sleep the same way every night, you will cause pain from pressure points.

Also realize if you turn your head to the same side every night, the muscles on the side you turn your head toward will be shortened and the muscles you turn your head away will be lengthened. This can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness, almost like an inner ear infection. It can cause severe pain in the neck and shoulders. So turn your head to the other side whenever you wake or keep track and change sides every other night.

These are some of the injuries that I have treated over time in my office. A few massages relieves the pain, brings circulation through the pressure points and helps heal.

I give my clients two choices, change the way they sleep or come in for a massage!

Monday, July 4, 2011

My You Tube Video!

My video on You Tube Titled: Advanced Therapeutic Massage South Lyon Michigan has over 35,000 views now! Plus it is on Video Surf and Kendincost. It is being viewed over the world. I am so thankfull from everyone that has helped me produce this and more over the years, without them I wouldnot be able to do this. I will be putting more on You Tube soon!

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Massage Neuromuscular Therapy

Massage

Diane Grimm NCMT (248) 756-513722171 Pontiac Trail
South Lyon

2000 Ann Arbor Institute of
Massage Therapy
2001 Upledger Institute Inc.
CranioSacrial Therapy
2007 Freedom From Pain Institute
Advanced Myoskeletal Therapist
2000 to present
Member of American Massage Therapy Association
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
Certified since 2003
Kipling’s Who’s Who in Leading Business Professionals
Listed 2007 - 2012
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Now on You Tube
Look for me under
Advanced Therapeutic Massage
$40.00 - 30 minute
$60.00 - 60 minute
$80.00 - 90 minute

Independently running an office located inside Powerhouse Fitness Complex in South Lyon. My clientele includes business people, the elderly, police, fire fighters, body builders, power lifters, extreme sports, et.

I treat spinal cord , whiplash ,rotator cuff, sciatica, and low back injuries. Also combination therapy and relaxation with hot stones.

As a graduate of Ann Arbor Institute of Massage Therapy, I have advanced neuromuscular, trigger point, myofascial, Swedish, muscle integration, and soft tissue palpation and assessment skills. My techniques are quite extensive, detailed and specific. Pain is alleviated quite rapidly, range of motion and muscle tone are dramatically improved.
I pride myself in the many techniques and knowledge to provide the proper therapy
for each person and also to relax and provide comfort as well.


 

 

 
I specialize in neuromuscular massage and treat each area thumb-width by thumb-width, fiber by fiber, as many different angles as possible.
I have my clients face down, change to each side, move their head from side to side, move their arms forward, to the side and toward the back. Each time a person moves to another position, their muscle fibers change so I can treat the areas and clear the adhesions and restrictions that are present, bringing more circulation to the areas to heal faster and alleviate pain.
I add hot rocks for massages that are an hour or more, the moist heat helps me treat the areas even deeper, and is also very relaxing. 
Whenever you rest for any length of time over 30 minutes, your body starts accumulating loose connective tissue within the interfaces between your muscles.

The tissues start to solidify. This is why when you drive for a while and it can be as little as 30 minutes and you go to get out of the car or truck, your stiff and its hard to move and get out.

When you sleep for anything longer than an hour, your stiff when you wake up.

When you sit to read or watch TV for awhile, and get up, your stiff, this is not age related.

When you sleep, if you have a habit of sleeping on a side, all of the areas that are being squished are accumulating more of this than anywhere else.

Your hip and leg aches. Your shoulder and sometimes your arm and hand go numb.

This stuff, loose connective tissue, adds up and blocks the nerves and circulation throughout the areas.

Over time, when anyone starts to stiffen up and hurt whenever they move, they tend not to move because it hurts too much, and that causes more pain.

Stretching can get rid of some of it but you can’t stretch everything.

This stuff adds up over time, like dust on a table.

This is the stuff that they can eventually see on X-ray and tell you it’s arthritis.

This is also the stuff that you can remove through massage.

Massage mechanically breaks up and moves the loose connective tissue buildup and it makes the muscles smooth and supple.

The muscles need to be manually stretched and each time you do a session it will stretch and relax the muscles being treated.

Treating each area several times over deepens the techniques without hurting the patient.

I work in an area, then change to another to let the first area rest, then come back to the area to deepen the work, and repeat, each time working in as many directions as possible.

This treats the fibers of the muscles which are in several directions and several layers.

This style of massage relieves muscle spasms, it clears the built up scar tissue and lose connective tissue, and flushes the lymph throughout the body.