Resonate Massage Therapy

‘Full body mountain yoga’ is what I call hiking up steep trails in mud & ice. 😂

This can over-stress or activate trigger points in ankle stabilizing muscles. 😫
(Trigger points can cause pain, weakness, numbness, & restricted mobility.)

Trigger point self-care before or during an activity increases circulation to muscle fibers, decreasing pain & improving strength, mobility, endurance, & helps prevent injury. 🎯

Reach out to learn more!

When adhesions are the root cause of restricted range of motion… melting them with myofascial trigger point therapy & FSM is a game changer for my clients. 🎯

This client’s adhesions in neck & shoulder tissues were from multiple car accidents many years ago.

Most of the time, releasing adhesions isn’t the only issue that needs addressed. His treatment goals will require treating other underlying causes, but for now he’s stoked being able to do sports & activities he loves.

‘Find & treat the underlying cause’ is not a marketing tactic, it’s literally the goal of these outcome-based therapies. 💫

What’s causing your pain, reduced mobility, numbness, or weakness?
Let’s find out!!

Staying strong on the trail with myofascial trigger point self-care.💪

I wanted to reach my goal ⛰️, so I kicked it into overdrive due to limited time constraints. On the hike out, I got a horrific cramp in my shin muscle. I literally could not put weight on my foot.

Why over doing it activates trigger points:
🎯 Muscle overload: pushing a muscle past its capacity creates micro-trauma & local metabolic tissue stress.
🎯 Reduced circulation: overexertion increases energy demands that a latent (quiet) trigger point, which already has restricted blood flow, cannot meet.
🎯 Spasm response: oxygen deprivation & waste buildup due to reduced circulation cause the hyper-irritable muscle fibers to contract involuntarily (spasm).

I used a hiking pole to work the entire tibialis anterior shin muscle, holding on the really tender areas (trigger points), which released the spasm allowing me to hike out the last few miles with full range of motion and no pain.
🤙 Good as new! 🤙

Trigger point self-care before, during, or after an activity is a game changer for athletes or anyone wanting to move better, stay active, strong, pain-free, prevent injuries, & improve performance.

Reach out if you’d like to learn more. Teaching self-care techniques to clients is one of my favorite things! 💗

This book arrived today! 🥳 I’m excited to meet Dr. Tina Wang next month at the NAMTPT conference - she will be the keynote speaker! 🤩

Dr. Wang is a distinguished physician, researcher, & educator who has made significant contributions to the fields of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) & Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and is a leading authority in the role of FASCIA in these disorders.

Myofascial trigger point therapy for hypermobility disorders is a main theme of this year’s conference. 🎯 Helping hypermobile clients has somehow become a specialty of mine so I’m really looking forward to this!

I will be teaching a hands on workshop for assessment methods, posture modifications, & trigger point self-care techniques for hypermobile bodies and am excited to learn from the other experts attending this national conference. 🎉

Hypermobility is a connective tissue disorder that affects the stability of joints, fascia, and other body systems. It’s important for manual therapists to be able to recognize these characteristics & adapt treatment accordingly.

Anybody else love to race objects down the gutter after a torrential downpour as a kid? ☔️💦😃🌈
As it turns out, I still do… 🤗

Get out doing the activities you love! Myofascial trigger point therapy & FSM are not just for pain! 🎯

Improve movement, strength, sleep, performance, & prevent injury…

These guys are hysterical, as well as knowledgeable. It would be fun to field test this course for my hypermobile clients and perhaps gain some strength for my wiggly SI joint. 💪🤸‍♀️