Mind & Body Synergy

Have you ever felt pain?

Of course you have.

Physical pain is easy to feel and sometimes see.

Emotional pain is easy to feel and not see.

Psychosomatic illness is essentially the combination of both – a physical illness or other condition caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict, poor performance, repeated injuries, or stress.

Physical, Emotional, Psychosomatic

Maybe you felt psychosomatic illness the last time you lost a game, race, or match. Maybe it was when you were pushed to over-train?

Was your stomach in knots? Did you feel super exhausted? Were you not real hungry at the after-party?

Maybe you had a headache. All pain affects you physically and emotionally, even if you don’t feel it.

Broke or not, Fix it

You are out for a training run. You fall off a ledge and break your arm, fracture your leg, and a small tree branch is sticking through your hand. Guess what? It’s broke, fix it!

A few months later, you are out on another training run and you see a bear 50-yards away.

She is not looking at you, so you turn to run away. You turn and sprint at the same time. A sharp twinge in your back surprises you and your knee is burning inside. Your orthopedist says nothing is broke, but can it be fixed?

To Massage, or not Massage.

Our manual soft tissue therapy can help manage your pain in both cases, just not as you may expect.

Broken bones and trauma require a trip to the Emergency Room for x-rays, casts, and stitches. Then, as things heal, our techniques help reduce muscle atrophy (degeneration) and relieve the pain other muscles exhibit as they compensate for your waddle and limp.

Racing away from the mama bear you likely over-rotated your back muscles and strained muscles in your upper leg or hip. So yes, our manual soft tissue therapy can help here, too.

Guess what, in most pain scenarios, manual soft tissue therapy (massage) can shorten the time it takes to return to play.

Pain Comes from 4-Uses

If you have pain, which of these four ‘uses’ is your cause? Misuse — Disuse — Abuse — Overuse

Remember the last two short stories? The first related to Abuse and maybe Misuse. The second certainly Overuse.

Which ‘use’ will be the reason you call us for your initial FREE Consultation? We’d love to hear about it!

No Pain, Yes Gain.

Treating pain in your muscles requires coaching, not capital punishment. We won’t beat your tissues into submission, that’s called assault.

You may experience some tenderness when we work on you, but our treatment methods are always within your tolerances.

Emotionally, we help your mind heal also. Massage encourages changes in mind and body chemicals such as serotonin – the “feeling of well-being” neurotransmitter.

Feel Better, Perform Better.

Let us help relieve your physical and emotional pain so your mind and body are synergistic and ready to perform, together.

Call or text us at (763) 270-9330 today so we can create your personalized treatment plan.