Bonnie Bellinger Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork

Massage doesn’t just make muscles feel better, it makes them heal faster and stronger Study confirms link between mechanotherapy and immunotherapy in muscle regeneration in mice

Here’s some interesting info for the runners out there with tight IT bands.

Rolling out the IT band doesn't often do a great deal for IT band flexibility. As I've posted before, addressing ankle and hip stability typically does far more for that. There IS a time rolling can be VERY useful for ITB flexibility though, and that's when the ITB is tight because it's adhered to the vastus lateralis (lateral quadriceps). This is quite common. However, standard rollers and rolling techniques won't do. A standard foam roller puts way too much pressure on the ITB and pins it to the vastus lateralis, making relative motion impossible. I suggest using a pool noodle to minimize depth. Also, keep the knee fully bent while you roll, and be sure to roll TOWARD the hip. This causes the vastus lateralis to be pulled one direction while you roll the ITB the other.

I got shot #2 yesterday! Woo- hoo!

The power of touch: what will it be like when we can all connect again? Social distancing has reminded us all what a crucial role touch plays in our wellbeing, says social and cultural historian Joe Moran

Whatever increases, decreases, limits or extends the body’s power of action, increases decreases, limits, or extends the mind’s power of action. And whatever increases, decreases, limits, or extends the mind’s power of action, also increases, decreases, limits, or extends the body’s power of action.
-Spinoza

I’ve recently completed the first year of training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. I’m so excited to learn these valuable skills that I’ll be able to apply to my practice.

Questions to Consider for Myofascial Therapy - Academy of Clinical Massage The interface between skin and fascia may be essentially "traction-less". If so, this has significant ramifications for many types of soft-tissue therapy.