Massage Therapy Matzer / Massagetherapie Matzer

My Story

It’s now August 2018 and I’m only now getting around to editing “My Story” now (better late than never). You know how you go through life thinking you know something? Then whoops you get taught a lesson and you start questioning everything you ever learned.... well, that happened (is still happening) to me as soon as I graduated from school, after I initially wrote the text below. I’m not going to delete the original text, but have decided to leave it here because it was my truth back then and brought me to where I am now, and I’m grateful I made the journey through it. I no longer conduct electro-therapy treatments, but I still have the certificates for it and the Trigger Point courses etc. hanging up in my practice to remind me to always question what I’m being taught. Back then I thought the tools in the toolbox were important, but now I’ve realised that they’re not as important as how I implement them. Nor are they as important as the client who needs me to listen to him/her, or how we can work together to be a team. Besides it’s so interesting as well as important to understand just how our nervous system really works, so that we can have more trust and not just faith in it’s healing capacities. Having learned so much since being self-employed, I’d like to thank the people who have accompanied me on my way - my teachers, first and foremost Diane Jacobs for introducing me to DNM, along with all the pain science folk, and my lovely clients, and last but not least, my patient and generous family. My website needs to be updated too, but that will have to wait until my new practice (right next door) is up and running - hopefully within the next couple of weeks. Looking forward to the new chapter. Graz, 9 August 2018 --- I'm an clinical massage therapist with additional specialist qualifications for conducting electro-therapy treatments and specialised Migraine and headache treatments. Massage education in Austria consists of courses for anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, pathology, palpation, hygiene, first aid and compression bandaging, thermo-therapy, ultrasound therapy and balneal treatments including each modality's diagnosis, approach, indications and contra-indications, culture and histories. In addition to the above, administrative classes in sanitation-, industrial- and national insurance laws and regulations are also obligatory. My competencies include: Swedish Massage Connective Tissue massage (Bindegewebsmassage) in accordance with the teachings of Elizabeth Dicke Sub-Cutaneous Reflexology (SRT) in accordance with the teachings of Hermann Häferlin Segment Massage in accordance with the teachings of Gläser, Dalicho & Quillich. Trigger Point Massage in accordance with the teachings of Simons, Travell & Jones Acupuncture Massage in accordance with the teachings of W***y Penzel & in association with the TCM 5 Element Theory: Cupping Therapeutic Manual Lymphatic Drainage in accordance with the teachings of Vodder & Földi Complex Physical Decongestive Therapy for Migraines & Headaches – Günther Bringezu Foot Reflexology in accordance with the teachings of Hanne Marquardt Myofascial Re-arrangement in accordance with the teachings of Tom Myers Mind you......saying that, I'm a practical person who leans towards the reality/scientific based concepts and can accept placebo also has its uses. In other words, I'd rather help you reset your nervous system through serious evaluation and cooperation than prod any kind of "energetic" or "pressure" points while you passively await some kind of healing.