Donna Witteried's Massage Therapy & Bodywork

10/05/2022

VOTE!!!! It has never been this critical!!!

11/09/2021

As the weather changes so too our body's response to that change. Make the transition easier with a massage!💓

12/18/2020

I am open for business (at my home) in Maryland Heights

10/01/2020

I am now doing massage therapy at my new home. Anyone interested, please text or PM me. Thanks!!!

10/01/2020

09/15/2020

I am still here. I will post info in the future. Please stay tuned!

03/11/2020

I am wanting to let people know that I will be setting up to do massage at my home if people are nervous to come to a busy chiropractic office. Little to no possibility of contagion.

02/24/2020

02/06/2020

Burnout occurs when a person is in an extended state of emotional imbalance and the stress overwhelms the person's abilities to cope.

10/01/2019

Everyone needs to stretch more!

06/10/2019

Hip and lower back pain can come as a result of an irritation of the sciatic nerve. This pain can spread downwards and can affect the limbs and the feet. It is something many people suffer from, and the pain can affect your daily routine. The sciatic nerve is located deep in the buttock. Because of....

04/04/2019

If you ever have any concerns about your overall wellbeing, make sure you pay attention to these seven health signs you shouldn't ignore from your body.

03/09/2019

Achieve Relief from Low-Back Pain by Changing These 5 Habits By Mary Biancalana, LMT Even with the best body mechanics, a massage therapist can be affected by the physical demands of hands-on work.…

12/28/2018

Back pain and sciatic nerve pain are unfortunately very common, and millions of people are battling with them on a daily basis all around the world. It is estimated that 8 out of 10 Americans struggle with back pain, and it is the main cause of painkiller addiction. In order to successfully treat it...

12/26/2018

Technique Tuesday...(I mean Wednesday): 1st Rib Fixation Syndrome

Oddly, the first rib is seldom evaluated, and is therefore often missed as a contributor to neck, shoulder and arm pain. It is essential that your client’s first ribs (left and right) move properly to ensure optimal functioning of the scalene musculature. Mechanically, when the scalenes contract on one side, they flex the neck a bit to the same side and elevate the first rib. Should the first rib be fixated and unable to move properly, smooth cervical sidebending and rotation are altered.

In workshops, I teach a hands-on assessment for superiorly fixated first ribs, yet in most cases all one has to do is look up and over a shoulder to test for lack of mobility. For example, if we want to see if the right first rib could be fixated, the client would extend and left rotate their head while right sidebending the neck. An inability to achieve proper movement when performing this motion is indicative of a first rib fixation and accompanying scalene reactive spasm. Additionally, the client will often feel stiff and sore at the base of the neck during this maneuver.

As we all know, direct manual therapy techniques for tight anterior scalenes can often be difficult to perform due to the proximity of arteries and nerve bundles, so to avoid these issues, I use the Myoskeletal “bones-as-levers” principle to release scalene hypertonicity. In the accompanying video and technique description below, I first position the client’s head so the scalenes are taut and then…

https://mailchi.mp/freedomfrompain/firstrcib

12/25/2018

Can You Have a Rotator Cuff Tear and No Symptoms? Sure, just build a bridge... https://mikereinold.com/can-you-have-a-rotator-cuff-tear-and-no-symptoms/