Amber Frank, RMT

Amber Frank, RMT Professional deep tissue therapeutic massage and relaxation massage therapy.

04/03/2019

Treating Scalenes Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Treating scalenes trigger points can bring fast relief for some painful disorders Trigger points in the scalenes are associated with a number of upper body complaints and can also refer pain along the whole length of the arm down to the thumb a...

04/01/2019

How to Stretch Supraspinatus - Dr. Johnathan Kuttner Simple Shoulder Stretches Here are 5 other shoulder stretches that we regularly recommend ... 1. Great for trigger points in the "Pecs"! Technique Kneel on the floor in front of a chair or table and interlock your forearms above your head. Place y...

02/05/2019

Arthritis pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Researchers recently investigated whether massages can help alleviate the pain.

01/15/2019

Massage can help reduce pain and improve function for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Studies have shown that regular massage and self-massage can lead to a decrease in pain, as well as improved gri

05/31/2018

Glutes don’t lie.

I uttered this to a friend at a Memorial Day BBQ this weekend. They were sure I would be impressed with their running form….but their flat glutes and the baggy jeans in the back told a different story. Glutes, like all muscles, get bigger when they are consistently activated in a movement pattern. Whether that is an olympic lift or running or pilates or whatever. If glutes are on board and active….you should see some evidence that they participated.

Glutes. Don’t. Lie.

For my female athletes this issue is rampant. There are lots of reasons for it, but form is a biggie. If you have been squatting under load at CrossFit , or running any distance for years you should have monster glutes. If you can’t fill up your b***y shorts….you need some good coaching on your squat or running form.

Unfortunately, a lot of the coaching women receive is to tuck their bums under load or to “fix” their anterior tilt. There is an assumption that all women, particularly post partum women, are anteriorly tilted and hyperlordotic. This fails to take the position of the torso/ribcage into the thought process. What we have missed is that many women are actually in what I call bell rung up at the rib cage (sternums up/high chests). High chests is how they run, and how they finish a lift. That gives the appearance of anterior tilt, hyperlordosis below. But they are actually hinging at their T-L junction, and the bum tucks to counterbalance this. Check it….look at where the apex of your clients lumbar lordosis is, it should be at L4 near the top of the waistband of said b***y shorts. If it is higher up…even with the level of the elbow …they are likely hinging at T-L junction. I call it the (TM, people). Their lower lumbar spine is flat, so is the top of their b***y, and it is tucked. Ask them to untuck and see how far they can untuck….if they can it is not anteriorly tilted. So asking them to tuck it more…is no bueno. Leaves them glute-less for hip and low back support, adds to leaks and ultimately you are losing glutes… a powerful ally to move a bar and run.
PS glutes and the pelvic floor are BFFs. Get Some.

05/15/2018

If you want full range of motion and less aches and pains, these 12 powerful full-body stretches are just the thing you need.

04/26/2018

Temporalis Trigger Points are often associated with Migraine Migraine is a neurological disease characterized by recurrent moderate to severe headaches A migraine headache is described as a throbbing, pounding, or pulsating pain and is often associated with specific and characteristic autonomic nerv...

04/02/2018

Frozen Shoulder Facts "Even simple tasks like putting on a coat became increasingly difficult" We often like to write about clients who have been successfully treated with trigger point techniques, especially those who come to us more out of desperation than any true belief or understanding of the t...

03/31/2018

The Niel Asher Technique (NAT) is synonymous with best of breed trigger point therapy techniques, tested in clinic, and used by thousands of therapists wince 1997.

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