Susan Miller LMT, NMT

03/27/2021

I Don't Know Who Needs to Hear this Today,
but Headache/Migraine Relief is One Call Away.
Message Me for Your Appointment.

12/07/2020

Neck and Back Pain Specialist
Neuromuscular Massage Therapist

A Reset for your Muscular System along the naturally occurring Lines of Pull allowing you to Function as you were Originally Designed to. Specific, Thorough, Goal Oriented bodywork. We Release the Unhealthy Patterns your muscles have learned from a life lived in forward flexion - Relieving Pain, Restoring Range of Motion and allowing you to Feel Your Best.

You'll honestly wonder why you didn't do this for yourself years ago!

Gift Certificates available

All state Health and Safety Guidelines Strictly adhered to.

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08/13/2019

Restless Legs Syndrome?
I have had a theory for a root cause for this condition for some time, but it's just been a theory and I hadn't done anything about actually working it out. Recently, I had the opportunity to work on a friend that has dealt with this condition for 19 years! After the treatment he reported no more twitching or uncontrollable urge to move his legs...after 19 years! Not while sleeping, not while driving for long periods and not while flying...not at all. The treatment I used is a noninvasive massage technique and takes about 1.5 hours. I am looking for more friends that suffer with RLS to see if this technique is equally as effective for them. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with RLS please contact me. There is currently no cure so to say that I am hopeful that there is a way to get to the root cause and give people relief is beyond an understatement.

Applicants must be diagnosed. Have them message me with their contact information and how long they have had the condition.

11/27/2017

Headaches/Migraines Suck…
Where are my Chronic Headache/Migraine friends? So many people suffer with chronic pain because they don’t know there’s anything they can do that will help. I have experienced great success easing and alleviating the symptoms of Headaches/Migraines. There are many causes (diet intolerances, hormones, stress, dehydration.) No matter what your cause, my clients share one thing in common – contracted facial, cranial, neck and shoulder muscles. In some cases, the migraine causes pain. Due to the pain, you are Tense. You grimace and clench your jaw. You shift to find comfort using muscles in ways they were not intended. They become contracted and greatly increase the intensity of your pain. In other cases, it’s the muscles themselves that are contracted, activating trigger points and initiating shooting, referral pain that you experience as a headache (more about this in a future post).

When we release and balance these muscles, clients have reported reduced frequency and severity of symptoms, while experiencing released muscle tension, increased range of motion and most importantly – Relief. Learning to detect early onset and using trigger points they have reported the ability to stop progression into aura and nausea. In the cases where the muscles were causing the issues, we have been able to alleviate the headaches. Each client is different and we will work together to find what is most beneficial to you.

Give yourself the gift of well-being.
Call today to schedule your Upper Body Balance and Release.

Future posts:
The intricate muscles of facial expression, the cranium, neck and shoulders
Trigger points and referral pain

*Please share this post with the chronic headache/migraine sufferers in your life.

07/26/2017

Hate Getting Old?
When you stand, does it take a minute to straighten? When you get out of the car, does it take a couple of steps before you feel you can walk upright? Do you think to yourself, “I hate getting old”? It’s not that you’re getting old…it’s your Iliopsoas.

The psoas runs from your lumbar vertebrae to the (lesser trochanter of the) femur. It’s the strap in the front that attaches your spine to your legs. It finishes a sit up, picks up your leg when you walk, and brings your legs up into the fetal position. That’s why when it’s contracted and you try to stand, it wants to hold you in the fetal position. You have to work to get straight and feel pain in your low back.

If the Psoas is the strap in the front, the Piriformis is the strap in the back running from the (anterior) sacrum to the (greater trochanter of the) femur. The sciatic nerve runs directly beneath and in some “lucky” people, directly through the center of the Piriformis. When the muscle becomes contracted, it can pinch the Sciatic Nerve and send shooting pain down the back of the leg and into the low back.

We all live our lives in forward flexion – sitting, walking, running, biking, driving. Ideally, the Psoas and Piriformis work in balance and the spine can sit directly above the pelvis. However, after an extended period of forward flexion, the muscles get used to being in this position and can become tight and shortened. A shortened Psoas can cause an anterior pelvic tilt, increased lordosis (exaggerated lumbar curve) and can aggravate the Piriformis which has to work much harder to pull the spine back into alignment.

While the iliopsoas and piriformis are playing tug 'o war with your spine, the quadratus lumborum, a little credit card sized muscle that goes from the bottom of your 12th rib down to your iliac crest, says no problem guys, I've got this. Until it realizes it doesn't and becomes contracted as well. The other name for the QL is the hip hiker. Now your hips are unlevel and everything that attaches to your hips is functioning off kilter.

In this 90 minute service, we will release the Psoas and Iliacus, as well as your lateral hip rotators – in particular the Piriformis. We will also assess your Glutes and Quadratus Lumborum. We will finish with Post Isometric Stretches to reeducate and elongate the muscle fibers. If you suffer from an imbalanced psoas, this treatment can feel life changing. You’ll feel so good, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it sooner!

06/01/2017

Massage Therapy...Drug Free Pain Relief for Over 3,000 years.

It's about time. Drugmakers seeking profits over the good of the consumer, often treating symptoms rather than the source, and misrepresenting the dangers and side effects of their products are finally being held accountable.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-sues-five-drug-firms-saying-they-fueled-opioid-crisis-1496248317

In one of the highest-profile cases to date against makers of prescription painkillers, Ohio filed suit against five drug companies, alleging they fueled the opioid addiction crisis by misrepresenting the addictive risks of their products.

02/21/2017

Sore Neck? Headaches?
Wearing Your Shoulders Up Around Your Ears?
Ever Wonder What it's like to Not Feel like this?

Necks are my favorite! I know that sounds funny, but it's true. The neck is a very complicated area. Sometimes, it needs a little help to do all that we ask of it. In this treatment we will thoroughly search the (splenius capitis, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, trapezius, levator scapulae, occipitalis, suboccipitals, frontalis and the facial muscles) and release thickened strands or knots. We will finish the treatment with post isometric stretches that will reeducate and lengthen the fibers of the neck muscles and restore range of motion. You'll feel so good, you'll wonder why you haven't done this sooner.

So...are you ready to say goodbye to your sore, aching neck?

Call or text for an appointment.

02/16/2017

The New England Journal of Medicine reported on New Guidelines for the Treatment of Low Back Pain and they include Massage Therapy.

The Guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and are a major change from the group's 2007 guidance.

http://www.jwatch.org/fw112548/2017/02/14/acp-guideline-start-with-nonpharmacologic-treatments-low?query=pfwTOC&jwd=000012010811&jspc=CCM

http://annals.org/aim/article/26033228/noninvasive-treatments-acute-subacute-chronic-low-back-pain-clinical-practice

By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH The American College of Physicians now recommends nonpharmacologic therapies — including

12/27/2016

I am so lucky to have a job that allows me to help people to feel better! I love what I do! Thank you, Karen and John, for trusting me to help.

12/24/2016

I can't think of a better reward than helping people to feel better, especially when they are as wonderful as you, Thais McClain Whitehurst. Thank you for making my day!

12/11/2016

Introducing Northwest Ohio's
newest Neuromuscular Therapists.

It's finally official...and I couldn't be more ecstatic!