Pain Management/Expert Profile

Expertise

back pain exercises -|- back muscle pain -|- back muscle spasms -|- degenerative disc disease -|- disc bulge -|- dizziness -|- groin pain -|- groin pull -|- lifting injuries -|- lower back pain -|- lower back exercises -|- sciatica -|- whiplash injuries -|- Hanna Somatics -|- headaches -|- iliopsoas bursitis -|- iliopsoas muscle -|- iliopsoas syndrome -|- iliopsoas stretch -|- movement limitations -|- psoas stretch -|- psoas muscle pain -|- psoas stretch -|- psoas major -|- psoas muscle -|- somatics -|- somatic exercises -|- somatic education -|-

Experience in the area

In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Publications

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, American Journal of Pain Management, Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences. More complete listing at somatics.com/gold.htm

Education/Credentials

Certifications: Hanna Somatic Education, the Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration (partial list)

What do you like about this subject?

the broad applicability and effectiveness of the methods of somatic training

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Attain broad recognition of the field of somatic education as an answer for chronic non-malignant, musculo-skeletal pain and stress-related disorders, such as headache.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

When someone has muscular or joint pain, there is a high likelihood that muscular tensions are involved that cause pain, muscular tensions that restrict freedom of movement, muscular tensions that can be brought under voluntary control and let go.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Perhaps as much as 50% of chronic pain comes from muscular tension. After about four seconds of strong contraction, muscles begin to burn. That burn, along with joint compression and nerve impingement (pinch) causes the pain. Since the brain controls muscular tension, such tensions can be alleviated by retraining the brain for better control of the muscular system.